"Honestly speaking, a Tier 7 Fire Mage possessing a Tier 10 Black Fire—hmm...." A mage that'd been silent spoke for the first time.
Another mage nodded. "You have a point. It seems too out of place."
"I will say it once again," Gandulf cut in, his tone cold—he was displeased that his peers were suspicious of his disciple. "No ordinary mage could have become the one for our breakthrough. If you have a problem with that, I invite you to use any of your little tricks to investigate the truth. But mind you, my disciple is not only full of secrets, but he also holds his grudges. I will surely give him some pointers should the three of you be plotting anything against him."
"What in the world are you saying, Gandulf? We are barely mentioning how incredibly monstrous your disciple is. We have no ill intentions," a mage explained.