"Seriously, who are you?”
Piek looked at June, and she sighed.
“He can’t tell us. Believe me, I’ve asked.”
“Sagittarius knows,” Theo said then, looking pointedly to him. “Can’t you just tell us?”
Sagittarius looked very put-on-the-spot, and Piek turned his beady gaze to him now, staring as if he was daring him to say anything. Sagittarius only smiled weakly.
“No,” he said resignedly, “I’d be in big trouble.”
“That other Celestial mage knew you too,” June said then, looking back to Piek and feeling suddenly invested in trying to get the truth out. “Why does it seem like everyone knows you except us? Isn’t that weird?”
“Not weird at all,” Piek replied, though he was looking increasingly uncomfortable with the conversation. “It’s simply the path you’re on. You’re dealing with the stars.”
“The stars,” June repeated, exasperated. She looked at Theo, who looked equally as frustrated. He let out an impatient breath.
“Fuck it. We’ll die not knowing, probably.”
“I wouldn’t let that happen. At least not for June,” Piek said, with a bit of cheek. June let out a snort before she could help it, sneaking a sympathetic look at Theo; his jaw dropped. Sagittarius laughed too, reaching out to rest a hand on Theo’s shoulders.
“Then I’ll keep you alive,” he said, and when Theo looked back at Sagittarius, June could see his cheeks turning red under the light of the fire. She smiled to herself, feeling somewhat giddy from all of the cheerful conversation. It was nice feeling… distracted. Even if distraction was all it was.
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