"Probably," Celia admitted quietly, returning his smile though it was small. "I think I'm going to break my contract. The, um, magic contract he forced me into when I was five, that binds me to that stupid challenge. Do you think it's a bad idea to try?"

She had no idea what would happen. Usually Celia wasn't one to ask for advice, but she genuinely didn't know what the outcome could possibly be, and she only had a handful of people whose opinions she trusted enough to ask for.