"Oi Cass wait up!" She paused outside the pub, turning to greet her sister.
"Hey Dora— ow, what the hell?!" She rubbed her arm that Dora had punched, cradling it defensively, now glaring at the girl.
"That's because you checked yourself out of the hospital early! After all that business with the Lich. I went to visit you and you were gone."
She smirked, "You weren't worried about me were you Dora?" She teased
"Of course I was. I was there too remember? I thought you were gonna die. I may not like you, but I don't want you to die."
Cassiopeia smiled a little more genuinely now as they continued into the pub, "well rest assured that I've only been in maybe two near death accidents since then." She joked.
"What?" Dora stopped her, alarmed "When? You gotta tell us these things? What happened? Are you ok? Was it a rogue curse? Why are you laughing? This isn't funny! Wait, you're just taking the piss aren't you?" Dora blushed as she realised the sarcasm in the other girls voice and she turn and punched her once again in the arm.
"Not bloody funny Cass. You know what?" She punched her shoulder once more, harder, "that's for sealing that chamber, and this—" another punch followed "—is for being so bloody smart with it,"
Cassiopeia was laughing lightly, rubbing her arm tenderly as she felt the bruise coming in.
"Bloody auror brutality over here- joking!" She held her hands up in defence as Dora raised her fist in warning, wincing slightly at the dull throb in her arm. Her sister was stronger than she remembered.
"If you are done assaulting me, thank you for your concern. I didn't know you came back to the hospital, but you could've just, I don't know, come down to my office sometime? You're an auror, I thought that meant you could do as you bloody please regardless of rules or whatever including coming down to my restricted area."
"I er well I didn't want to disturb you while you worked." She said, looking away sheepishly.
"You're alright to come down. Most the time I'm researching more than curse breaking. The job is like 80% research after all. But thank you for your concern. I should've dropped a line with you letting you know I was fine."
"That boy Theo told me."
And awkward silence descended on the girls after that, each avoiding eye contact as they searched for neutral conversation.
"Mom and Dad booked the balcony. It's uh through here." Dora finally said, leading the way.
They were both at the pub for a family birthday dinner for Cassiopeia organised by Ted. Instead of the normal arcade and pizza route, the Tonks decided they wanted to do something a little more formal. So they booked a nicer pub in London for a quiet dinner.
"Surprise!"
Cassiopeia stopped in shock as she took in the scene.
"Happy Birthday Cassiopeia! 19 years old!" Ted was in the middle of it all, surrounded by banner and balloons, grinning madly next to a smirking Andromeda and her work colleagues.
Bill Weasley and his parents were grinning next to Lionel Spavin and Theo Ashmole from St Mungos. There were a few of the other potioneers and healers she was moderately friendly with present the bar. There was even a Gringotts Goblin present, scowling at everyone around him.
She was speechless and her eyes were strangely burning.
"I—you guys," she walked into the room feeling slightly overwhelmed. Her birthday was never really a day that she celebrated. The last few at Hogwarts at been almost entirely forgotten by everyone save the Malfoys and the Tonks.
She didn't realise that her colleagues at work considered her a friend. Sure she was friendly with the ones who saw through her name, but she never hoped that they would actually socialise outside of the workplace. Theo was the most surprising of the group, she thought he barely tolerated her.
She made her rounds, thanking everyone for coming and engaged in polite small talk. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and her guests had broken into little groups, everyone except one notable loner.
"Hey Ashmole," she greeted the man who was standing off awkwardly near the edge of the food table.
He turned to her and nodded shortly, "Cassiopeia. Happy birthday." He said very seriously. "The party is very well run."
She smiled at him, he was a strange character. He was always so blunt and direct with her, awkward and yet around patients he was warm, understanding, patient, nurturing. It was like a mask he wore where he pretended to be a normal human being.
Party situations did not appear to bring out that mask. He held a little plate of food and a drink that looked suspiciously like water and looked a little helpless.
"Thank you for coming Theo, I really appreciate it. And I never thanked you for your help a few weeks ago, treating me after the accident."
He fidgeted, giving her a quick sideways glance before taking a sip of his water. "It is my job to help people. You needed help." He cleared his throat, "Lionel helped organise this, your sister put him in touch with your par— er— family. He invited nearly the whole hospital." She raised her eyebrows, looking at her boss who was in deep conversation with Arthur Weasley and Ted.
