#. they get down there and all the liddells are like “ hey alice !! ” and maddie's just like “ uhhhhhhhhh ”

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madeline nods as clarence explains that a dying vow is quite powerful . " yeah , like i said : accidentally married a corpse bride . "

she continues to walk on , not even realizing that clarence has stopped in his tracks . " uhhh , yeah , the elder gutknecht . don't believe there's many others-- wait , did you say he was the author of the most famous book on magic ? "

now it's her turn to stop in her tracks as she looks back at clarence . " first of all , i just learned that magic is real . second of all , you're telling me that this magic is accessible to the living ?? like elder gutknecht wrote on this while he was still alive ?? " she's starting to feel a bit woozy now .

no matter , though . madeline has a mission !! turning back around , she beckons clarence to follow her . it's not long before they end up at her extended family's final resting places . " here we are . the liddells' graves . i figure this would be a good place to start . "

"Oooh -- so it sounds more like it was her direct force of will that did it," Clarence says, tone thoughtful. "A vow made while dying is powerful stuff, according to my research...it's almost like she accidentally laid a magical trap on her grave, honestly. And your father blundered into it without realizing it was there."

He trails after her as she starts back toward the graves she was visiting before. "I suppose that's a possibility too -- I think a lot of people take up the practice once they're -- Elder Gutknecht?!"

He stops dead. "The Elder Gutknecht?" he demands, eyes wide. "Author of the most famous book on magic in Europe? Your father met him?!"