Fascinating and aptly magical. I love the ambiguity around her death. At first I thought he killed her, but on second read it feels more like he just predicted it. Very cool. I like!

This is a good read, Mr. B… Always the smell of ginger’ It’s the simple lines we remember most.

The magician couldn’t have had anything to do with this, could he? I smell an investigation or some accusation or at the very least he remembers his love for her at the last second, which you left out.