Alice quickly looked at Aleks with a slightly worried look. She wasn't sure if he was joking or not.
"No, it's fine the way it is," She flashed him a nervous smile. "I'll be good."
Mikeal had to stop playing, long enough for his laughter to die down. Sometimes Alice was just too much. If was amazing to him how the girl was hardly any different for the one he met two years ago. In fact the only difference between the two was that this Alice wasn't a frightened, lost little girl.
"don't stop Janus," he smiled at the two and resumed playing. "The lesson is almost over." He smirked to himself and Aleks. 'But do they want it to be is another question, no?'
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Razziel turned and smiled coldly at the boy before releasing his hair.
"That's much better," He took the broken whip from Bruja and turned to leave, magicing the door back in place. "There may be some hope for you as of yet. Now change into those clothes and made yourself presentable, and for the love of all holy things, stop crying like some babe."
He shut the door and the moment he was out of sight, Bruja rubbed her muffle again Janus' side offering him the comfort that Razziel would never give.
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