I relock the coffee shop door, twirling my wand around several times to put the magical parts back in place before rearming the non-magical security system. With every day that passes, I can feel myself trusting the manufacturers" guarantees about how good the system is.
"Meow."
I jump and turn around to find Spooky sitting on one of the sofas.
Azíl chuckles and I shoot him a displeased look.
"She took me off-guard."
"I know," he responds, heading over to the cat and patting her on the head. "How did you get in?"
"She"s probably been here since before we left," I respond, heading behind the counter and firing up the boiler so I can make us some tea. "What do you want? Mint or some of that Earl Grey?"
"The Earl Grey," he responds. "It is not often that you know what you want."
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