"As you can hear, wizard... This one is ready for the next apprentice." Rayne turns, grinning to the old man, who is quite disgusted with what he sees. "I never should have agreed to this. The cure is more pestilent than the disease." He opens the door, and hollers down the staircase. "Elena, it is time. Come up to the laboratory."<br/><br/>The succubus, quite pleased with her meddling, sits and waits for the apprentice to enter the room.