While Urd head through the grass, Genie too made his way toward her, meeting her in the middle of the field and between the two tables. He looked confused at first, unsure whether or not their meeting had been mere coincidence. But once he took note of Urd’s posture he began to get a good idea. He folded his arms across his chest, mirroring Urd’s smile while she spoke.

To be honest, Genie had completely overlooked Urd’s conversation with Vyers. When he had discovered the demons request, he had been so excited to finally be of service to someone the idea of anyone other than himself helping Vyers completely escaped him. He hadn’t even thought to look at others responses. Genie could not help but feel a twinge of guilt for those he had overlooked. However, Vyers had notably made no mention of Urd’s decision to take on the task. The fault was not completely his own that he had come out tonight expecting to serve. Either Vyers had not the heart to tell him he had found someone else, or, perhaps, Vyers had decided Urd’s assistance was not enough. Maybe he needed both of them. True, unlike Urd he could not ‘make’ anyone fall in love. Not with the influence of magic. But that did not mean he could not encourage it in small ways. To mistake Genie as an uneducated romantic would be a great mistake. As an experienced romantic, however, that was another story.

He closed his eyes and looked away from Urd haughtily. “Right,” Genie said in agreement. “The experts: plural. If he thought you had this under control I don’t think I would be here.”