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Stormaway paced up and down, running his hand distractedly through his hair and looking more upset than Tarkyn had ever seen him. He stopped his pacing and turned to the prince.
“Tarkyn, I have struck a problem.” The prince said nothing, simply waiting for the wizard to continue, “Only the direct descendant of the curser can lift the curse.”
Tarkyn nodded. “Yes, that’s what you told us before.”
“But no one can lift a curse from themselves.”
“Oh, I see. So, Midnight is the only person who can lift the curse but also the person from which it needs to be lifted. Yes, that is a bit of a problem, isn’t it?” Tarkyn folded his arms. “Pity you didn’t think of this a while ago, before we went through all the drama of talking the poor little kid into it
“Oh, don’t worry. We still need him.
