{Melisa}
"Melisa," Javir said calmly, "could I speak with you in my study for a moment? About that... research question you had earlier?"
Melisa nodded quickly. Maybe a little too quickly.
"Sure, yeah, absolutely."
"Aww, but I was going to show Melisa my other spells," Hazel pouted.
"I promise I'll watch all of them when I get back," Melisa assured her, ruffling her hair. "Save the best ones for last, okay?"
Javir led the way to her study, closing the door behind them once Melisa was inside. She didn't speak immediately, taking a moment to pinch the bridge of her nose with blatant, obvious disapproval.
It wasn't a matter of if Melisa was in trouble, but rather how much.
"So," she said finally, "I think we may have a problem with that artifact."
"Uh, seems like it, yeah," Melisa ran a hand through her hair, looking frazzled. "I just experienced Isabella using a wand in ways that she definitely didn't tell me they'd been made for."
