'Could he have been using magic on us to make us like him, or to make himself appear more attractive?' wondered The Cat.
'No,' replied Carthinal. 'I would have felt any disturbances in the mana however slight from so close. He was not using magic. He is a man with great natural charisma I suspect. We'll have to be wary here. I don't trust him.'
'He seemed very pleasant to me,' mused Randa. 'I wonder if he's being used by others and is not fully aware of what's going on.'
Carthinal immediately scotched that idea. 'For any mage to reach the level of magister he must be very intelligent. I don't think our friend Wolnarb would be easily used by others. We should bide our time and see what happens.'
At that moment there was a knock on the door.
'Come in!' called Randa.
The door opened and