"I uh had no plans. So I thought why not." He finished, staring at his plate and his drink, wondering how he was going to eat.
"Here, let me help" she grabbed his drink and took a quick smell of it as Theo gratefully started to pick at his food.
"You know it's an open bar right? You don't have to drink water." She teased.
He blushed, "I uh I didn't know what the order, I don't go to pubs often so I admit most of it is a mystery."
She smirked at how uncomfortable and awkward the boy was. Theo was incredibly clever, a cracking healer, and a professional to boot. And yet when it came to social situations, he was hopelessly naive.
"What's Theo short for anyways? Theodore?" She asked curiously
His blush deepened and he mumbled under his breath.
"Sorry?"
"Theophrastus." He said miserably.
Cassiopeia Couldn't help the laughter that erupted out of her and she quickly started apologising in between breaths.
"It's a family name." He said defensively, glaring at her.
"You should ask my sister about unfortunate names." She finally said regaining control.
"Well Theophrastus Ashmole, tonight I'm going to find a drink of the alcoholic variety for you. That way if you are ever at a bar in the future, you will know how to order. Shall we?"
And so she spent most of the evening getting to know her shy co worker and figuring out his tastes. In the end, they settled on a classic rum and ginger beer.
When the party ended she hugged Ted and Andromeda tightly, thanking them for the party and she even managed to give Dora a half hug before she squirmed away.
"No bloody way Cassiopeia." Dora said as she brushed off her cousin. "My present to you is being here and giving dad your bosses contact information."
"Whatever Dora, thanks for your part in all of this."
Xxx
After her birthday party Cassiopeia began noticing small differences in how people treated her at work. It was subtle but now that she was looking for it, she was beginning to see. Before everyone had treated her mostly with civility and professionalism. They never joked with her, never had personal conversations, and never made an effort to get to know her.
Her secret had well and truly been out for years now, and it was obvious her heritage had made it around the staff well before she had arrived for her apprenticeship. That much had been immediately clear from the sheer panic everyone felt when she happened upon the Janus Thickey Ward a few weeks into her stay with Theo as part of her introduction to the hospital.
She had of course been mortified by that experience, coming face to face with Frank and Alice Longbottom, seeing for herself all that remained after a run in with her family. Their mother had been there when she came through and she would never forget the hateful stare that small, frumpish woman gave her as she quietly took in Theo's lecture. She was thankful that the woman didn't start yelling abuse at her from the moment she entered, she just huffed and glared.
Theo for his part had been the only one unbothered, continuing his lecture as if she wasn't standing next to the two victims that sent her parents to prison. He had a job to do and everything outside of that was unimportant.
But now people were tentatively engaging her in small talk. Some would give her short smiles when they passed in the hall, a nod and an 'alright' in acknowledgement. Elevator rides would be peppered with talk about the weather, or whatever case of illness was going around. She was floored when they invited her out for post work drinks at a pub around the corner.
As she noticed these subtle changes at the hospital, she began noticing something else. Theo was not invited to these things, and people treated him much in the same way they had been treating her. He was a loner all on his own, often staying well after his shift to work with the patients, or to research some symptoms or conditions. He had said it himself, he rarely went out to pubs, and she realised it was because nobody had ever invited him.
She understood not being invited, and she also understood that he was dedicated to the job at the expense of his own loneliness. So she kindly turned down the offer from the other interns and healers, and approached Theo reading away in hospital library.
"Alright there Theophrastus," she called, smiling slightly at his name.
His face reddened as he looked up at her, scowling slightly. "Please stop making fun of my name." he asked calmly, his finger marking his page.
Her smile faltered as she took in his tone of voice. It was clear she had hit a nerve. "Sorry Theo, I actually kind of like your name, it's unique."
"It's terrible." he retorted. "Didn't you finish your shift already?" he asked pointedly.
"Didn't you?" she returned, raising her eyebrows.
"I had a peculiar set of symptoms in a patient and I think our diagnosis might be off. So I am spending time researching."
"How long ago did you find what you suspect is the answer."
His blush deepened, "two hours. But it is just a hunch. I need to confirm it."
"You were a Ravenclaw weren't you."
"What does that matter."
She laughed, "Come on, you've solved your problem and given that you are still here, I am willing to bet that the solution is a minor change in your treatment and not needed immediately, otherwise you would have rushed over to fix it. In fact, I bet you already altered your treatment earlier in the day when you suspected something and you are now just researching it to allay your fears that you might have been wrong."
