"What was that?" said Sylvie. She stared at Li in a focused wonder, wanting mostly to figure out the mechanics of the spell or actions he had taken to stop a spell that surely would have leveled the entire cottage.
"A little trick to stop spells. Nothing much to it. Lucky that this was a situation I could use it in," said Li with a shrug.
"I have become used to your many wondrous talents," said Launcelot. "And I must thank you for using them now. Now then, I do believe that you are also right in that we are all of the same mind. That leaves but action."
Launcelot shifted the conversation forwards, wanting to get to more direct planning as soon as he could. It was evident that the man, unlike Sylvie, was not the curious kind and far more objective oriented.
