He looked back at the now-quiescent television, sighed and then said, “What did she mean by the vampire’s hunt for one of her vassals?”

I managed to keep my sigh of relief internal only. Outwardly, all I did was lean back in my chair and say, “How much do you know about what she’s doing magically to your buildings?”

This was the make or break question. If McDonald continued to deny knowing about what I was talking about, this was going to be a short conversation.

Luckily, he decided to cooperate, at least for the moment. “She came to me several years ago with a proposal. She said she could use magic to both dramatically reduce the costs of construction and also improve structural integrity.”

Paul finally spoke. “She came...

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