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Sunday, 1 August 2021

Charismatic Magnetism

Anne Vallayer-Coster

They met in a small soup shop. She did not have the money to buy a broth, but a kindly man offered her a table and she took it.

Fatima was of the mentality of accepting offerings of charity, which broadly was thought of as ‘providence’ … and she did not interpret the gifts of a strange man in any other context, in her innocence.

The two became friends immediately. The stranger spoke with familiarity - perhaps because he knew who she was - for he had ‘eyes’ everywhere.

Fatima enjoyed his radiant attention. This soul had a charismatic magnetism the likes she had never seen.

His interest in her made her feel important. No one had shown her such kindness. And so, when Tepes suggested that she accompany him back to his castle, she had assented.


- Gabriel Brunsdon, AZLANDER: NEVER ENDINGS: Second Chances

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