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Another day another disappointment. Samuel shivered as he stepped out into the open air and bundled up. Recently he had begun to notice that his single jacket was not enough to deal with the progressively lowering temperature that seemed to permeate through all of the Manta Carlos island. While he was sure that there would be those on this island that could go out into this temperature in a tee shirt and shorts, he definitely and sadly could not count himself among them.

Samuel had just finished a later class that detailed itself and focused on the nuances of magical contracts and wishes when concerned with powerful entities like Djinni or summoned beings with malicious intent and he had found that with each passing hour the lecture turned from something that could be interesting and fun to the equivalent speech of a Charlie Brown adult. He had become lost after a while and just decided to give up and zone out, pondering something else that plagued his mind. The constant theme that seemed to drive his every academic move. His mother.

Eventually, the class was dismissed and he ushered himself out quickly, pushing towards an open area outside the class building that he was currently in. He managed to exit into the outside and caught a glimpse of someone he had remembered meeting in the M3C. Standing seeming to be waiting to be picked up, she was an interesting Demon of the Goetic nature. While she had not promised anything, she had revealed an interesting practical application of disruption of a demonic hierarchy, or at least, that’s what he understood from his brief talk with her.

That being said Samuel could not let this, what he considered, stroke of luck pass him by. He had to lightly press her to see if he could maybe learn more. So instead of beelining to his home, he made his way to her.

Sam tapped her on the shoulder lightly and smiled brightly.

“Uh, Hi! Violet right? I remembered seeing you the other day so I thought to say hi!”

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Violet was waiting outside for her ride home. She looked as though she was wearing a heavy coat, but in a sense that coat was part of her. She wondered if that would ever stop feeling weird. At least it felt warm.

Under normal circumstances, Violet might have wanted to just take public transportation. But These were not normal circumstances. She feared for her life - she remembered the things that Chloe, the woman she used to be, had discussed with her father. From what she'd read about how losing part of a soul can change a person, she had no doubt that if Chloe lost part of her soul, she might seriously consider organizing a kidnapping to get it back. She had the resources and the contacts for it, after all. So public transportation was too much of a risk. It was a blessing that Colten could offer her some protection by sending people to escort her back to Grovefire.

Sam's approach startled her a little. Although she quickly realized he wasn't an immediate threat, he still put her on edge. He had been asking questions that could guide him to her old identity. That felt dangerous. Maybe even a little suspicious.

"...Oh," she answered, managing a polite smile. "Hey again, Sam. What's up?"
 

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"Ah sorry I didn't mean to startle you, I just recognized you and decided to come over and say hello since we didn't get the opportunity to talk too much at the M3C. I'm actually surprised you managed to remember my name, usually I have problems remembering names myself"

He gave a slight chuckle, the warm air escaping his lips coalescing into a slight mist. He pulled his jacket into himself more as he stood there quickly pondering on how to broach the topic he was there to talk about. After taking a second he just sighed to himself and relented to the slightly blunt approach

"Sorry if this is a bit rude, but honestly I would like to talk to you about what you had mentioned when we were talking briefly. I know I mentioned it earlier, but I am studying Magical contracts for the express purpose of finding ways to break them or circumvent them so something like what you had mentioned is extremely invaluable especially coming from someone who was able to do it. Would you mind taking some time to talk to me about that. I am willing to compensate for the information if its necessary, though my resources and funds aren't that high., I'm willing to give you enough to make it worth your while."

He gives a guilty smile to Violet, wishing to himself that he had a better way of asking, but for things like these, he was never good enough at social interaction to make asking the question he did any easier or less coarse.
 

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Oh wow. This guy actually seemed... kinda desperate for that forbidden knowledge she'd pieced together when she was Chloe.

She sighed. Then she answered in a low voice "You don't have to pay me. But, keep it quiet that you're talking to me about this stuff. I shouldn't have brought it up in the first place, honestly. I don't want too many demon lords figuring out who I am."

There was only one demon lord Violet was worried about. She would allow Sam to imagine it was for a different reason.

