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When Veelk re-entered the chamber, Kamira was backing away from the demon. He stopped in the entrance, hoping to gauge the threat, but she seemed unharmed, and no malicious magic lingered in the air.
“You’re insane! I’m not going to do it!” Kamira’s shouts matched the horror on her face. “This is not what we agreed on!”
“I promised you your magic back.” Veranesh’s calm voice suggested no immediate danger. “How can I keep my part of the agreement if you’re refusing it?” The light still emanated from the crystal, drowning the chamber in a cold blue.
“This isn’t my magic! I want my pact back! I want my demon back!” Even though Kamira spoke with force, Veelk caught the panicky undertones in her words.
“That’s impossible.” Veranesh’s calm voice, on the other hand, suggested he either did
