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Tinasha:  "However, that also means he winds up as your accomplice far too often.” Tinasha grinned, her eyes lighting up. “But when it comes to that girl he lives with, Valt shows a much more human side, and it’s very interesting. I met her once when she came to the castle to bring him lunch. I can tell he cares for her a lot.”
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Oscar:  “I know the fact that he’s unreadable doesn’t mean he carries bad intentions. He’s like you—he thinks everything through on his own and then handles it alone. You both conduct yourselves well, but you’re too careful when it counts, because you never give anything away, and that’s your downfall.”
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Tinasha:  “I’m sure I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
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Oscar:  “I’m talking about your solo missions and how they need to stop. Admittedly, I’ll still be entrusting anything magic related to you. Just tell me if you run into trouble.”
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Tinasha:  “Okay,” Tinasha sang, sliding off the armrest and onto her feet.
gpt
Oscar:  Oscar picked up the cocoon on the table. Before his wife could leave to go work on her analysis, he called, “Wait, Tinasha. Demons can’t get past the castle city wards, right?”
human
Tinasha:  “Right. The wards are designed that way. We’d definitely have a hard time fighting off a high-ranking demon.”
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Oscar:  “Can you cast similar ones around the other eastern towns and villages, then?”
human
Tinasha:  “I could…but I couldn’t get to all of them right away.”
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Oscar:  Oscar nodded. That answer seemed to line up with what he had expected. “Just do what you can. It’s only to be safe, but I’d appreciate it. Start with the towns closest to the ones where the unnatural deaths occurred and then go west from there.”
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Tinasha:  “But Oscar, that means—” Tinasha cut herself off, gasping as she realized what Oscar was implying.
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Oscar:  Oscar caught Lazar’s eye, then Tinasha’s, and he scratched at his temple. “Five days before the first of these deaths, a mage fell from Minnedart’s ramparts and died. No one witnessed it, so everyone assumed it was an accident, but there were reports of strange-sounding screams. If it’s related to all the other deaths, it means something’s coming toward us from beyond the eastern border. I’d rather read too much into things and be safe instead of sorry.”
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Tinasha:  “I’ll…have it done immediately,” Tinasha said before leaving the study.