The tea cup in Rosetta's hand disappeared as she stood up.
"Since my lovely apprentice dares to bare her fangs on her teacher, shall I not remind her why I am the teacher and not her?"
Oriana felt her entire body grow cold. It was a momentary lapse of judgment, a whimsical rebellious act, but she also knew her teacher was petty and she would show her no mercy.
"I did not mean to—"
Zap!
Rosetta attacked her before she could finish her sentence. It was the black lightning attack the witch loved to use as punishment, because it brought tremendous pain but showed little to no injury on the outside.
"Ahh!"
Oriana summoned a rune shield in haste, but since she was late to cast the spell, the attack reached her.
"Again," Rosetta said in a dry tone.
Oriana injected more magic to strengthen the defense of the black shield.
Zap!