The guards rushed over when they saw the Headmistress collapse, then stopped suddenly when they realized that she was in the middle of an advancement to the Second Rank.
None of them had seen anything like it before. The compression of the aura, the overwhelming sense of power, and the change in the feeling of her aura were incredible.
No Witch could miss that sensation, but it was a very delicate time for the Headmistress and not something usually done in a public setting where any number of things could interfere.
With Wolfe's added mana, the chances of failure were much lower than during a more natural advancement attempt, but this was a monumental occasion for them, as she would be the first Witch of her generation and not the younger generation to break through that boundary.
