Facing The Music (2)

Before long, the group had reached the same place where Skullius had been 'invited' to when he came here before. The only difference was that there were no students – Apprentice Mages – around.

Skullius had been expecting the taunt of the students once again, but thankfully, he'd get to not have several people trying to prove he was ignorant simply because he wasn't a Mage.

Arch-Mage Ryte picked up on the hints of relief on the Hybrid Luman's face.

"Your friends are out there helping rebuild the destroyed structures in this city. It's good for them to have a more practical use of the Elemental Patch. In fact, doing such tasks that most Mages view as beneath them is a great way to humble those fools! They've grown too used to my valuable, benevolent instruction!" the man said to Skullius who was surprised that he was figured out so easily.

But friends though?

He was not friends with those fools!