Cassandra's eyes widened as the dark magic appeared and took form. Outwardly, she looked like someone watching a fireworks display: eyes wide, mouth slightly open, and she even threw in an "Oooooh!" for effect. Inside, however, she was carefully memorizing every detail she could about how his magic worked: what did it look like? What sound did it make? Did it give off any strange scents? She watched very carefully, and when it was done, she smiled. It was actually very nice to look at.

"Wow, that's actually pretty cool. Here, let me try!" she said suddenly. She grinned; she always loved seeing people's reactions to this, especially if they didn't know she could do Illusion Magic. The Guildmaster had mentioned it upstairs, but even so, she hoped Lyren wasn't expecting this. Cassandra held out her hand, just as Lyren had, and concentrated her magic. She closed her eyes, focusing on every sensation she could remember from his demonstration. When focused, an almost exact replay of what Lyren had just done happened in her hand, and when she opened her eyes, they were both holding a blade of dark magic. She grinned again and winked. "Like that?"