"Ah, if you're sure..." Alice replied to Reala, a bit surprised that the Meira look-a-like spoke to her, especially without the heated tone she seemed to use on everyone else, particularly Nathan. "It's just... not something that happened often."

"Yes, even when the seniors got into a fight they usually didn't get past the barrier," Annenis added. "That something impacted the barrier and still have enough force to shatter the windows was unheard of. I do sincerely hope it's not another attack."

They listened to Meira and Reala's reply, with Alice giving Nathan a sad look and Annenis a pitying headshake after hearing his comment. The two girls turned their attention to the front when Squall returned and demonstrated his magic. Alice looked towards the board, looking for mentions of Overload magic among the words written on it. Meanwhile, Annenis looked at the exploded pencil and the broken windows before rising her arm. 

"Sir, the blast from the object was a lot more powerful than the pencil's. Are there other variables that affect the result of the magic beyond the object's magical threshold? And how would we be sure that we wouldn't burn ourselves out from trying to use Overload magic?"