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During the car ride back Salem didn't speak a word. He allowed for silence to fill the air as he leaned against the car door and peered out the window. He didn't care if Victor had anything to say to him, opting to listen only to the sounds of the wind blowing past them as it rustled his hair and cooled his skin. It was no doubt that Salem needed Victor for that exam, he was smart enough to handle the riddles and saw in anglea that Salem didn't. But there was something more than that tonight. Between the murder of a mage and a lover no less, and the knowledge of the amazing perversion of plant magic that his family had created. It was clear the pair didn't share as much as he thought they had. Victor still held back and whats more could be using him as a pawn in a smarter way than Varis could. 

Were they one and the same? The Astorio and Sinnenodel, one building up his mage to be used for his own purpose on the board while the other only broke his mages will to be able to reshape that pawn into a more valuable piece when the time was right? His stomach was in knots as he thought on about it until the car finally arrived. Salem slipped out of the car and made his way into the kitchen, putting on a kettle before opening a cabinet and grabbing out a clear glass jar with Willowbark inside. He awaited in the kitchen, preparing the ingredients for his brew until he would hear the front door close behind him and if possible, foot steps. 

Salem stopped his motions, staring down at the wooden board before him, the knife, and pieces of bark that were now angrily and roughly chopped. [Color=82ca9d]"Did you ever plan on telling me? Or was I just to find out if I ever met the same fate?"[/color] His gaze stayed on the board, back turned to Victor. [Color=82ca9d]"And what of that plant mage? If you had known who he was why not give me notice? Give me knowledge so that I may find a way to fight back? Or were you hoping that I fell on thar field as well?"[/color] His voice was now shaking. He knows Victor had just complimented him as they left the forest, but how much of that was truth and how much was just for show? He must've known that the princess was just beyond the trees, waiting. [Color=82ca9d]"I thought we were partners, that we were to trust each other."[/color]