"I need to be thorough in all my actions." He hunched over his book defensively, eyeing the girl uncertainly. People rarely disturbed him while he was researching, certainly not Cassiopeia.
"Look, I was thinking, it's been a long few weeks, with the whole, well you know-being attacked by a Lich- and i've been equally swamped at Gringotts, sorting through a new tomb that was found somewhere in Gaza, maybe it's time to take a break and get a drink."
He raised his eyebrows and frowned at her in confusion. When it became clear she was expecting some sort of response from him, he shrugged, "So get a drink." he said simply, wondering why she was telling him this.
She rolled her eyes, "I meant with you. If you want. To get a drink. With me. As colleagues of course, I know you've been so busy and I never properly thanked you for helping me when I was admitted." She was starting to feel nervous as the boy stared at her in surprised silence. "Look I can take a hint, if you don't want to that's fine too. I'll just er-" she ran her hands through her hair, regretting every decision that brought her to this moment.
"You want to get a drink? With me?" he asked slowly, still looking confused.
"Yes. That's literally what I just said."
"Now?"
"If you're free. I know you clocked out ages ago. Let that brain of yours rest, or tell me all about it in the pub."
"And this isn't a joke?"
Cassiopeia knew then just how little Theo had socialised within his workplace. He looked so suspicious at the very prospect of friendly drinks, he thought she was trying to trick him.
"I am as serious as Dragon Pox." she said solemnly.
"Dragon Pox is fairly easily treatable. It's a simple outpatient procedure." he said automatically, closing his book slowly.
"Oh fine, serious as a curse. Better?" she said with a smirk, pleased he was finally making progress.
Theo was tense and quiet in the pub, ordering his rum and ginger beer slowly, worried he had forgotten the drink he liked, and let Cassiopeia do most of the talking. Cassiopeia was unaccustomed to carrying conversations as she was normally the reserved party in a group and it wasn't long until the pair found themselves in awkward silence, each staring at their respective drinks lost in thought.
"Were you scared?" Theo finally asked, out of nowhere.
"Scared of what?" she asked, looking at the boy curiously.
"When you fought that Lich. They said you sealed the chamber so your er sister? Couldn't help."
She nodded, taking a sip of her drink. "I didn't realise what it was at first. I was beginning to understand the purpose of the curse but that final connection came far too late. I don't think I had time to be afraid, I had to concentrate on killing that thing. The moment I realised I think I accepted that I was as good as dead, best keep that death to just me." Cassiopeia frowned into her drink, remembering the panic and the certainty she felt that she was never going to see another day.
"You accepted your fate just like that?" Theo asked curiously, swirling his drink.
She nodded, "Death doesn't scare me. On the scale of ways to die, taking out a Lich and saving some people seemed like a good way to go." She said truthfully.
Theo was quiet as he thought over her words, "I think you're very brave, clever, and talented. To cast that spell in those conditions and control it is rare. How did you learn the counter spell?"
Cassiopeia stiffened and coughed uncomfortably as she took in his praise and question. He was getting into territory she would rather not want to talk about.
He apparently noticed her reticence and blushed, taking another sip. "I'm sorry, that's inappropriate isn't it? I just, I always put my foot in it. My curiosity runs away with me sometimes."
Cassiopeia could see the body curling in on himself miserably as he took another drink. "No, well I mean it is uncomfortable. The spell is illegal," she started
He jerked his head, "it's not illegal the way you utilised it though. I looked it up."
Of course he did.
"I think I've always known about that curse, but when I realised it's a definite way of destroying nearly every form of magical interference I figured I should learn how to control the curse, in case I ever need it for emergencies. I don't want to destroy, but I will use targeted destruction if it'll save someone." She said cautiously. It was the truth, but she understood it sounded false to many who suspected the worst about her.
"Very logical reasoning." He nodded, taking a sip thoughtfully.
"You finished your theoretical a semester early correct?"
She nodded, smirking in amusement as he spoke. He enunciated very well when he was curious about something. It was very proper. She liked it.
"And you've managed a dual internship. I know what you do for St Mungos, but what about Gringotts? What's the attraction of such an exhausting arrangement?" He asked curiously, peering at her carefully, uncertain whether he was being a nuisance or not.
