[ that's wishful thinking, and really, something she wouldn't mind happening. that last incident was just terrible, pretty much a throwback to how the witches descended upon her in the ancestral realm. at the very least, she got out of this one with only a few scratches and bruises. ]

That's too bad, [ she says with another smile, a little lopsided and almost amused. ] I mean, considering there seems to be a lot of people struggling with it, a few more trying to learn wouldn't hurt.

[ is she trying to get him to try it? who knows. ]