Melisa tapped her quill against the parchment, adding another name to her list.
The paper was headed "People to 'Accidentally' Touch" with quotation marks aggressively emphasized through multiple underlines.
So far, the list included:
Professor Ellington (probably knows something about the Memory Snare's history)
Ms. Milly (definitely hiding something more)
That smug guard who always gives me extra trouble at the academy gate
She hesitated, then scribbled a fourth name:
Queen Aria again? (if opportunity presents itself)
[Not likely,] she thought with a snort. [She's probably not going to invite me back to the palace for a little while. And, when would I ever casually bump into the queen of Syux?]
Melisa tucked the list into her pocket, satisfied with her plan.
She had thought about what she'd talked about with Javir and, to be honest...
