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“Don’t you mean for fear of catching something deadly?”

True to form, Lux couldn’t help the little snipe at her friend’s obviously conscious behavior to avoid touching anything that was foreign to his five senses. With a flick of her wrist, she brushed away a few strands of hair away from her line of sight as she made her way over to John. The petite witch leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. She didn’t wait for any acknowledgment as she found herself sitting on the couch in the cluttered room.

“Are you really sure you should be playing with those tools? You could poke out an eye you know.”

Elliot was like a member of their family, as close to them as the other Founder’s were, but she had always been curious as to why their family’s had interacted all those years. It wasn’t that she felt that Elliot should be on the outside, but he had never been allowed to learn the inner working of their Circle or the Founder’s traditions. Her own mother had always encouraged her association with the Ashford’s as their family’s were close friends since before she was born. Lux didn’t mind, of course, but it was unusual to say the least.

“Anyway, let’s talk. How about you start us off John?”

One leg casually crossed over the other as her elbow leaned against the back of the couch. Her head tilted towards the side as she rested her head against the open palm of her hand.