"Did I?" Cael calmly argued. "I didn't say a single word in Arcani, and the rules stated nothing about writing them down."
His calm self-assurance fell on the room like a wet blanket, turning anger into confusion. Even if many people surely wanted to argue regardless of Cael's arguments, for a moment, they were stunned by his words.
He turned towards Irmilla. The woman's calm face completely hid her true emotions.
"Signora von Rotermond, you stated yourself that this is a task that is fit for a mage of sixth rank, not mages of fourth and fifth ranks. In other words, it was impossible for us to win by direct means. Is it REALLY against the rules for me to use some savvy to cast this spell?"
