New Group

Karl turned to Rita. "You still didn't answer the question about whom the other group members are."

Rita shrugged. "That's because we don't know. What they're asking of us right now is to pair you with a cleric and a mage, and we've got our mage right here. Alice will be your group leader for the rest of this assignment, but who the other two members are hasn't been decided. 

For all I know, they might send me with you if they decide that you're going to officially test for Ascended Rank right away."

Hawk laughed in Karl's mind. He had said on the very first day at the Academy that it wouldn't be long until they surpassed the evil woman who worked him without snacks, and now it was coming true.

Alice smirked as Karl realized that she would be his team leader for the mission, as she was a Commander Rank Mage, and he was picking from Ascended Rank clerics.