Avery looked at the badge on Lynch's chest. "Congratulations, you've advanced to High-level Apprentice."
Lynch replied, "Just lucky."
She continued, "You don't think this is something to brag about, do you?"
Lynch said, "No, no."
Avery angrily said, "Don't think that just because everything is going smoothly for you now, without the resources provided by the Wizard Family, you would never have advanced to a Wizard. Do you believe that?"
Lynch responded, "I understand, I understand."
Avery's chest heaved noticeably, her expression almost as if she could explode at any time.
The surrounding apprentices clearly sensed the tense atmosphere, their gazes shifting back and forth between Lynch and Avery.
"Ahem!"
Just as things seemed like they wouldn't end well, Griss lightly coughed, stepped forward, and said, "Hello, Miss Avery."
Normally polite, Avery was uncharacteristically rude this time, saying, "Who are you?"
Griss looked awkward.
"Avery!"
