Chapitre 202: Dark Tidings, Part 2

Note: Edited 05/10/23 - Changed a lot of dialogue and prose throughout the chapter. Also fixed the transition between present and past scenes. Recommend a reread if you'd read it before 05/10/23. 

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"And you're certain a master is coming?" Mistress Lorelai confirmed again. 

Nearly every gaze in that lobby snapped toward me. 

I pointed to my eyes which were still glowing with the tell-tale signs of 'Star-Spangled Sight'. 

"I've read the signs," I replied confidently. "And the signs point to someone big making a guest appearance." 

Obviously, this was a lie, but it was a lie that was far easier to tell now that I had the actual spell in my mental spellbook.