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De racer we recruited cannot," she says and shrugs her shoulders as if this information was trivial. "Anydeng else we should know?" she asks you.

"Like what?"

"Can you perform magic?" Cassius asks, and you nod. "Show me." You think of a spell, deciding to go with a simple fire one, one that you've performed so many times that it's almost second nature. The orange flames come to life at your fingertips, instinctively wrapping themselves around your hand as if made of thread. You raise your hand for Cassius and Nyx to see.

"Fine, I'll vouch," Cassius says and shakes himself out of the trance-like state he was just in. Nyx claps her hands as she motions for you to follow her and Cassius.