[the light grows brighter, the warmth stronger, until the Witch claps their hands and it feels as though air rushes back into the room. now, they say, they are Bonded. their signatures tied together, all settled, as easy as anything else. they smile, and say that they did well, choosing this. and then the pair are set free back to go into the night, to do as they would.
Dantes pauses before they walk too far, frowning and touching where he felt the warmth in his chest earlier.]
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Dantes pauses before they walk too far, frowning and touching where he felt the warmth in his chest earlier.]
That was surprisingly painless.