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- “Positive,” she replied. “My name is not Madeline. I’m Skye. I change my appearance every few months, as if Verilan keeps hiring new assistants. They’re characters I play.”
- “I couldn’t perform the show without her,” Verilan confessed. “I’m the apprentice in this partnership. Almost all the seemings you witnessed tonight were hers.”
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- Skye grimaced. “He’s a nasty one. But I can only adjust one of you tonight. A lasting seeming saps a lot of strength, and I’m already worn down after the show.”
- “How do you keep your energy up?” Mira asked. “There were so many seemings tonight.”
- “Prep work helps,” Skye said. “I enchant items to produce certain illusions, like the hoop, or the bracelet that turns Verilan into the announcer. Verilan assists with several of the seemings. Even after major preparations, the show still requires a great deal of effort and concentration. If I stretch beyond my limits, I could end up sick, dead, or insane, and anyone nearby could be injured as well. But I’m confident I can handle one of you tonight.”
- Chapter 10
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