She'd done it. For the first time in the six years she'd been at the Tower, she had cast a spell correctly, without blowing anything up or having any other unintended consequences.
"I did it!" Quen exclaimed. She jumped up. "I did it!" Finding Merri, she wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. "Thank you so much. I couldn't have done it without you."
Then, in a moment of daring, she placed her hands on his cheeks and kissed him hard.