Funeral (2)

"Can you take us with you, Master Angele?" Julie begged as she grabbed ahold of her brother and sister’s hands.

"Sorry,"—Angele shook his head slightly—"I can’t adopt you."

He knew that Cruise had many political enemies when he was alive. As a friend, he had wanted to help the man’s children, but without the intention of adopting and treating them as his own.

He also knew that it was not the first time Julie tried asking for a wizard to adopt them; however, no one wanted to become the target of Cruise’s political enemies. The best way to help the three children was to keep them out of this fight. People wouldn’t care as long as they were mortals.

Angele sighed. "Go talk to Barry and study in school. You’ll find a good job in the city after you have graduated."

After saying that, he left.

Angele would not become the department head after the death of Cruise. The headquarter would send someone else to replace Cruise, and Angele could keep doing his job as an assistant.