The principal crossed his arms and tilted his head from side to side a couple of times.
Eventually, he said,
"It shouldn't be too difficult." The request wasn't that difficult.
"You're sensible, Lexi. I doubt you'd do anything to tarnish the reputation of summoners. If you do, we'll just pin it on Zach. Deal?"
"Deal." Lexi agreed immediately.
"But I will give you a couple of books summarizing the more important details of summoning before you leave. Take your time to read them. They will help regardless of what you summon." The principal stood up as he spoke. Since he had agreed to it, there was no need to waste time.
Zach was a little surprised at how easy it was. He entered a daze as the principal led them through the Academy to the Chamber of Ceremony and, while the two were still in the room, had Lexi perform the summoning ceremony.
