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@Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

(I decided to get this over with. Y'all might be gone by now, sorry)
"Sure does."
The voice came from the edge of the clearing. It was quiet, feminine, and hard as stone. And the dark eyes of the girl who spoke were even harder.
She stood watching them, shadows clinging to her shoulders and bony hands. The morning sunlight didn't seem as bright all of a sudden, and the birds no longer sang from the trees.
Esme stepped forward. "Heya, scumbags." Her voice was flat and dead. "Having a nice day?"

@Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

(Cough, I'll just leave this here then)
"You're obviously unaware," Esme said, "just how serious I am about this. Celina is my friend, and I'd live my whole life again before I let her get hurt. Every second she's missing is a second she could be in danger, and I can't find her without help. Your help." She paused to take a breath. "But I guess I shouldn't have relied on you after all. You'll just run away, like everyone else."

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"Will you, though?" She came forward, her movements carelessly menacing. "You've tricked me once before. Why don't I just kill you now?" Her hand turned black, and smoke wreathed up from her fingers. "Or maybe I'll just brand you all and let the poison take you slowly. That sounds a lot more fun."
Luke stepped forward. "Hey, easy. We didn't have a choice when we left, otherwise we would have totally met up with you and helped you out. We're sorry, and we'll try to make up for it. But you should understand why we looked to our own first. We're still not sure if we're safe." He folded his arms, staring her down. "We'll help you, but you're not in charge of us. Right, guys?"

@Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

Esme stared at them stonily, thinking. "Fine. You get one more shot."
"Great." Luke relaxed and his face cleared, as if there was suddenly no animosity between them. "You've met Maddie, and seen Crash before, I think. This is Isalda, she's Maddie's friend. Crash, Isalda, this is Esme the shadow spirit."
Crash wrinkled his nose suspiciously, but lowered his hackles. "Hi."
"Hi," Esme replied, with equal unfriendliness.

@Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

"It wasn't hard. I've spent most of my life tracking people down, and your souls are pretty distinctive. Plus, Maddie was clumsy about closing up the portal she made. I un-stitched it and followed the trail here, no sweat. You'll be glad to hear that I covered your tracks so the others can't do what I did." She sat down on a boulder and started fiddling with her shoelaces. "So where are we, exactly? I can't see any landmarks."

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"Sort of." She put her hand over her heart, then slowly pulled it away, drawing out what looked like a tiny blue and gold flame. "This is a bit of her aura. She gave it to me so I could find her no matter where I was. But lately it's stopped working. I know she's still alive, otherwise the flame would have died. But I think she's being hidden by someone powerful." She glanced at Luke and Nathan. "That's where you two come in. Ever heard of the Mortal Counteraction Theory?"

@Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

"Basically it means that sometimes humans have the ability to make magic stop working. The power of sheer will and determination can allow the normal laws of physics to override the laws of magic, as long as the human involved is stubborn enough and truly believes the magic won't work. From what I've seen of you, Luke could invoke the Counteraction Theory easily, and with a little practice I'll bet you could too. What I'm hoping is that we'll be able to find the being that's hiding Celina and you boys can break the spell long enough for me to rescue her."