Sigh. Still more fighting? Well, for Bernadette that's probably an improvement over being goaded into endless mindgames with her devious father, although she suspects the master magician Lorenta won't be much less obnoxious with words than Skald is. But that's why she has a Flowing Rune handy: with a casting of Silent Lake, Bernadette won't have to hear a word Lorenta has to say! Even further, she will seal the teacher's magic herself, which should make this fight a cinch, given Lorenta has absolutely no offense without her tricksy little spells. Not that Bern needs this advantage, all things considered - she does have bountiful healing, after all - but a practical person takes practical means to make ends meet. And silencing the opposition is certainly faster than engaging in a boring as all get out slugfest. Quite frankly, she'd rather listen to Skald than deal with that fate.
