A newcomer, Zino Bertam, sent by a servant of the Ghost Girl. This newcomer was ill-at-ease with the group, due to their apperances, and Ascot couldn't blame him. To be honest, the boy would have done something earlier; been more proactive, but the others seemed to have a good handle on the situation. So he would just settle for smiling and waving at the guy, before turning back to Tabitha and Ellard and listening to their conversation.

"Wait a second," Ascot spoke to the boy who looked about his age, "If you are saying that the Magician was behind this, how did you resist? How did you manage to avoid being...mind-whacked?" [i]Any number of ways; being overlooked, being clever, or just plain luck. But I shouldn't give him the possible answers, on the off-chance this is a plot to turn us against the Magician.[/i]

After a pause to wait for Ellard's answer, Ascot smiled (assuming he got a satisfying answer and wasn't met with hostility) and extended his hand, before transforming back to his mortal form for a few seconds; longer than he had de-transformed in front of Anni. He then continued, "Also, my name is Ascot. William Ascot. You can call me Will, or Ascot. I am happy to meet you, Ellard."

If Ellard shook his hand, Ascot would transform into his angelic form again, then rub the back of his head awkwardly. "Anyway, if The Magician turns out to be a bad guy and this is all a ploy to get us to do bad things, I'll protect you. I mean, if you want to be protected, of course." He would then fly to Michael, grab a loaf of bread, then fly back to Ellard and split the loaf in two halves, before offering one half to the other boy. "And by that, I vote for you going with us. Anyway, so, tell us more about The Magician?"

Then, a brief shiver as Ascot suddenly understood that he [i]might[/i] have pissed off Anni by very clearly making a pass at Ellard. This might even distract from the fact that The Magician had been revealed to be very suspicious. [i]Comedy hijinks incoming. And I'm the chew toy.[/i]

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