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Enchantment Passing Through

There are times when Kalasin thinks she could have loved him; she savors these moments, hoping against hope that there may be more to their relationship than politics and lust. It wasn't always like this. She thinks. In the beginning there were gentle words and periods of kindness. Perhaps, perhaps there is a way of going back.

Kalasin holds onto that hope with all she is worth, until Adigun uses her, causing her to realize that moment of possibility, like that time in the beginning, was only an enchantment passing through.