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Max rolled his eyes as Eris started talking. Did that moron really think Max of all people was keen to start having a shifty conversation - especially one that could potentially end up with [i]feelings[/i] involved - in the middle of a crowd of Noila sycophants? Didn't help that Eris started stripping either. The leech really must've been losing it.

[color=8585ad]"I didn't say talk [i]there[/i], dumbass,"[/color] He mumbled as Eris continued. He couldn't tell if the vampire was getting to the point or just finally having his breakdown. 

The phone going off elicited a displeased grumbled from the mage, evidently as displeased as Eris was that he was being interrupted. Especially after he actually answered. Was this his excuse to duck the conversation? Max had seen him ignore calls even in a good mood, let alone now. He was pretty terse, but the content sounded like he was instructing an underling. Huh, maybe his text actually paid off.

When Eris showed Max his wrist, the mage actively moved closer to inspect it. That wasn't right. Aaron came out completely unharmed, and there was no way in hell even a shitty clone of him could be locked in a room with that jackass and not so much as lay a hand on him. Not to mention the Retriever's story was way too complex for a simple on the spot lie. It didn't seem like some kind of key either. Nothing in the test had mentioned any kind of magic bruises, and if it was needed for one of the other tests that they'd simply skipped, it likely would've disappeared when they left the forest.

[color=8585ad]"What do you mean it wasn't a clone? I thought you ran into Varis in there? Stop talking in riddles and just tell me what happened."[/color] As much as he disliked untruncated explanations, the play-by-play would be very useful here. Or at least more context than 'it was weird'. Though, he was right, it [i]did[/i] sound weird. Why would the test suddenly change parameters? Did the vampires have a different challenge than the mages? Why lead them on otherwise, then? What the hell was Ryner's game?

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