Unusual

Karla stopped as we reached the further flight of stairs where the opening to a large staging area. There were women of all races there, but I focused as Karla turned around to glare at Penny.

"Is this true?! How have I never heard about this?!" Karla demanded, but Penny only shrugged.

"There is only one person that knows about it, and she promised me to be silent about it," I said, suddenly feeling better.

Knowing that I had at least one thing up my sleeve that could surprise this woman gave me a small victory that I kept to myself. Still, it gave me a warm feeling about Listenia.

That was not part of the deal, and it had nothing to do with teaching her magic. There was nothing stopping Listenia from saying that, and that meant a lot in this world.

"Really? Who did you tell? Listenia? She is your apprentice, right?" Penny asked, and I nodded.

"I would like to see how this works. Penny, the girls are waiting to drop out, so go grab a spot and get ready," Karla said.