<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian had enjoyed his time alone with Alexi that morning, a little bit of relaxing closeness with his...boyfriend seemed wrong but it was close enough, before they had to leave and come here. The entire place was packed, probably about thirty people here from the various schools of magic, both Subject wise and location wise. It seemed rumor had spread about the incident at Ordenel’s party, and everyone was excited to see this test. It would be the first time anyone Shar Tessa had kicked to the curb would try to make the next circle. And when she was the apprentice of one of the strongest and most mysterious mages in the city, it was bound to be interesting.<br/>
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He lead Alexi over to their old friend, waving and nodding to the other mages and representatives that he knew</span>.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“There are so many people because this is going to be a spectacle either way. On the one hand, if your sister fails, it would validate Shar Tessa. On the other hand, when she passes, it would destroy her reputation as a teacher, since she thought that she was helpless.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">He moved to the seats and hugged Nel before sitting down and observing the dome. </span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">Ordenel was so happy to see his friends, giving both of them a hug and a kiss on the cheek before settling back down to watch everything. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4dff">“This is going to be so exciting! I love watching new mages show their stuff, and with one as strong as Ayla this is going to be a fun time indeed.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff"> He cut off his words then, a feat in itself for him, and watched as the judges walked out onto the field. </span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">When the four of them stepped out onto the field, they had all taken the time to prepare their wards, in case of mishap. After the lack of control shown by her in the past, it was better to be safe than sorry. As they approached their spots one of them broke off from the others, a slight human woman with long dark hair, and moved closer to Ayla. “</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#808080">I am the proctor that will you will be dealing with most, Master Ovira. Before we begin, are you sure that you want to take this test? And that you are taking this test of your own volition?”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"> They had had issues with that in the past, teachers trying to force students to test before they were ready. This was a way to give them an out if they weren’t.</span>