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Gia found it difficult to take her own words to heart. She knew she had to find a new way of conducting her work, but it was far from easy to change of habits honed over centuries.
Magic had taught her a lot of shortcuts. While she could apply some to the research—they had to in order to find the alchemist—it wasn’t her way.
Diana seemed to be doing okay with the changes. At first, Gia assumed her younger sister let Alec do all the grunt work, but Diana had surprised her, rolling up her sleeves and pitching in. Her scholar mate had definitely rubbed off on her.
Logan would be fine, too. She was the youngest, and she relied less on the balance than her older sisters. The Air Elemental also had her voices to guide her, provided she could get them to behave.
And Serin has Daniel. The
