﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.
He tilted his head to the side, scrutinizing her carefully before answering her question. ❝ I know it might make things a little easier for you, but Alice … it’s against the rules. ❞ He assumed she would ask WHY it was against the rules, so he casually knocked on the table before reiterating. ❝ Hypothetically speaking, risk assessments were done in the past, and let’s say that the usage of magic in these circumstances had less than favorable outcomes. Or because they said so. ❞
﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞.
alice was quiet for a moment. not because she was mulling over the choice – the choice was clear – but because she was trying to imagine the chain of events that might have lead to such a scenario. she was tempted to press further, ask what exactly these less than favourable outcomes were, but she doubted it would change her answer.
she folded her arms, meeting his gaze squarely. ❛ — i use magic. i save my friend. ❜ the silence hung in the air for a few seconds before she let out a wry laugh. ❛ — that wasn’t a trap, was it ? you’re not gonna report back to bathory that i’m a LIABILITY ? ❜