"St Mungos is brilliant but, thankfully, there aren't a lot of serious curses that come through the door. At Gringotts I'm constantly working with exotic curses from around the world, it's challenging and I spend all my shifts there curse breaking."
He furrowed his eyebrows, "so you learn more at Gringotts?"
"I'm learning at both my apprenticeships. Just different things."
"How does it work at Gringotts?" He asked
She told him about the banks subterranean levels while being vague on the specifics of the safety precautions. She explained how she worked as part of a team with Bill Weasley on different assignments that were divided based on priority from sources within the bank and from abroad. She was currently stuck into a large project unravelling the protective charms and curses on a large tomb found in an undisclosed location in Gaza, clearing the way so the goblins can reach the vault.
"And sometimes we do contract work with bank customers. For example I've had to hire the bank to assist with the cataloging of some old family vaults that contain cursed objects. Some other bank curse breaker is working to identify and isolate some cursed objects." She said finishing off her drink and signalling for another.
Theo's eyes were wide as he processed what she said, his mind spinning. "Why do you work at the hospital? Gringotts sounds far more practical and exciting."
She smiled softly, it was a question she was asked frequently enough by other curse breakers. St Mungos wasn't exactly a top placement nor a competitive one. Mr Spavin was always having difficulty attracting a curse breaker specialist which was why he lobbied so hard for her.
"Sure I see a lot more action at Gringotts but at the end of the day it's all for material gain. Those curses are protecting gold or something equally valuable. Who cares? At St Mungos I get to help people, make a difference in their lives, help someone through what is probably the worst moments of their lives. I don't get called in a lot in the hospital, but when I do I work infinitely harder on those cases than I do on some curse protecting piles of gold. You must get that?"
He nodded eagerly, finishing his own drink, "Of course! I have dedicated my life to helping people at the hospital. I've worked hard my whole life to make sure I could do it to the best of my ability. But if you want to help people, why not just become a healer and specialise in curses?" His eyes lit up as he talked about his motivations and he noticeably perked up as he spoke.
Cassiopeia blushed, brushing the hair back from her face nervously, "I er—my magic is more er...destructive. I am good at taking something apart and breaking it. Healing magic is more challenging, it's—I've just never been able to do it very well." She ducked her head nervously, examining her drink glass closely.
"It is challenging but I've seen you do magic. I bet with the right tutelage you'd excel. And you're in the perfect position to learn. I could help." He grinned at her, already mentally formulating a plan.
"Thanks Theo, maybe when both of us have time in our schedule." She said evasively, vaguely accepting an invitation with no intention of ever letting him try.
"Brilliant. I'll check my schedule and we can see what we can arrange," He was grinning now and swaying slightly.
"Hey Theo, how much have you had to drink there buddy?" She asked, both amused and slightly concerned.
He grinned wider, "I haven't a clue."
"Right well, let's get you home mate and get some water in you."
After an impromptu kebab and a mild interrogation Cassiopeia finally ascertained where Theo lived and saw him safely home. She followed him in to ensure he had drunk an appropriate amount of water and was reasonably prepared for the hangover he was bound to have in the morning.
Happy he was all set and tucked into bed she was about to leave when he stopped her, calling her from beneath his covers. "Cassiopeia?"
"Yes Theo?" She asked in amusement, hovering near his bedroom door.
"We are friends right? You weren't just being nice were you?" He sounded so tired and vulnerable.
"Of course we are friends Theo. I'll see you at work Monday Ok?" She said gently.
He sighed and snuggled deeper under his covers. "I'm glad. I like you." And with that final declaration he rolled over and began lightly snoring.
She snorted, shaking her head and let herself out of his flat. He was a strange character and a teetotal to boot, but he was nice and genuine and now a friend.
It had been years since she had friends in the wizarding world and she smiled the whole way home, apparating between her normal spots before wandering to her flat.
Theophrastus Ashmole was her friend. She felt warm just thinking it.
Xxxx
It was late when Bill received the letter. He and Cassiopeia were working overtime to unravel a particularly tricky curse, feeling as if they had finally cracked a significant piece of the puzzle and were on too much of a roll to quit for the night.
Bill frowned at the spell diagrams, absentmindedly tearing open the letter than had been delivered by a particularly harassed looking owl.
"I think this rune here is the weak point, if we just focus there we can unravel..erm..we can…" he trailed off as he read the letter in his hand, paling significantly.
