And just like the strike of midnight for cinderella, the spell was shattered by the cheshire cat like maid. Wait that was mixing up the fairy tales wasn't it? Oh to hell with it. Bottom line was Alisa had detached herself from his proximity so fast he almost had to wonder if she hadn't instinctively used an art to pull it off.

Rean cleared his throat with a cough in his fist before he stood up and rolled his shoulder a bit. Anything to distract him from that faint frustration in his heart at being interrupted at the best moment.