<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">Ayla looked excited at what he’d just told her.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “Fourth circle? Thats amazing!”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99"> she said proudly.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “I made the mistake of ending up with Shar Tessa. She was convinced she could help with my little problem…”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99"> she got a cold look in her eyes. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d">“She blackballed us when she couldn’t help and Alexi refused to stay on.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">she took a steadying sip of her drink, her eyes rolling back at how much better it was than the crap she was used to drinking with Drakus and the others.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “But apparently there are people who don’t give a shit about that witch’s opinions. I’m about to go for my third circle. Better late than never I guess.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">she shrugged, smiling when he asked about the new man in her life.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “Oh him? Wellllll…. Lets just say that sometimes those sparing lessons you gave me come in handy. And sometimes when he and I are practicing…. Adrenaline kicks in… and you know me and adrenaline….” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">she smirked.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “And if you know the name Lucian Dreven, you probably know that trying your usual scare tactics is a bad idea. Besides…. I have never been a lady. You know this.”</span>