Piero nodded as he listened to Ruby.  Another mage, and a combat mage at that.  He'd had some foundational work in black magic, but his own master had stressed the importance of practical experience with white magic first.  Healing, she had said, is mire difficuly than harming.  So learn the difficult thing first.  "It's a pleasure to meet you, Magus Ruby," he said with a slight bow.  "From Garland, correct?  Then... youstudied under Magus Trinado?"<br/><br/>Lydalia's orders caught his attention.  Gear up and meet back.  That made sense.  "I'll need to..."<br/><br/>"There's a lot of things I'd<i>rather</i>hit under cover of darkness!" Serafina laughed, slapping Imos' rear.  Her hips swayed deliberately as she walked back over and grabbed Alex's arm.  "C'mon," she urged, tugging at him.  "Let's go see if we can't scare up some gear."<br/><br/>Piero rolled his eyes.  "I'll try to lay in a few more potions.  Mzybe some ether as well, if I can find it.  Better to be prepared."