For the next week, we all had the same routine every day. We wake up, go to work, then come back to the house in the bubble of safety that I liked to call Buford's house. We would eat dinner together that was cooked for us by his staff, talking about random things and laughing every night. I learned that he was also a single child, raised knowing about the magic world and hearing the history of the group from his parents as a child. He grew up around the heir before she disappeared and a few other children because his parents were on the council, but he doesn’t remember her as he was a little himself. His parents are part of the council and have been grooming him to take their positions, and they remain good friends with Zaline’s parents since they are on the council as well. Growing up

