The plan seemed ludicrous as I recounted it thousands of times in my own head. It sounded completely ridiculous and the amount of bravado it required was something I was going to have to fake. I wasn’t and remain not chicken, but it would be quite the task. Ordinarily, I was up for a challenge but this time I shivered. This could go horribly array…

Step one: Obtain hair samples. Easy enough because of these magical instruments known as hairbrushes. Elizalee said to sneak into his room and steal some. She needed them for her concoction as she called it. Some variation of potion if done correctly would reveal to us if he is indeed a crimson.

Step two: Skin. Ruby had been creative with this one, probably too much for my taste. “Exfoliate? Like maybe a loofa?”

Step three: Bl...

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