"I did," she says. "The priests who keep Canaan House said as much, and the construct we defeated for the red key could've killed Griddle if she was less skillful. But I didn't--"
"They hadn't even been trying," Harrow says, interrupting herself. "The Fifth had been too busy trying to be the grown ups in the room, as ever. They didn't even know about the hatch until the Eighth adept mentioned it at their stupid dinner party. They died in the entryway."
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Date: 2020-08-26 06:26 pm (UTC)"They hadn't even been trying," Harrow says, interrupting herself. "The Fifth had been too busy trying to be the grown ups in the room, as ever. They didn't even know about the hatch until the Eighth adept mentioned it at their stupid dinner party. They died in the entryway."