"You said we were visiting them later… what did you mean by that?"
"That we would be visiting them, Scarlet Mage."
"Yes, Miss Scarlet Mage; how are you not getting that?"
"Can you not?"
Scarlet Mage was trying to keep the volume of her whispers at a minimum, causing the movements of her eyes to become much more exaggerated as she rolled them. She knew that Tomoe was now part of their secret, but it hasn't been a few hours, and Scarlet Mage wants her gone.
Riley alone was enough, and now another eccentric individual has joined them. She wasn't threatened, of course. Why would she? It was not like she was under Riley of her own accord-- her mother was being kept hostage. She also needs to make sure Riley doesn't go out of bounds and massacre everyone.
...Can you say hi in the comments?
I tried a more dialog approach in this chapter just to see how it goes... how did it go?
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