<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Alexi knew his sister wasn’t about to let that one go, opting for the simplest explanation possible.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6"><i> &lt;when Lucian’s circle broke, during our ritual… it had unintended side effects…he’ll explain more tomorrow.&gt;</i></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc"> alexi curled up against him, finding the energy for a basic spell to clean his chest off. He tilted his head as Lucian kissed his neck, lips curling up in an exhausted smile. He could feel his sister already half asleep, chuckling softly as he leaned back, resting his head on Lucian’s shoulder.</span>