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In fact, the reason for Jarlath's disappearance is the need for a very serious admonishment. Orbeus, a close family friend of the D'Honaires and a magician with a powerful sense of magical perception, has pulled the boy out of the party and dragged him by his ear to the lower level of the grand house. "Ow OW!" the boy cries. "Unhand me, Orbeus! What's the meaning of this?" "You vile little heathen," the magician snarls as he releases the boy's ear with a sharp twist and closes the door behind him. They are in the library. "Don't act so innocent. It's one thing to change your brother into a woman as a childish revenge plot—maybe even to tamper with his mind—horribly stupid and cruel, yes, but manageable—but to then court the woman your brother has become?" "Hey, I don't need to explain myself to you, old man," the boy scoffs. "Certainly not. There is no explanation for such behavior." Orbeus bites his lip. His magic is not great enough to restore Fred himself—he is more skilled in the area of perception than actual spellcasting. And blast it all, this little gremlin probably knows that. He stares the child down, eyes smoldering. "You will restore your brother at once, and then you will face consequences for your actions."
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