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// girls, girls, girls - emilie autumn. for polly.
It didn’t take long for the shopkeep to take notice of his presence within the store, despite his light-footedness. Godric had meant to take a wide survey of the shop’s wares before engaging, first turning over each and every trinket he could find, pausing only to smell the occasional candle or incense stick as a real patron might. That plan did not last long, and he soon found himself in tow of a younger woman. Polite as it was to offer him assistance in finding that special ‘something’, everything that he has seen thus far is mundane in comparison to the enchanted item he confiscated from the evidence locker; items meant for prayer or superstition, or for youngsters trying to enrage their conservative parents.
“And that one?” he asked, cutting her off before she could reach for the next piece. His own right hand moved to set across one of the stranger’s. If she had any sense of observation, she would take notice of the fact that compass tattooed betwixt his thumb and forefinger now had its needle spinning idly to match his frustrations. (Because if she cannot notice that, there isn’t a chance she’s the person in this shop charming their wares.) “Let’s just keep passing by.”