The silence didn't last long.
Not when I was still in the mood to stir the pot.
"You know…" I drawled, stretching my legs out as I leaned back against the cave wall. "I was just thinking…"
Mira groaned. "Professor… no."
"Oh, come on," I smirked, ignoring her warning. "This is important. Deeply educational, even."
Julien cracked one eye open, his voice dripping with skepticism. "Why do I feel like I'm about to regret this?"
"Because you're smart." I pointed at him, lips twitching. "But not smart enough to avoid getting tossed around by an angry wind mage."
Julien's eye twitched. "That was—"
"An excellent display of how not to fight someone stronger than you," I cut in smoothly, my tone almost academic. "In fact, I might use it as a teaching example."
"A teaching example?" Julien's eyebrow twitched again.
"Absolutely," I nodded solemnly. "We can title it 'How to Charge Headfirst into Death: A Case Study.'"
Mira choked on a laugh.
Julien… not so much.