"My ride is on the way right now, but when did you want to get together to talk about this?"

Maybe... this wasn't a threat. Maybe she could use this to her advantage, somehow. He'd probably appreciate her help, after all.
 

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Samuel beamed as he felt relief spread across his body. Honestly speaking, he hadn't expected Violet to agree so easily. He had been prepared to constantly ask about it to an extent and even come to some sort of quid pro quo, risking a use of his powers in order to possibly make sure Violet would relent. This was a more positive outcome in his opinion as he wanted to avoid using his ability unless he was utterly forced to show his hand.

The ability itself wasn't dangerous to be fair, but what could be asked for and the effects and extent of the possible retribution that could be put into place were something that, in his opinion, rightly worried him as he couldn't fathom what a person who lived in the hells could come up with when it comes to a punishment for defaulting on the deal.

His smile turns into a bit more of a serious face.

"Honestly, I am free whenever and I can probably get a hold of a private room at the academy if you wanted if you wanted privacy. There are a few people who owe me favors for stepping in as a substitute teacher. The being said, I would have to iron out the dates myself. Do you mind if I exchange numbers with you and then we figure it out from there?"

He pulls out a piece of paper and scribbles a number on it. Offering it to Violet.
 

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Violet took the note. "We could also just reserve a study room at the library or somewhere. I know which ones don't have windows. No need to call in favors."

She took a breath. "There is a bit of a problem, though. While I remember a lot of the overarching magical theory, it's the finer details that you'd probably really want. I don't have all of that memorized. We would need to get hold of my notes."

This was how Violet could hook him in. She didn't even know why, or if he could be useful yet. They could find that out later.
 

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Sam nodded at Violet, at least he didn't have to talk to his coworkers and make up some sort of reason to get a room without an actual student in the mix. He was sure that some of what he would hear probably wouldn't sit well with them anyway.

What Violet said took him a couple seconds to process and he replied slowly, wondering what "Get a hold of my notes meant".

"'Get a hold of' you say. Do you not have your notes?"

He said with an inquisitive look on his face, seeming to ponder something.
 

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"Yeah. It's a complicated story, but..." Violet took a moment, choosing her words carefully. "Here's the punchline. There's a demon lord that lives on this island, and they have just about everything I loved or cared about. Except for what's left of my soul, I guess, and they might just try to take that too if I'm not careful. So... they've got my notes, and they're the reason I'm too scared to take the bus from here most of the time."

To someone with lie-detecting powers, everything Violet said would come up clean. She lived in fear, and she took all sorts of ridiculous precautions aimed at keeping herself alive against this perceived threat.

She was just leaving out a couple of crucial details.
 

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"That sounds like it sucks to be honest. At least you have someone helping you out at least. In that case, are you fine with getting this information and providing it with me? It must be difficult to do this at all, not to mention really dangerous."

Sam frowned. He felt a bit vexed, on one hand, he felt that he needed the information Violet could provide, and on the other his concern for Violet's well being also existed. He didn't know Violet for long, but still he would never wish being hunted down by a demon lord on anyone, much less someone he had become acquaintances with.

This concern started to show on his face as he continued to ponder before he noticed and leveled his facial features.

"If you do this, Is there any way I can help mitigate some of the risk for you at least?"
 

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Pretty singleminded, this guy. He must really want this information.

"Well... to be entirely honest, I didn't have any immediate plans to risk my life for my old magic notes. It's possible we could get them sometime in the future, but I would have to do something about my demon lord problem, first. And..." she let out a long breath. "I have no idea how I'm going to do that yet. The closest thing to a plan I have right now is just... well, to make it really inconvenient for her to kill me. For them to kill me," she seemingly corrected herself.

She lightened up a little. "I'll, uh, let you know if I come up with something. In the meantime, like I said, I may not have my notes, but I still know more about the process than almost anyone else, so... I could get you moving in the right direction? Tell you in general what kinds of things worked. It's been a little while since I've gotten to talk dark magic with someone, so, I really wouldn't mind."
 
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