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The board had dismissed Jamie. He had been proven innocent of murder but was still on the hook for accidental death and using magic. He wasn’t allowed to leave the citadel grounds. I invited him back to my house to talk. I knew that things needed to be said, I had believed that he was a murderer and I could feel his pain. I had hurt him, and I would do whatever it took to make it up to him. He looked at the ground, unwilling to meet my eyes. “I would rather that you just reject me now and get it over with.” He said, the pain in his voice made my heart ache.
“You want me to reject you?” I asked in surprise. He gave a choked laugh “I don’t want you to, but I understand and won’t argue. Just please do it quickly.” He asked. I looked at him in confusion and gently lifted his face so t
