Despite her earlier comments, Mallory seemed to delight in tormenting her roommate. "You know that uh..." Maggie broke off, unable to think of a dipl...matic way to end the comment."Awe, what? Does it drive you WILD with desire?" Mallory snickered, leaning back on the bed and stretching."Ok, knock it off," Maggie sighed, stowing her equipment."All right. It's just too easy to get you riled up..." Mallory laughed, moving to the door of the room. "I'm meeting Beth for dinner anyway. Catch you. The room he entered reminded him of the various apothecaries he had visited in this world. It was full of countless ingredients, all bottled, hung to dry, and displayed. He and the rest of the cadets flowed in and found seats among various tables while waiting for the teacher. He soon arrived, an old man with a braided beard and a robe smelling like a used napkin belonging to the witches of Macbeth. “Greetings, everyone. I am Sir Brume, and I shall be teaching you how to brew potions that will. “That was beautiful,” Kara whispered when we returned to our place.“Supposedly the next service is better,” I whispered back.There was a break between Vespers and Lamentations, and we had a chance to talk to Father Basil, and we asked him about celebrating ‘in advance’.“The origin of these services is lost in the mists of time. We know that the current pattern was already in place by the 4th century, though the timing of when the services were held is unknown. Now, we say that the timing shows. "Now if you'd show John to an office where he can begin his work and fetch those files you mentioned, we'll make a start," Morgana finished, dismissing both Thea and I to our duties."It's such a relief to have someone to pass the buck upwards to," chuckled Thea as she set me up in the office in front of Morgana's where anyone attempting to gain access would have to pass, the other desk I presumed was hers."I really, really hope you never try that if it is your responsibility," I replied. "Mage.