"Yuuno-chan, you might want to go and tell the maids there's going to be a bit of a mess to clean up shortly," said Toshiko, giving a glance towards the girl. After a moment's hesitation, and a huff, the girl hopped to her feet and left the room, leaving the redheaded mage and her pupil alone. This was mostly an exercise in trying to teach her student a basic skill of many magi. Scrying was, of course, a skill possessed by almost every mage.

Rummaging through her bag, Toshiko produced some chalk and what appeared to be a small, portable blackboard.

"This is a skill any mage should possess," she began, as she turned to face Ryuuko, "Most accomplished magi can scry, and I'm certain you don't want to be left out."

Toshiko pulled out a sheet of paper. On it was a magic circle, intricately designed and featuring a variety of different symbols. "I need to to replicate this on the board. If you're struggling I can help. After you've done so, I'll begin to help you perform a successful scrying spell. It's not a complicated process, but if you get something wrong you're going to end up with a waste of mana and nothing more."