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10 - Division Debunked, Sort Of

You already know the answer to that...

"Do I?" Donna asked, a devilishly mischievous tone to her.

"Well," I exhaled, "can't say you're wrong," I grabbed her hand, intertwining our fingers together, "though I can guess what it's about."

She turned to face me, her cheeks flushed and her ears following suit. Her arm jerked to her a little, probably trying to get away. "What are you, ten? You're embarrassed to hold hands with me?"

"N-no! I'm, not..." she averted her eyes and looked down.

"You know what," I stood up, pulling her along, "we're going to the library. We're not using the teleporter, we're walking it, in front of everyone. No letting go of each other, so suck it up."

And so, we did, though she practically died a few times over from the attention. I was honestly amazed at how innocent and sheltered this girl was, not to mention kind-hearted and respectful. Dare I say she was amongst the top five of the Order's beauties, and a crowd of people witnessed her descent into commitment. By the end of the week, the entire Order of Mages would have caught wind.

In the library, I gave her a book on stealth and tracking magic, but she readily declined. "I'm not allowed to read the books here. I only have access to enter and exit because of you. It's the same with your dad." My jaw dropped. What kind of a stupid rule was that? I'd almost forgotten the twenty years of service needed to access these books, which rekindled in me a fire to truly do what I need to do, research and master Division, and also, to read up on resurrection and double-consciousness.

"Can I ask you a favour, Dawn?"

"Sure..." she looked at me funny as we were in a dark corner of the labyrinth and I held tightly onto her arm with a serious look on my face.

"Wow, you were just having some dirty thoughts, huh? Don't worry, it'll happen," I smiled deviously.

"Don't be silly!" she turned around, pretending to read the spines of the books, "What do you want?"

"For you to really be my babysitter. I'm going into learning mode and I'll need you to drag my ass to classes, to feed me, to make sure I get proper sleep, to tell me when I stink so I can go wash up, and all those other things a normal person does."

"Well, it's a step up from what I've already been doing. I better get a good reward," she winked, a slightly forced one.

"I figured you were a dirty girl," I put a hand on my hip and one stroking my chin, "but I never thought you'd be so forward with it. I like."

She scoffed, "Well, bad influences do that. How long will this last for anyway?"

"A month? Maybe two? Maybe three? A year?"

"Whoa! Okay, slow down! Best I can do is two," she recoiled. Taking care of me was indeed a descent into commitment.

Two, huh? Two months to learn Division. I rubbed my chin in thought.

"Why do you want me alive so badly? I mean, that's what I wanted you to do and all but, there's no rush."

Donna, some woman just summoned me to a random place, literally pulled you out of my mind and put you back in. On top of that, you, my master, said that she's the strongest being in the world. After seeing and hearing those things, you say there's no rush? I chuckled, earning a weird stare from Dawn after my silence to answer Donna. I'm going to resurrect you, and when I do, you owe me all your spells.

"So that's what this is about... I should've known. Resurrection and immortality are probably on the same level of magical requirements. If you really bring me back to life, you'll probably be stronger than I was at that point."