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The candle continued to burn.
Karon leaned back in his chair, his arms braced on the backrest and his head tilted upward. Steam that had risen before now condensed overhead, forming droplets that intermittently splashed down onto his face.
The golden retriever was still sprawled across the floor, its limbs limp and its chin pressed to the cushion. Its tongue lolled out as its belly rose and fell with heavy breaths.
After recounting all that had just occurred, Pu’er fell silent and began grooming her tail again. One man, one cat, one dog just sat there. The hall sank into a long stretch of silence.
At last, Karon drew a deep breath and straightened up.
After completing his purification, he had not noticed any changes to his eyesight or hearing, but there was no denying that the way that he perceived the world had shifted. It was as though a filter had been added, one that allowed him to sense colors that had not previously existed. However, that filter was not over his eyes, but within his heart.
The world was still the same world. Karon was still himself. The difference was that what had once been cold, direct contact now carried something like a resonance, an atmospheric correspondence.
The sensation felt usable, or even tangible. It should apply to basic Church of Order Arts and to the notes Mr. Hoffen had prepared.
For now, though, Karon was of no mind to think about any...
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