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“Maddie, how do I go about this?” Vanya asked, shaking in fear. “I’ll soon be exposed, you know that can’t happen. A lot is at stake if I am.”

Maddie sighed deeply. After all the warnings, she expected Vanya to exercise caution regardless of the situation. “You have to calm down. I’ll ask the Moon Goddess if there’s any way to help. Go and come back tomorrow.”

“You don’t understand,” Vanya muttered, on the verge of tears. “I can’t go back ...