"Do you think that a lack of magic might have something to do with it?" Allison asked, interested to hear the man's opinions and thoughts on the matter.
She fell silent when he started to chant, feeling a bit as if she was in some sort of horror movie. She did so hope that nothing terrible was going to happen although she couldn't imagine what would or could be worse than what she had already experienced.
"Ooh," she said when she saw that the marks were disappearing, mouth a perfect 'o' of surprise. Magic still surprised her. "How- That's brilliant! I understood some of the Latin but nowhere near all of it."