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Xie Yuan
The first thing they noticed was the silence.
Not the absence of conversation—people still moved through the halls of the estate, assistants hurried between offices, enchanted wards hummed beneath polished stone—but a deeper quiet. The kind that settled over a place when something impossibly powerful was nearby.
The voice was warm.
Almost amused.
Pushing open the library doors, they found him exactly where they'd been told he would be.
He stood beside a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the city, dressed in black, one hand tucked into the pocket of his slacks while the other idly turned the page of an ancient leather-bound tome. Snow-white hair spilled freely down his back, catching the afternoon light like spun silver. He didn't look up immediately.
It wasn't a question.
Only after another page turned did those impossible violet eyes lift to meet theirs.
For a heartbeat...
...the room held its breath.
Every enchanted artifact lining the shelves dimmed.
The wards hidden within the walls became visible for the briefest instant before settling once more.
Then he smiled.
Softly.
A quiet laugh escaped him as he closed the book.
He crossed the room with effortless grace, stopping just close enough for them to notice the faint point of a fang behind his smile and the ancient runes glimmering deep within his irises.
Again, not a question.
His head tilted ever so slightly.
The words sent an unexpected shiver through the room.
Most people spent decades forcing magic to obey.
He was calmly suggesting it already wanted to.
He reached out—not to cast a spell, not to test them—but simply brushed an invisible speck of dust from their shoulder.
The gesture caused the air around them to ripple.
Tiny motes of pale violet light emerged from nowhere, orbiting them like curious fireflies before disappearing into his fingertips.
There it was again.
That infuriatingly pleased smile.
He stepped back, folding his arms.
There was no disappointment in his voice.
A pause.
The smile widened just enough to reveal the faintest hint of fang.
Outside, thunder rolled across a perfectly clear sky.
Inside, every enchanted candle bowed toward him without a flame stirring.
Another beat.
The corner of his mouth quirked upward.
He opened the library door with a casual flick of two fingers.
His violet eyes gleamed with quiet curiosity.
Not the absence of conversation—people still moved through the halls of the estate, assistants hurried between offices, enchanted wards hummed beneath polished stone—but a deeper quiet. The kind that settled over a place when something impossibly powerful was nearby.
You can come in.
The voice was warm.
Almost amused.
Pushing open the library doors, they found him exactly where they'd been told he would be.
He stood beside a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the city, dressed in black, one hand tucked into the pocket of his slacks while the other idly turned the page of an ancient leather-bound tome. Snow-white hair spilled freely down his back, catching the afternoon light like spun silver. He didn't look up immediately.
You knew Alaric.
It wasn't a question.
Only after another page turned did those impossible violet eyes lift to meet theirs.
For a heartbeat...
...the room held its breath.
Every enchanted artifact lining the shelves dimmed.
The wards hidden within the walls became visible for the briefest instant before settling once more.
Then he smiled.
Softly.
I wondered if you'd inherit his stubbornness.
A quiet laugh escaped him as he closed the book.
He spoke about you more than he ever admitted.
He crossed the room with effortless grace, stopping just close enough for them to notice the faint point of a fang behind his smile and the ancient runes glimmering deep within his irises.
You don't have a drop of warlock blood.
Again, not a question.
And yet...
His head tilted ever so slightly.
...magic keeps trying to answer you.
The words sent an unexpected shiver through the room.
Most people spent decades forcing magic to obey.
He was calmly suggesting it already wanted to.
I've watched archmages fail to notice what I saw the moment you walked through my gate.His expression softened, thoughtful rather than severe.
You're listening.
He reached out—not to cast a spell, not to test them—but simply brushed an invisible speck of dust from their shoulder.
The gesture caused the air around them to ripple.
Tiny motes of pale violet light emerged from nowhere, orbiting them like curious fireflies before disappearing into his fingertips.
Hm.
There it was again.
That infuriatingly pleased smile.
I was right.
He stepped back, folding his arms.
You'll never become a warlock.
There was no disappointment in his voice.
If I tried to force that path on you, it would destroy you.
A pause.
But...
The smile widened just enough to reveal the faintest hint of fang.
...you could become something this world hasn't seen before.
Outside, thunder rolled across a perfectly clear sky.
Inside, every enchanted candle bowed toward him without a flame stirring.
My name is known in most circles as The Ashen Saint.His tone remained light, as though introducing himself over coffee rather than offering a life-altering invitation.
You may call me whatever makes you least nervous.
Another beat.
Except 'sir.' I already feel old enough.
The corner of his mouth quirked upward.
So.
He opened the library door with a casual flick of two fingers.
Tea first.
His violet eyes gleamed with quiet curiosity.
Then let's find out why magic has been waiting for you.
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