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r a d l e y m e n aci n gl y . " Y o u a n d I w ill b e h a v i n g a t alk w h e n y o u r a n k le is h e al e d. "  
    " S u r e t h i n g, P r i n c e s s , " Br a d l e y said h a pp il y , unp e r t u r b e d as al w a y s   b y M a d i s on' s t h r e a t s . W i t h g o o d r e as o n —Bra d l e y w as a cla s s a h e ad o f h i m a n d a h ig he r cali b e r fi r e m age t o bo ot . H e w a s al s o l o n g u s e d t o M a d i s o n' s t h r e a t s , gi ve n t h a t , as t h e o n ly t w o a d v a n c e d fire m agi c s s t ud e n t s o n c a m pu s, t h e y s h a r e d lab s p ac e . Bra d l e y s e e m e d ph y sical l y i n ca p a b le o f c l e a n i n g u p af te r h is e x p e r i m e n t s in said la b s, w h i c h m e a n t M a d i s o n w as o f te n t h r e a t e n i n g h i m w i t h ph y s i c al h ar m .  
    M a d is o n l e v e l e d a n ot h e r glare o n h i m , t h e n t u r n e d aw ay d is m i s si ve l y , g e s t u r i n g   A d am t o w a r d s   an e m p t y ar e a b y t h e t r a s h c a n s. N o t t h e m o s t r o m a n t i c o f p l a c e s, bu t it w as far e n o u gh a w ay t h at B r a d l e y wo u l dn' t b e a b le t o o ve r h e ar. L e a n i n g a g a i n s t t h e w all, M a d i s o n l o o ke d u p at A d a m , s udd e n l y n e r v o u s d e s p i t e h is c o n fi d e n c e t h a t A d am wo u l dn' t t u rn h i m d ow n f o r a d i nn e r d a te .  
    " H o w are yo u f ee li n g ? " A d am a s ke d b e f o r e M a d i s o n c o u ld fig u re o u t h o w t o s t a r t .  
    " W h a t ? F i n e , " M a d is o n s a i d , c o n f u s e d f o r a m om e n t . W h y w as A d am as k i n g a b o u t h is h e a l t h ? T h e n M a d is o n r e m e m b e r e d t h e c a s t i n g , a n d h e r e al l y w as b e i n g an i d i o t if h e ' d f o r g o tte n t h a t . H e ' d d rai n e d h i m s e lf— n o r m a l , f o r t h at s p e ll — bu t it a ff e c t e d h is h e a l t h so o f c o u rse A d a m w ou ld ask a b o u t i t . " R e a l l y , n e arly g oo d a s n e w . I j u s t n ee d a we e k o r t w o t o r e c o u p t h e e n e rgy I l o s t . "  
    "G o o d ," A d a m sai d , l o ok i n g r e li e ve d . "Bra d l e y w as t e ll i n g m e h o r r o r s t o r i e s — "  
    " B e c a u s e h e ' s an a s s , " M a d is o n sai d , s c o w li n g p a s t A d am t o w h e re Bra d l e y a n d t h e w a t e r m age s a t , b ot h a v i d ly w a t c h i n g t h e m . M a d i s o n r o ll e d h is e ye s, u n s u r p ris e d at t h a t . W h y d id h e k n o w s o m a n y n o s y p e o p l e ?  
    "I ' m s t ill glad y o u' re ok a y ," A d am said e a r n e s t l y . M a d is o n r e t u r n e d A d a m ' s s m il e ; it w as o p e n a n d h a p p y a n d c o m p l e t e l y i n f e c t i o u s , a n d M a d is o n d e ci d e d h e ' d m a d e t h e rig h t c h o ice w h e n h e h a dn' t c o m p l e t e ly d is m iss e d A d a m ' s ve rs i o n o f e v e n t s o u t o f h a nd .  
    "U m , s o ," M a d i s o n sai d , s t r i v i n g t o s t a y o n t o p ic. " I h a ve n' t t al k e d t o L y d i a . " A d a m ' s face f e l l , a n d M a d is o n h a s t e n e d t o c o n t i nu e , "I d id t a l k t o E m m a . " A d am g a v e h im a b la n k , c o n f u s e d l o o k . M a d i s o n fill e d i n , " L y d i a ' s r o o m m a t e ? " e ve n as r e a li z a t i o n d a w n e d o n A d a m ' s fa c e .  
    " R i g h t , " A d a m sai d , l o o k i n g h o p e f u l agai n . R e al l y , if M a d is o n h ad b e e n p a y i n g a n y a t t e n t i o n , h e w o u ld h a v e r e ali z e d t h at A d am c ou l dn' t h i d e a d a m n t h i n g . H e w o re e v e ry e m o t i o n o n h is fac e .  
    "A n y w a y , s h e c o n fi r m e d p r et t y m u ch e v e r y t h i n g   yo u s ai d ," M a d is o n sai d , gri nn i n g w ic ke d ly   as h e a dd e d , " w i t h t h e c a v e a t t h at I n o t t e ll Ly d ia w e t a l k e d si n ce a pp a r e n t l y L y d i a ' s b