"Bill? What is it?" Cassiopeia asked, growing worried at the how still the boy had suddenly become.
"It's my sister." he said, his voice barely above a whisper, his eyes wide, his hands shaking slightly. "I gotta go to Hogwarts." he grabbed his outer robes, throwing them on clumsily. Cassiopeia frowned, her stomach clenching with dread.
She knew what was happening at Hogwarts, it was all anyone could talk about at the hospital. Someone or something was attacking students all muggle borns so far. To attack a Weasley was an escalation and a break in the pattern. It was an alarming development.
"Charlie, someone's gotta tell Charlie." he muttered, running his hand through his hair nervously, patting down his pockets looking for something.
"Bill, relax. How do you contact Charlie normally." she said sharply, trying to stop the boy from spiralling in his own fear and concern.
"Floo. His floo is connected to mine and my parents. I need to go home and let him know, an owl wont reach him in time. Merlin, Ginny…" he looked like he was about to be sick as he thought about anything happening to his sister.
"Bill. Go to Hogwarts now, give me your keys, i'll floo Charlie and let him know and send him as soon as possible." she held out her hand, demanding his flat keys as he stared at her, completely lost.
"Right, uh, yes. Good thinking. Mom and Dad must be there already." he swallowed anxiously, giving her the keys and looking around, still a little lost and green.
"Bill, go to Hogsmeade, you can apparate near the gates. Or better yet, go upstairs and floo directly into Dumbledore's office. He must be expecting you. Go now." she said urgently, pushing him out the door. He nodded and took a few stumbling steps towards his destination before his anxiety kicked in and he began to almost run to the upper levels of the bank.
Cassiopeia cleaned up their work space as quickly as possible, shutting everything down in record time before running to the closest apparition point to get to Bill's flat, suddenly thankful he had dragged her there on several occasions for small Weasley family dinners.
She let herself in and stalked directly to his fireplace, grabbing a pinch of the sparkling powder and shoved her head in the fireplace, uncomfortably squatting in front of it, wishing wizards had adopted landlines like the rest of civilisation.
She reached a pleasant looking woman on the other side, a young girl in what looked to be a communal living room with a large dinner table.
"Oh hello!" she said cheerfully, smiling at the fireplace.
"I'm looking for Charlie Weasley." she said curtly, ignoring the way the girls smile faltered.
"He's in the shower im afraid, but I can take a message for him." she said apologetically, frowning when Cassiopeia jerked her head in irritation.
"No, get him out of the shower now. It's a family emergency." she said sharply,
"I'm not sure-"
"Now." she left no room for argument, levelling her best glare at the girl who frowned and turned and walked away.
Cassiopeia growled in irritation as she watched the girl leave, her leg was falling asleep and her back was screaming at the awkward angle she found herself in.
"Cassiopeia Tonks? What's this all about?" Charlie walked into the living room, and Cassiopeia did her best to not show her surprise at his general state of undress. He was wearing nothing but a loose pair of trousers, his hair sopping wet, with water stains coming through his trousers, a towel thrown over his shoulder. He had apparently dressed before drying completely. He looked good she thought, eyeing his muscles appreciatively, noticing the scars and burns that ran across his body. She swallowed thickly, shaking her head slightly to focus on the task in front of her, thankful the floo couldn't show the bright blush now crawling up her neck.
"Bill sent me, something happened to your sister and you're needed at Hogwarts. Bill has already gone with your parents, I said i'd get word for you as quickly as possible."
She skipped all the pleasantries, trying to convey to him the urgency of the situation. Charlie paled, the smile dropping off his face. "Ginny? What's happened to Ginny?" she could hear the panic working it's way into his voice.
Cassiopeia shook her head, "I don't know, look get a shirt on and floo to Dumbledore's office. I am sure he will be expecting you."
"I-yes, right. Thanks Cass," he pulled his wand out of his pocket and transfigured his towel into a shirt and dried himself off.
"Give everyone my best." she said before pulling out of the fireplace with a nod, freeing it up so he could use it.
With her message delivered there was little more she could do than wait and see. She apparated to St Mungos and made her way down to the library, smiling only a little when she saw Theo working away on something or another.
"Hello Cassiopeia." he said, giving her a curious nod, gesturing to a seat across from him. "You look rough."
