"That could get messy fast. I guess we can use the Shield spell for crowd control."

"Or just use the Through to obviate the need."

"That's a good idea. I don'f know if we can all use it at once, though. Were you thinking just one of us would present?"

"I wasn't, but I imagine we can use spells with a similar effect. And I'm not sure we'd need crowd control, street performers are a thing, and most people will assume we're just stage magicians at first."

"It could be fun putting together a whole act...have Stiles record it?"

"He'll probably be a bit miffed but it'll be cute."

"If you're into that. He does seem to be miffed a lot."

"I probably would be too if I were magicless amongst all these hot sorcerers."

"Luckily, we're not. We should probably enjoy it."

"I certainly do," she says, looking him up and down and grinning. "Anyway, it's like two in the morning, we should probably not just stand around here."

"We should probably get home. Jump, give me wings, release."

He drops her off.

"When will I see you again?"

"Soon, fair maiden. I will arrive outside your tower by morrow's end."

She bows. "I shall await you with bated breath."

The next day, Scott pays Sadde a visit.

"—well hello!"

"Hey. Thanks for everything you did to help catch the Time. That plan wouldn't have come together without you."

"Really? I didn't feel like I did a lot."

"Can you imagine if it was just me and Alistair? Anyway, I was here to offer help with your video idea."

"So you're not going to school today, either? Alistair's coming over later."

"I talked to my mom. She's not happy about it, but she gets it."

"My mom's pretty okay with it. I did in fact experience today several times."

"It's not just today, I'm probably going to be missing school a lot. And my mom likes to try to be stricter than she wants to be, she's just not really good at it. Should we get started with the planning now, at least?"

"I guess. Why are you going to be missing school a lot?"

"It depends on when the cards are active, but Alistair can't be the only sorcerer who'll try to catch them."