Alia sat cross-legged on her chair as she fiddled with the corner of her cape. She was slightly nervous about this operation. She may have fantasized about having magical battles, but it was actually kinda scary to be doing it for real, now that she thought about it. At the same time, though, there were going to be [i]magical battles[/i]. It felt so exciting to get the chance to participate in one. Ancient rituals and summoning the dead.... the time for adventure and wonder was coming.

The thought of a Capture the Flag event was interesting as well. It would give Alia a chance to get to know everyone's spells, as well as figure out how to work with each other. Alia then asked, "Do you know how many people performed this recent ritual? And how many of them should we expect to encounter in the ruins?"