It was an awkward situation.
Like having a boyfriend and an ex-boyfriend in the same place.
The little person John had thought was a boy turned out to be a girl.
"You tried to hide in front of a master of illusions."
Sprite had concealed everyone, letting them avoid questioning by the police who arrived afterward.
Sprite had also discovered John's Disillusionment Charm.
John wasn't annoyed at being discovered. He snapped his fingers and dispelled the Disillusionment Charm.
It was like suddenly lifting a tablecloth to reveal the food beneath it.
The first thing John did upon meeting her was ask a question. "I know this is rude, but it's important to me. Are you a girl?"
Sprite felt rather offended. Her small stature had always been a sore spot.
She was furious.
Perhaps John had an innate talent for angering little girls. Either way, Sprite had a very poor impression of him.
"A wizard." Ikaris looked at John and said, "You're a wizard."
Somewhat bewildered, Dane asked Sersi, "Didn't you say you weren't a wizard?"
John helpfully answered for Sersi. "She was telling the truth. She really isn't. There are no Eternals in the Wizarding Kingdom's registry of wizard residents."
Hearing John reveal their identities, the three Eternals exchanged glances.
"You were following us earlier," Sprite said.
"A correction: I was following that Deviant," John said, spreading his hands. "I'd thought you could handle it."
As the Eternals' strongest fighter, Ikaris felt that John was taking a jab at him.
John had successfully offended another Eternal.
"This isn't a good place to talk," Sersi said.
They ended up outside a convenience store, with Sprite holding a sandwich and John holding cantaloupe-flavored ice cream.
"So you thought the Deviants had been wiped out, but they actually hadn't."
John tasted the