Early the next morning, Alicia came back to the shop.  "Hi Mareth.  Sorry I couldn't make it over again last night... I had forgotten that I was supposed to be at one of the bishop's ceremonies, so they wouldn't let me leave again until I finished cleaning and polishing the statues of Iomedae," she explained.  "Anyway, I'm ready to begin my apprenticeship.  They told me I could have the day off, so I could learn as much as possible today."