<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff9999">Tessa pressed her lips together, trying not to show her annoyance at how well her former pupil was doing. She figured the girl would be a lot more nervous, and she’d been doing everything she could to make her uncomfortable. Her reputation was on the line here. Though she was pleased to see the group that was brought out. It was rare to include fourth circle mages in this, but apparently they’d had some volunteers. After all, these were people who could have actually proctored this test. Her lips upturned slightly. Perhaps that would be enough to spook the girl.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">Ayla blinked, seeing some of the people who walked out. She knew some of them. Harkin had just tested into the 4th circle. In fact he was apprenticed to a mage… she glanced over, realizing that he was apprenticed to one of the more silent judges. So that's how he ended up here… she thought to herself. Once hitting fourth circle a mage didn’t require a master to reach their fifth, but Harkin was nothing if not Loyal. He’d been with the same Master Evoker since before she’d even graduated. This… was not going to be easy. She had debated asking some of the staff if she could hypnotise them, but it just didn’t seem right… so she hadn’t been able to practice. <br/>
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Holding out her hand, a ball of light formed in her palm, about the size of a grapefruit, spinning like a miniature ball of swirling gas, the clouds beginning to change colors, shifting and spiraling out, spinning around. She poured magic into it a little at a time, focusing on each of their faces, hoping she’d be able to hold their attention there was a soft, almost soothing pulse of energy that emitted from it, urging them to come closer, before she set it slowly spinning, circling around the room.</span>