Chapter 17 : The Artificer’s Secret [2]

Chapter 17: 17 : The Artificer’s Secret [2]

Afterward, Lucus noted in the notebook: *Ethan and Seraphina have a previously established relationship. Complicated. They know each other well enough to disagree without speaking. She has been in his orbit since before the academy; the Solaris and Von Sliverstel families have a historical connection. He knows that she is working on something. She has not told him what to do.*

And below that: * He is not going to stay outside much longer. He is too observant, and the question is whether I can control when and how he comes in to see me.*

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