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[color=deepskyblue][i]Stupid Lilie stupid stupid so stupid--[/i][/color]

What started as a rather innocent attempt at a nice conversation deraveled faster than Lilie anticipated. She had mistaken Aaron's adorable reaction for one due to the topic at hand, entirely distracted by the color on his cheeks and wondering if his gentleman upbringing had led to a lack of experience in gossiping about this topic. But he hadn't reacted like that because of the topic per se, it was because the rumor she had heard was supposed to be about [I]him[/I]. Aaron was a Noila mage! But how did she not know this? Well for one a Noila mage was usually assigned to a Noila, so that was confusing as heck already. 

Still, the confusion behind that was overwhelmed by how utterly mortified she was, talking so blatantly and making a fool of herself. Now Aaron probably hated her and Salem would think she just liked to gossip like an old lady at the supermarket. Why did she have to open her mouth?! She dropped her gaze to her lap, unable to look Aaron in the eye. If she could just dissolve into a puddle right now, that would be great. Her face was flushed with color, her eyes focused more on her hands as they pulled at the hem of her skirt in mute horror. Wait, no, she should apologize. Or laugh it off? Was it too late, was the damage already done?! 

Fortunately, both Salem and Aaron were eager to move on from the topic. Her phone buzzed and Lilie jumped in place, an audible squeak of surprise escaping her. She fished through her pocket for her phone, seeing a text from Cassandra as Salem changed the topic. It didn't take long for her to respond with a quick [I][color=deepskyblue]> Come on over![/color][/I] before she was addressed, looking up from her phone to Aaron. For just a quick second she was hit with her embarrassment again, though she tucked a stray hair behind her ear as she cleared her throat, hoping her blush had gone away. 

[color=deepskyblue]"Oh, yeah, um--water, yes, but..."[/color] She stumbled over her words, squeezing her eyes shut for a second as she recollected herself. Once she opened her eyes, she was a little calmer, deciding to try again as she perked up. [color=deepskyblue]"Yes, water is my affinity, I'm so glad you remembered! And the funny part is I got paired with a fire mage in my class. She seems nice, so if bonding is needed, I think we'll be okay!"[/color] She genuinely liked interacting with Cassandra, so she didn't foresee any issues on that end if what Salem said was correct. Still, something about what Salem said was a little weird--he did mention that he and Aaron didn't see eye to eye, but was that really going to affect them bonding? It was a shame, she thought they would get along fine.

Lilie paused for a moment, scratching her chin as she contemplated Aaron's other question. [color=deepskyblue]"Well...there aren't any mages in my family, so no, I haven't done any magical training until now,"[/color] She was a bit crestfallen for a second as she thought of her family, though she mentally slapped herself as she continued, [color=deepskyblue]"But the exercise today wasn't too bad! If I concentrate, it's easy. But I, um...get too excited, so I need to get a better handle on that. I wish I could take a crystal home just to practice."[/color] That much was sincere, her hands pretending to hold the crystal in her hand as she spoke.

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