"I'm surprised you don't read up on all of us when you hire us so that you can mock our work..." Essery laughed easily as she said it, only barely resisting the urge to wink as she teased him. There were lines.
She moved her knight back to a defensive position too, preparing for an inevitable standoff and feeling backed into a wall a bit. "I can get you autographed copies if you like. There's my first book where I hung about with foreign students and recorded their reactions to small bits of magic.."