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It was getting late into the night as the gathered objects began to dissapte from the seance circle and return to their posts, as you turn to talk to a newly formed Zoey.
"Im so glad you decided to stay Zoey. Youre gonna have such a great time with all these guys"
"Oooo i just know it from what youve told me they all seem so cool though im surprised they all fit into this attic" Zoey remarks
You yawn and your eyes grow heavy "Tommorow ill show you around the rest of the house so you can meet the rest of them" you and Zoey hug for the first time before you part for the night but as you leave you notice attic dorian looking a bit taken away from his usual stone focus.
"Hey something on your mind?" You ask trying to grab his attention. He remains lost in thoughts for a moment before finally replying
"Hm o..oh of course love, just making a note of everyone who was up here just now. Not used to having such a crowd in this space is all"
"Oh sure yeah sorry bout that i didnt think so many of these guys would show up to help Zoey" The mention of the ghosts name makes dorians eyes widen for a moment which he shakes of but not before you catch it
"Zoey?" He asks quietly more to himself but you answer regardless
"Well yeah shes the ghost ive been meeting up here for the past few nights after i run out of power for you guys. We held a seance tonight to make her visable to the others so she wouldnt be alone any more up here."
Dorian appears more rigid and frozen then his normal attitude calls for. He appears to be staring off into the hall like he sees some kind of threat laying in wait to leap from wallace and attack you. You gently place your hand on his arm
"Is everything ok?" You ask in a calm voice trying to grab his attention back
He quickly realises hes worrying you and shakes off the expression
"N-nothing to worry yourself about, now you best get off to bed whatever little gathering you all were having in there seems to be done" he says trying to not sound too dissmisive but also certainly sounds like he wants to end the conversation.
You figure its no use trying to pry at dorian this late at night when hes at his most gaurded so you sigh and quickly hug him before saying goodnight and heading to your bedroom. You lay facing your ceiling for a while thinking to yourself what all that couldve been about but you soon find your exhaustion overpowering you as you finally sleep.