'Master finally got a grip on herself.'
Demi suddenly realized she hadn't had a chance to introduce the two of them yet.
She hurried to plant herself between Carlos and her master, making the introductions all formal-like:
"Young Master Carlos, this is my master Pergina, an alchemical master!"
Her face was bursting with pride.
An alchemical master! Do you know how many people would kill to get in good with an alchemical master but can't even get their foot in the door!
Hearing this, Pergina's face showed a flash of pure embarrassment.
'Oh crap, why does this apprentice keep insisting I'm an alchemical master?'
She'd been swamped lately. Whether on purpose or not, Pergina hadn't exactly been straight with her apprentice about everything.
If her real skill level got exposed... yikes! Just thinking about it made her want to crawl under a rock!
But things had gone this far, and Pergina couldn't exactly throw in the towel now.
