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A few minutes earlier
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Well, right now I'm on a mission to see if what Astrid said is true or not. So, as soon as I left Astrid's office, I ran in search of Cordelia.
But I didn't have far to go; around a corner, a pair of hands appeared and held me down and abducted me.
Sure enough, in the dark corner of the hallway, under the stairs, was Cordelia, who had caught me.
I knew she must be close by, for I felt some time ago that someone was following me... or, rather, that Seraphina was being followed.
After a long time, I realized it was Cordelia.
She was very cautious, and I noticed that she was difficult to detect with normal detection methods.
She had no concealment, but her presence was naturally low, and even more so if she used stealth spells.
It took me a while to figure it out, but I deduced that it was simply another of her ploys to hurt Seraphina, seeking out her weaknesses.
