Burris placed a kiss on my lips before moving over in the direction of the witch. It was a brief kiss, and the touch hadn't even reached my nerve centers before Burris was gone. He hadn't greeted me at all, which made me a little passive, but it wasn't a feeling that talked about anger. The skin that had been touched was still warming up, and I had to rub the small area harder to keep my eyes on the magical array again. Burris also took a sip from the cup at Amanda's request, though he had to swallow all the liquid. The liquid must have tasted bad, and I saw Burris wrinkle his nose the whole time, looking disgusted with the liquid. It looked like Cecil had been forced to take his medicine when he was a kid, but I always had a sweet candy ready for Cecil whenever he was good enough to

