Transcript

Panel 1:
Tables are filled with various spellcraft slips.

Panel 2:
Maude, Henry, and Emily pass through. Maude looks back over her shoulder.
Maude: "I've never seen so much spellcraft in one place."

Panel 3:
Emily nervously looks to her left.

Panel 4:
Emily looks around the other way.
SFX: SEARCH

Panel 5:
Emily sees in the distance Sherry Blair sitting her own spell craft table, making a sale to a man.

Panel 6:
Emily frowns, her nerves are building.

Panel 7:
The man thanks Sherry while she counts out the payment for the sale.

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Posted on March 12, 2026 by Melissa J

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