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<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A lot can change in a week.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Seven days ago I was just Talia - an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos a hopeless crush on my boss and a knack for finding trouble.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Now I'm a gold-blooded magic-harnessing Runemaster-in-training.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The good news is all of that has resulted in one hell of a promotion. Instead of sweeping floors I'm sweeping swarms of venomous squatters out of castles. I've been enrolled in accelerated hands-on rune lessons - super handy for those like me who are death-adverse. Oh and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my incu-boss's upgraded benefits package which has been particularly generous.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sadly promotions aren't just about the perks. There are increased responsibilities as well: amassing a magical army alongside the newfound fae king repairing centuries-old divisions among the Seelies and Unseelies and vanquishing a completely unhinged demon lord whose ego may have gotten the teensiest bit damaged when I became the first woman with a pulse to ever spurn his advances (oh and nearly kill him too).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But hey when you're the most coveted tattoo artist in two realms it's all in a day's work.</em></p>