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"David!" Damian started excitedly. "I am glad you could make it, my friend." Clapping a hand on David's shoulder, his eyes were distracted by the golden pen. "It may be wise to stay outside, but today calls for bravery." Offering a warm smile, he was trying his best to play off Jane's rebuff as an act of concern.
"I don't want you to feel like a third wheel. There's power in the number three." Damian drew a triangle in the air with a finger as he said this. "Bringing disparate opposites together as a stronger whole!" Thinking about the shiny gold pen, he reached a finger towards it. "Might want to write that part down."
Taking a step towards the open door, Damian could feel what seemed at first like a cold breeze, but it was more like it was absorbing the heat from the hall. "Our foolish hearts get us into all sorts of trouble. That's why we need people like you to keep us honest. Honest hearts leading to honest actions an' all that, right?"
Looking back one last time before entering, he pointed a thumb over his shoulder towards the doorway that appeared like a gaping maw ready to swallow them whole. A journey into mystery. "Once more unto the breach?"
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