<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Sebastian felt like he needed a moment. He wanted to retreat to his room and pace for several hours, mulling over the possible explanations for this. It was almost terrifying how powerful Ayaan's enhancing abilities appeared to be. Even more terrifying still was that they didn't even know the full extent of what Ayaan could do, especially if put into the wrong hands. And Sebastian was pretty sure Lady Lydia counted as the wrong hands. <br/>
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He stared at Lydia as he thought. One wrong move, one wrong look at Ayaan, and Lydia's paranoia would spike. She would accuse Sebastian of trying to steal her powerful Accendo for himself. And she'd be right to an extent. He wouldn't every steal Ayaan away in the intent to use him for himself, but to keep him and his power from this lunatic. He was going to do it, he just needed to figure out how. He was willing to bet money that if he asked Ayaan to leave with him now, the boy would just freak out and tell Lydia, especially judging from their interactions the night before. <br/>
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He couldn't just kidnap the boy either. Many years of training together had no doubt formed some sort of bond between Lydia and Ayaan, however unwilling that might have been. If Ayaan was distressed enough, his magic might alert Lydia and maybe even give her a good idea of where he was located. So that wouldn't work. Sebastian was going to have to convince Ayaan that he was better of coming with Sebastian and to do that Sebastian was going to have to earn his trust. <br/>
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Sebastian took a slow, deep breath to steady himself. "How are you trying to access your Tellus gifts?"<br/>
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"I merely call on them," Lydia said flippantly. "I know this is wrong. My Ventus trainer taught me let my heart sing for the magic and my Undus trainer taught me pray for the magic. But I have had no Tellus trainer to teach me how I must call on it's magic."<br/>
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Sebastian couldn't help but to feel a little impressed. She wasn't even calling on her Tellus gifts correctly and she was still managing to accomplish the basics. This was truly insane. Sebastian walked hesitantly forward to sit cross-legged on the grass in front of her. He glanced over at Ayaan again, softening his expression, and held a hand out to beckon him forward. "Come," he said gently. "It will help if you are closer."<br/>
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"Be careful, brute," Lydia warned, low under her breath so that Ayaan couldn't hear. "Remember; I want him left in the dark."<br/>
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Sebastian's eye twitched, but he didn't otherwise respond, keeping his gaze instead on Ayaan as he waited to see what the boy would do. </span></span>