“Forget watching, Marie,” Girtha said. “You’re getting in here.”
“I’m staying too,” Divya declared. “I’ve been fighting with words all day and my fists want a piece of the action.”
Divya and Marie crossed the barn.
“SJ?” Mauvrey said. “Would you like to stay?”
“I should probably get back to preparing my lesson plan for tomorrow,” she said. “I am trying to come up with a less dangerous way to demonstrate what the portable potions can do. Perhaps I can draw some diagrams on the board rather than continue any handson practice.”
“You’re backtracking?” Blue exclaimed. “SJ, deciding to have students test out portable potions was probably the most inspiring decision you’ve ever made. Don’t shy away from it because of a little peril. Lean into the risk; that’s what we’re facing out there anyw
