"It wouldn't count as a fetish, hmm. Actually, there's one more. She's also a witch, but she doesn't belong to our era. Blaine Olanode, the First Librarian of Saint Byrens Comprehensive College—she was a demigod of the Fifth Epoch."
Shade briefly explained Blaney's identity. Wei Ge showed a reverent expression. She did not dare say much about a Demigod Witch: "Although Galina mentioned that you traveled through time, hearing you admit it still surprises me. Is there anyone else?"
Then Wei Ge saw Shade reveal an even more conflicted expression.
"There are indeed two more. These are the last two. You've met them as well, but you need to prepare yourself for their identities."
Wei Ge smiled. "Could it be that Little Unicorn?"
"Of course not. How could you think that? That idea is too terrifying. It's Grace and Helen, whom you met yesterday afternoon."
Wei Ge recalled the pair of twin sisters who had not seemed particularly old. She tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Those twins? What's wrong with that? Twins are perfectly normal, aren't they? I won't discriminate against your 'hobby.'"
She clearly had not understood, which was why she could still joke at a time like this.
"No, no, it's like this. Grandma Cassandra may have mentioned some of their circumstances in the Council."
Shade explained the specific origins of the Red Butterfly Sisters to Wei Ge, telling the sad story that had begun at a Fifth Epoch banquet. Of course, because of the Outlander's arrival, that story now had a fairly good ending.
After hearing it, Wei Ge stared at Shade and could not speak for a long while. Clearly, Shade's connection to Relics shocked her even more than learning that he had long known nine Great Witches.
Shade had thought she would