"Magic?" Ray offers unhelpfully, giving Asher a sheepish look. "Listen, you and me, we got history. Must be, what, nearly five years since we met. Ten minutes ago we were all, all four of us, on a tropical island in the middle of--know what, that's not important."

Taking another step forward, he awkwardly offers out his left hand, trying to hold up Daniel at the same time. "I'm Ray." He feels like he's taking a pin to the bottom of Asher's foot right now but he has to try. The sooner the spell ends, the better, and if true love - or whatever - can break it, bring it on. So with a deep breath and a still-steady gaze, he adds: "Your eyes are blue."