Erin flinched and fell to her seat at the woman's command, surprised by the sudden bark and glare. She hadn't expected such an aggressive stance and was left ashamed at how quickly her will had been broken through. A fact she'd never admit. With an indignant huff and folding of her arms, the apprentice feigned as if she were simply not interested in staring down the lady. Instead she locked eyes with the diminutive presence of the demonic familiar as she listened to the extremely one-sided deal. Whoever this acquaintance was, Rhayne clearly knew that there was little option for Erin in the matter.<br/><br/>With a spiteful snatch of the scroll, the magess simply signed, rolled up, and handed back the parchment. "What I'd like to know," the Blackwood muttered to herself as she stood, "is what you're getting from all of this..." Erin dusted off her clothes, happy to have the dirty deal done and aside, although she knew a brief patting down was hardly going to make it all go away. If anything, her problems were likely just starting.<br/><br/>"So you're to be my little demonic well of energy," she scoffed as she poked at the small creature inquisitively, "Maybe I'm a pessimist but I think it's going to take a little more than the two of us, or even the other apprentices, to solve Lakeshire's problems." With a slight tilt of her head and increasingly sceptical frown she asked, "Can you even understand what I'm saying?"