iwcb | preview | chapter 12. how to be a convincing beggar
Preview of Chapter 12!
“Mirror Image isn’t a permanent spell,” Francis had told you as he continued completing your disguise.” My magic can hide the fact that you're human for hours, but the body double won’t make it that long. You’ll only have half an hour until the illusion wears off once you turn it on.”
“I understand,” you said, rolling the activation charm between your fingers. “I’ll make my way to the display room on the upper levels, and be back before the distraction ends.”
“Good luck.”
(Your mother always had quite the opinion on luck. She never believed in it.
“There’s no such thing,” she told you once, during a quiet drive home from some. “We make choices and things happen because of them. Humans can’t see the big picture, and can’t comprehend how everything trickles down into the next. Our egos assign morality to it and call the long-term consequences of decisions “good” or “bad” luck. We distance ourselves to try and relinquish responsibility. Calling it luck protects us.”
We are often at the mercy of our choices, but more often than that, we are at the mercy of other people's choices.)
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I'm alive! Chapter 12 will be out soon, like within the coming days if all goes well! I'm sorry I kept you all waiting!
