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"I suppose I might have to, from now on, as I am getting more suspicious," Henry frowned with a shrug. "I have been intrigued at several points of my research on the effects my potion would have on

"You'd have had to hide this potion from any other assistant,"Leti was quick to point out with a small smile. "I'll study anything you tell me too. If you got books I should be learnin' anything I'll

"In my office, yes. I had a few assistants over the years, and had to fire several of them. It wasn't that the?job was so demanding as all that, but they kept being distracted by their relationships.

Leti felt her jaw drop as they all proceeded from the room. "Truly? In your office? Like with patients? Or anything...I'd learn anything and I'd work hard," she said in an eager rush. Anything to get

"Thank you very much. I am ready to proceed now," Elizabeth graciously accepted Keres' words and a gift. Her tone became light hearted again as she turned to Cylas. "I cannot actually imagine, how can

"Well if you need another later I'm always glad to? serve,"Cylas said with a wink at Elisabeth. Keres returned then with a jar of cream in her hand. "This will fix you right up but your skin will eat

"I did at that," Elizabeth slowly nodded, a satisfied grin threatening to undermine her every attempt at remaining mildly modest. "I wonder if I would learn to be faster than Victor too. No, I suppose

"Did you see how slow his movements were in comparison to yours," Cylas asked, kicking the now dead lug. Keres nodded in distracted agreement before replying quietly to Elisabeth's question about

Elizabeth realized with a start that she almost regretted Cylas leaving, however temporarily. It was as if he has become a kindred spirit of sorts in short time she knew him. But as Keres mentioned

Cylas nodded and giving Elisabeth a knowing grin left the room. A few seconds later the sound of another door slamming indicated that he also left the house. Keres gave a soft chuckle, giving

Elizabeth slowly nodded her acquiescence. "Alright, I shall," she verbally confirmed and then a hint of a nagging doubt occurred to her. "But how can you know I would do so well? What makes you trust

"Tell them everything or be subtle. I trust you to feel the situation out and decide for yourself," Keres casually replied of Rena and Jekyll. She settled back in her chair, crossing her legs. "As for

Elizabeth found herself surprised at the nonchalant manner in which Keres commanded her servant. Her initial impulse may have been to wonder if the man servant was that trustworthy, but as soon as her

"Cylas," Keres called suddenly. The servant hurried in and she smiled at him. "Go and find us a beggar man that Elisabeth can kill," she said calmly as though telling him to bring in some more scones.

"I thought so too, initially. Inanimate objects did not present any challenge to my growing power. I have assumed in my ignorance that the same could hold true for people. Perhaps it could. But when I

"Training is for mere mortals. You are now stronger and faster Elisabeth Darling. Just use your new skills to evade those who can be evaded or to kill those who can't." Keres smirked. "Thanks to

"Alright, Robbing deserving people sounds exciting. I could see myself doing that. But what if that is not realistic? I was never a person of the streets. I mean, I don't know. Don't you need to have

"Well you can rob people for money. Undeserving people, of course. Those you could serve the world by ridding it of," Keres casually suggested when Elisabeth asked how she could get money. Casually

"Well, that is true. I would wish to be like you. You are so smart, strong and confident. It is everything I like, but perhaps your beauty makes a difference. I used to be beautiful and that may have

"Women of your age had to sit and wait on a man to make them safe. I make myself great. That is the difference between myself and those few women like me and women of your day and so often women in