Each took his usual seat in the main hall; Val moved his fingers and set the table for Adrien to eat some bread and prosciutto, then magicked up a cup of tea for himself. Between sips, Val would leaf through the pages of his little journal and take some notes.

"Yes", he started, "I was thinking that your training in Light magic could be considered complete".

Adrien ate the last bite of his bread and wiped his hands on a napkin. "Really!", he said. "We're done?".

"For now, yes. If you'd like, we can already start with Darkness after the break".

Adrien's mind blanked out. "We -- we're doing Darkness magic?".

"Yes, of course", Val calmly said. "Why should we not?".