Maddox leaned forward and placed his first bottle cap on the table with the calm of a husband whose day had included catching a falling star followed by an STD disclosure.

"That’s when I caught her falling from the sky. Unconscious. Brought her back to Lunaris where Kael had destroyed her room."

Kael did not dignify that with a response.

"She woke up after a few minutes," Maddox continued. "Mentioned accidental property damage and a run-in with the law. Then she warned me that Kael caught the runes and I should consider myself exposed."

Kael flicked a bottle cap at Maddox’s face. Maddox snatched it one-handed before it landed and grinned like the devil had just paid him a compliment.

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