Adrien gave him the paper. Val took a few steps back; as he took a deep breath, the light on his fingers flickered and focused. With one quick gesture of his hand, he broke the seal. From inside the scroll, a fireball appeared; it swirled around Val, then landed on his open palm, where it sizzled away. He turned towards Adrien, smiling.

"Very good", he said. "Perfect, in fact".