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“I don’t like this,” Mirica said, even though she was certain he already knew that. “Send me home.”

He shook his head. “Now that you’ve been behind the wards I can’t. If I return you to where you came from there will be others coming after you and I am the only one who can keep you safe, at least until you learn how to protect yourself. Rica, you could be much more than you are now – your brother obviously had no idea how to teach you, but I do.”

Breathing deeply, Mirica looked around, trying to work out what her next step was going to be. “If you’re my brother I need to know your name.”

“For now you can call me Nico. That’s the name everyone here knows, but I don’t trust you enough to give you my true name. One thing you need to learn very quickly is that names have power and the other thieves here…” Nico licked his bottom lip. “Be wary of them. Some I would say you can trust, to a certain extent, but it’s up to you to work out who they are. I am not going to mollycoddle you.”

“You think I expected you to.” Once again Mirica looked around, feeling more nervous with every moment that passed, because she knew, she had always known, that she was in danger. While they stood there anyone might see her and decide they wanted her too, the same way Nico had. “I take it you have a room here.”

“Don’t be afraid. I will keep you safe.” Nico smiled. “No one here will touch you if you tell them that you’re my sister, because we have rules here, even though we aren’t nice people.” He shrugged. “Well, most of us aren’t. It’s what the world has made us and I am not going to make excuses for the choices that I’ve made in order to ensure my survival. Doing what you have to is something you will learn with time, Rica, but I want a promise from you.”

Mirica stared at Nico, wishing it was easier to understand him. “What promise?”

“There is one line you shouldn’t cross. Never steal magic from someone, because it is something that will change you, and I brought you here to teach you how to use the magic you already have. It’s strong and it’s more than good enough for your continued survival.”

“Nico, are you seriously telling me not to cross a line that you obviously have?”

“Yes, Rica, I am, and I realise that it makes me a hypocrite, but I will protect you from becoming like me, because that is not what I want for you. Here you will be safe and you will be able to learn how to use the magic you were born with. That is all you need.”

“That line is one I never planned on crossing, no matter what.” Mirica had expected him to be the one to be urging her to, not making her promise not to. “It’s a promise I can make to you, Nico.”

Mirrored from K. A. Webb Writing.

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