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Sighing, Luminous paused the tape with the blonde’s face suspended on the screen. She stared hard at the girl’s face, wondering where she might have seen her before. The way she spoke, exaggerating every movement and word, just seemed so familiar. It irked Luminous. 

“...No, it’s not like that damned thief has any relatives.” She muttered to herself, turning off the screen. Slowly making her way to her messy desk, she pushed aside scattered sheets of paper and flipped several in an attempt to find a blank one. 

After finding a small, torn sheet she picked up a quill nearby, which was acting as a paperweight for a pile of paper underneath. Then Luminous began to write, leaning down to reach the desk as she was still standing up.

I apologize for what I said earlier. Mentioning such a dark topic should have been avoided during a time like Christmas, but I, ah, forgot to do so. It is a bit late for Christmas gifts, but I hope you’ll accept this nonetheless. 

Luminous

Placing the letter, now folded, on a small book, Luminous wrapped the two in a thin piece of string lying around. Footsteps heard as a figure skipped down the stairs. 

“Lumi! I’m about to head off to town now, is there anything you’d like?” Lania jumped off the last step of the stairs, her dress lightly puffing up before flattening out again. 

“Ah, great timing. I just need this delivered to... that address on the tape we received earlier.” Luminous handed Lania the package, the young girl inspecting the bunch in response. 

“Isn’t this your favourite book?”