Quenten's tea had warmed a little while she'd been working on the bowls of water. She pressed her hands against the sides and cooled it a bit with Blizzard, then left them there for a minute. The cool glass felt good against her abused hands.
She nodded while she listened to Peony. "If the library doesn't have the books, I'm sure Amy can help me find them," she said. She needed new books to study anyway. She'd all but worn out the Black Magic books she already had. Poison sounded good, too. It was a sustained spell, so Quen knew without it being said that Peony intended her to use it as a key spell.
Late Virgo, though, was sooner than she'd expected even when Peony had told her the exam was in Fall. It was only two months away: they were in mid-Cancer now. Next month was Leo. Virgo was the month after next.
Her mouth dropped open a bit when Peony told her about her plans to take her out of the city. "Really?" she couldn't help but ask. "That's what I wanted! Thank you! And with a fighter? Will it be Drake?" Quen liked Drake. He was nice. She did wonder a bit how she'd get real battle experience, but this was better than what she had, at least. She took a drink of her tea.