“Why did you do it?” I say. “Protect me… I mean. Erase my magic?” She sighs, threads her fingers through mine. “There’s not an easy answer for that.” “Try.” “The simplest answer is because I didn’t like the thought of you locked away… from me. Because while you’re a constant thorn in my side, a nightmare to work with, and the pettiest magician I’ve ever met, you’re also singly the most talented magician too. Because I’d be desperately bored without you in my life… Because you fascinate me as much as you frustrate me. Because watching you work is like observing a master and maybe… just maybe
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