“Since you are talking about me, know that I resent this!” The Hydra appeared out of thin air. “You should have called me. I deserve to be part of the opening tour of the new floors of the tower, and so does my mother!”

“Tell them, sweetie!” Fyrwal arrived a split second later. “Sorry for the intrusion, but Fanny listened to everything through her mind link with Friya. We are both offended for being left out of this.”

“I know, and I’m sorry, but I wanted this to be a family tour.” Solus bowed to the Hydras in apology. “If I called Faluel, I also would have to call Malyshka, Dawn, Loka, Zoreth…”

“And it would have been a crowd, not a family event.” Faluel sighed. “Sorry for the outburst. I’ll take my leave, then.”

“Please, stay.” Lith raised his hand to stop her. “This is just like when you taught us Domination. There is no point in keeping you out if you’ll learn everything from Friya anyway.”

“Don’t mind if I do.” Faluel nodded. “I agree with everything Lith said, Ripha. You made the Lodestar into a perfect learning tool rather than a substitute for a mage’s brain.”

“Thanks.” Menadion nodded. “For your information, I didn’t invite people like Fyrwal to the opening because she already knows how the new floors work. She used them in her time as my apprentice.”