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Alec
After the threat to Wilhelm, I’ve played the dutiful son. Say the right thing became my mantra. I even agreed to an outrageous plan for West Lake Prep and the Autumn Masquerade.
Then every night after the penthouse was asleep, I’d pull out my secret stash of gems from their hiding place under an obliging floorboard by my bed. All new stuff. Super powerful.
And the best of these? My midnight diamond. It’s a small black stone that holds hundreds of other gems within it. If you stare in the light the right way, you can see rubies, emeralds, and sapphires.
With this much magic inside it, my midnight diamond is arguably the strongest casting stone ever created. No one even knows how to cast a counter spells to stop it, it’s so new. The only trouble? I haven’t yet gotten the gem to
