Betty Davis lowered her head, hiding her face under the brim of her witch's hat. Both her hands were clasping the hem of her robe, her small fists clenched tight.
Philia tried to break the tension:
"Let's first go to the guest room. I'll explain the situation to you."
Gardner waved his hand in dismissal:
"No need for that. I don't want to waste time on pleasantries. Each second we linger here subtracts from our training time in the Elemental Realm. The longer we dilly-dally, the more we lose. You get what I mean? Well, probably not, considering you only have two rings…"
Kevin elbowed his companion to cut him off and courteously interrupted:
"Don't mind his ramblings, Philia. We were reassigned here on short notice and had to interrupt our training in the Elemental Realm. So Gardner is understandably disgruntled. Just give us the task orders you've prepared. We need to get back soon."