She laughed a little, he was always blunt. "The Weasley's youngest girl is the latest victim at Hogwarts it appears. I've just informed one of the brothers." She sighed, feeling a little tired.
"So you came to hospital to hear if anything needs our attention." he said knowingly, giving her a soft smile.
"What if it's a curse?" she asked, staring at her hands on the table.
"Then we'll have one of the best curse breakers here and ready for duty." he said, giving her a short pat on the arm before retracting his hand quickly.
She sat in a companionable silence with Theo for a little while, very aware that the boy was watching her closely, looking for signs of distress and trying to find a way to helping. Theo hated it when people were in pain, it was his job to alleviate it. Emotional pain was a lot trickier than physical however, and not his area of expertise.
"You are close with the Weasleys. They were at your party." he stated simply.
"Yeah, i've known them since I was a little girl. They helped me when I needed it most, and i've never been able to repay them for it. They are good people, they've been through a lot, they don't deserve this." she said softly, trying to remember the last time she saw their youngest daughter. It had been years. Ginny was her name.
"Nobody deserves bad things happening to them. And you realise you don't have to physically repay everyone who has ever helped you right? Just your friendship is enough for most people." he said gently, trying to catch her eye.
She laughed a little, wishing she could look at the world the way Theo did. He was a good person, he helped people because he liked helping people, and the Weasleys were the same. She knew they didn't expect her to repay them for their help all those years ago, but she needed to find a way to show them just how much she valued them, before the world changed again.
Her stomach twisted, between Quirrell and Potter the previous year, and now all of this business with petrification at Hogwarts, the world was changing faster and growing more unstable very quickly. She worried about it, worried that the Boy Who Lived was changing things, or putting things in motion that were best left alone. She worried she was running out of time to enjoy life.
Theo kept her company while they waited, and eventually led her to one of the spare suites the interns used to rest during overnight shifts when it became apparent she was struggling to stay awake.
"Don't worry, I am on call all evening, i'll come fetch you if there is a development." he assured her, pushing her onto a bed.
True to his word he woke her up in the early hours of the morning letting her know the Weasley girl was safe, though the same could not be said about her Professor, a man who had apparently attempted to rescue her.
"Gilderoy Lockhart was just admitted for extreme memory loss, looks like he will be the latest resident of the Janus Thickey ward."
She fell back onto the bed releasing a deep sigh of relief. She would get the story from Bill she was sure when she next saw them, and figured it was best for the family to spend precious time together after such a scare.
For now she was feeling exhausted and in need of a good night's sleep.
"Thanks Theo, I owe you big time."
"You can't owe your friends Cassiopeia. You'd do the same for me." he sighed, reminding her once more that she was his friend and that friends helped each other.
"Yeah." she said simply, giving him an affectionate pat on the shoulder before heading home for a short nap before her next shift started.
Bill was gone for a week as his sister healed at Hogwarts, and when he finally returned he wrapped her in a big hug, thanking her once more for her help during their family crisis.
"Harry Potter saved her, Merlin, she was all the way in the Chamber of Secrets. Can you believe that it's even a real thing?" he said, looking pale and drawn after the whole ordeal.
"What does Harry Potter have to do with it?" she asked a little sharper than she intended, feeling slightly ill.
"I dunno. He was just there. Nice kid. Ron's friends with him." Bill said simply sitting heavily.
"Mum wants to have you over for dinner by the way, when they get back from school. You don't really have a choice with this one. She wants to thank you for getting Charlie."
"Of course, it's what anyone would do. Now what's on the docket today Weasley?" she asked, anxious to change to subject back to neutral territory.
"Well let's see...looks like more curses. Fancy that." he joked, leading them into a room filled with curios from an excavation in Micronesia.
"Brilliant, my favourite." she quipped, rolling up her sleeves and pulling out her wand.
Things were changing in the greater wizarding world, but she was just also getting comfortable in her own world.
A/N Sorry for the delays in updates, I caught a horrid sinus infection that knocked me out for two weeks, and then had to travel a bit this last week. This chapter is more of a filler, introduces some interesting characters and gives insight into Cassiopeia's regular life. Some small scenes as time passes. I originally had this as a longer chapter but decided to break it into two, I couldnt get them to mesh and it just seemed like two different scenes. Ill have the next one up in a few days, just putting the finishing touches on it now.
Reviews are always great, and thanks always to nicholas who is a very dedicated reviewer, I always enjoy your insights. see you next time
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