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manila envelope. She handed it to Maggie. “The first page is the job responsibilities, salary, and benefits summary.”
    Maggie’s grin widened. “Yes, I’m definitely interested.”
    “Perfect!” Virginia exclaimed.
    She showed Maggie which pages needed signing then collected the job acceptance forms while giving Maggie her own copy. Mark watched the two of them work with a sense of relief and happiness for his sister. He’d been a little worried about her and how she would cope in the aftermath of APU 81’s possession of her. Virginia was absolutely right. This was the best thing for her. Maggie had always wanted to do something like this.
    Virginia turned to fix her attention on Mark. “I’m offering you the same position. Your ability to cast restoration spells is phenomenal and we wouldn’t have our site in New Hampshire without you. I’m sure you could do the same thing with another facility left behind by our ancestors. We just need to find it. And I’m sure your sister will do just that. Additionally, we’re having a problem with APU 4093, as you’re aware. It thinks its protecting us by safeguarding its technology. You’re the only one it will talk to because it has a respect for White Knights. And that’s something else we would like to know more about. What exactly were White Knights and what were they capable of? We need to build up our power base while we can so we’re ready for APU 81 when it decides to go on the offensive.”
    “I think we should rename those guys,” Mark teased. “How about we call them the Good Computer and the Evil Computer?”
    Maggie snorted with mirth.
    “I think a better name for APU 4093 is the Stuck Up Computer,” Virginia said flippantly. She leveled an earnest gaze at Mark. “Will you join my team?”
    “I wish I could,” Mark said in a regretful tone. “But I can’t be too careful about burnout. I really need to sleep in a white magic power center until I’m completely certain I’m in the clear.”
    “Your friend, Helen, doesn’t have any problems,” Virginia pointed out.
    “That’s because she’s got a white magic power center in her condo. It’s very weak but it seems to do the job. Plus, she spends a lot of her waking hours at home, too,” Mark said.
    “If we had more white magic practitioners like you, this world would be a safer place,” Virginia said emphatically.
    “You don’t know that.”
    “Noting in life is certain but that’s what my intuition is telling me.”
    Maggie leveled an enthusiastic smile at her brother. “Come on, Mark! Take the job!”
    “I can’t. I’m sorry,” Mark said.
    Virginia let out a soft sigh of disappointment. “I was afraid you’d say that. I do have an alternate offer. I can hire you for one day assignments like before. I have a private jet waiting for me to return to New Hampshire. We can have lunch then spend half the day at the research facility.”
    “Technically, it’s a recreational facility,” Mark teased.
    “Fair enough,” Virginia said.
    “All right. I’ll do it.”
    “Great. Let’s have some lunch. The burgers here smell great,” Virginia said.
    “They’re fantastic,” Mark said.
    They placed their orders at the front counter and were soon seated with their burgers, fries, and onion rings. Virginia and Mark had chai lattes while Maggie chose water to drink.
    “It’s hard to find a good chai latte. I’m surprised they’re on the menu at a hamburger restaurant,” Virginia commented.
    “This is one of my favorite places to eat. Uncle Nathan and I stop by here at least once a week,” Mark said.
    Virginia took her first bite and moaned with pleasure. “I can see why you’re such a fan of this place! I don’t care much for burgers but this is divine!”
    “I have to admit I was surprised to hear from you,” Mark said. “It’s been a few months since I restored the stone henge facility in New Hampshire.”
    “If it were up to me, I’d have contacted you right away