"Marisse. Selenne has inserted herself into tomorrow's trial."
Marcus's voice emerged from the communication charm with the clipped displeasure of a man who had discovered an unfamiliar name upon a guest list he had already approved.
Marisse passed through the archive doors and continued into the corridor. The silver fastening at her collar remained warm beneath her fingers, carrying the faint vibration of his mana.
"So I have heard," she replied. "She announced her interest before leaving, though she dressed it in the language of oversight."
"Of course she did."
Paper shifted somewhere on Marcus's side. He was likely still in his office, surrounded by reports he claimed to despise and read more carefully than most clerks.
"The Vice-Headmaster approved her request," he continued. "Her name was added beneath anomaly oversight."
