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Keith turned his attention back to the entrance, as he heard another sound of the door chime.

The newcomer, a woman who looked like she belonged more in a funeral than a coffee house, was another one of the new employees that Leonardo had shown him. He heard that she's a hotshot from the Clock Tower who had to run to America after a political fallout. A common enough story for mages around here. Though one from an older family like hers was somewhat rarer.

Well...'old'. From what Leonardo had told him, five hundred year-old was considered relatively young back in England and the Clock Tower. In America, 500 is definitely old. Likewise, in the grand scheme of things, a Cause-rank mage like her is considered an 'average' skilled mage. Here in America, Cause-rank carried more prestige with it. Leonardo himself got attention because he was a Cause-rank mage from a prestigious family.

Magi rankings might not directly correlate to strength, but since their source of strength is magecraft, more often than not, they do correlate.

In any case, no wonder Leonardo hired her. Based on reputation alone, another Cause-rank mage would definitely draw more clients. And while Keith was only capable of rudimentary magecraft, he at least learned enough to sense magical energy when he was in the same line of business as Leonardo. The girl's definitely carrying a notable mystic code.

"Welcome," he greeted her, "One of Leonardo's new hires, right? The rest of your colleagues are over there," Keith said as he pointed at the table where Winnifred, Sunny, and Richard were seated.

"If you want a coffee or something to drink, give me a holler, and I'll whip one up on the house."