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“If someone were to cast another revealing spell on<br />

her now, my spell would show up as well.” He paused,<br />

then, anticipating the minister’s next question, “The<br />

residue from my conjurings is rust-colored.”<br />

“Like your ghost?”<br />

“My guide,” Ethan said. “Yes, like him.”<br />

“But if the color doesn’t show up without a … a<br />

revealing spell, what’s the use of knowing that? Why<br />

does it matter what color this conjurer’s power is?”<br />

Ethan looked at the dead girl. “That’s an excellent<br />

question. The truth is, it doesn’t mean much unless I find<br />

the conjurer and see his guide. As you’ve pointed out,<br />

the color will be the same.”<br />

“Is there a spell that reveals what another conjuring<br />

was intended to do?”<br />

“No,” Ethan said. “I’m afraid not.”<br />

“So, you don’t know what the conjurer did with this<br />

girl’s life. Or with Jennifer Berson’s.”<br />

“Not yet.”<br />

But even as he said this, Ethan felt something tugging<br />

at his mind, taunting him, remaining just beyond his<br />

reach. He did know; the answer was right there in front

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