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“Were you able to do anything at all?”

“Soic away froreenhouse and made up potions forthis conversation now, so he didn’t have to downplay things or try to sell her on the idea that he could be a full-fledged e He had the position already, thanks to her confidence in his just for prep on the journey out, or for practice I don’t—”

Deep breath It was hard to admit, but she did need to know Tori couldn’twith a group, aside fro I only know about in theory”

“That’s fine” Lisette’s cool hand reached over and touched hi “When we do practice collaborative work, I’ll pull you in with ive you all some experience in it”

Reassured, he nodded

Silence fell for a moment as he finished the a it over to her for inspection

Lisette accepted it and tilted it in her pale could “Perfectly done I didn’t see you ht to do?”

“There’s no point,” Tori said with a self-depreciating smile “I just mess up the nuht and what needs to be tweaked I eyeball everything”

“Most es do, you know I’htly with her finger “Magic is about instinct and talent It should be a joy to do any sort of working I do not understand this process of your old clan’s They’ve turned ery”

“I’lad to hear you say that” Tori felt like that was the understatement of the year

“It’s part of why I recoe of the clan immediately” Lisette handed him the amulet back, and there was a proud se at play but your instincts You looked at e had done and saays to improve it You instinctively kne to enhance the potions We need that sort of creativity and intellect, especially as there are so few of us”

Tori’s face felt like it was on fire He really didn’t knohat to do with all of these co

“Your craft work is solid, I think I already know about your potions Let’s go and get situated there”— she indicated the sitting area to the far right of the rooic theory I want to knohat all you studied Magic is so vast, after all”