Not exactly in the mood to exchange polite chit-chat with Adriana, Rowan was also not usually a rude person. She dredged up all the courtesy that she was able to muster, and forced herself to sound simply bored. It was really the best that she could manage for the time being.

"Yeah, getting a head start on it. I was thinking of doing a report on the changes in standard, school taught defensive spells over time, to see if there were differences for social and cultural reasons or if the changes of the spells were because of advances in spell theory and foundation." The words came out as a string of facts, almost clinical in their delivery.