Baler was sent to the Infirmary and class continued mostly with Professor Kragsten highlighting everything Caius and Delia did wrong. Delia was back to looking uninterested and unbothered by anything her sister said. Caius tried to look just slightly reflective like he was taking her word to heart.
But of course that wasn't the end of it.
At the end of Combat Magic Class, while everyone filed out of the classroom to head to Alchemy, Professor Kragsten called to him.
"Caius, a moment."
Caius hung back but Cynthia said nothing until everyone else was gone. It didn't look like she wanted privacy. More like she just wanted some time to articulate her thoughts.
"Explain yourself," she said after a deep sigh.
"What?" Caius asked, confused.
"Last week, you were on the right path. You thought and acted like a Mage. Today, you're almost all the way on the other side. The wrong side.
Explain yourself."
Caius paused and then he let out a sigh as he shrugged.
