[Marie puffs her cheeks. It is cute, but it is probably s good thing she is not on video conversation with Amadeus. He would never have let this down. He surely was a scoundrel,]

I would advise you to be more careful, Amadeus. Whatever you are doing with this costume and however did it end up in your possession is no concern of mine - and I intend to have it remain this way.

[They have been Bonded for some time by now but the extent to which their connection worked was still not fully clear to her. How much could Amadeus tell? Or was it just a matter of knowing her well snd no magicsl Bond involved?]