Vesta accepts the journal back, her expression tightening as she scans the page.

“Given what this ritual’s already done…” she murmurs, frowning, “I think it’s best left as dead knowledge.”

She closes the book partway and turns her attention back to Marquanthis.

“You said it’s one time use...” A slight pause. “Would you know of any way to reverse something like this? To unravel a binding designed to be permanent?”

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