"Ah, Venna," Ansel, perched on his workbench, propped his cheek on one hand, "What do you fancy?"
"Study, research."
Ravenna, engrossed in carving an etheric circuit, responded without lifting her head.
"I mean, apart from these two."
The blond boy sighed, "Venna, how can life be such a mundane affair?"
"Do not define my interests by your lack of them."
Ravenna lifted her head to glance at Ansel, a hint of dissatisfaction in her magnificent purple eyes, "For me, studying and researching are sufficiently interesting."
"But you've never experienced those interesting things, have you?"
The young Hydral tilted his head, an innocent smile spreading across his face as he made a slight hooking gesture in the air.
Click —
The alchemical carving knife in Ravenna's hand shifted abruptly, the once perfectly crafted etheric circuit along with the entire piece of magi-metal turned into a lump of scrap.
"You!"