My Blood Wizard System
“Yes, ma’am.”
Celeste’s mouth twitched. “We don’t do ‘ma’am’ much here unless someone is in trouble.”
Cassandra blinked, then looked briefly mortified. “Sorry.”
Celeste’s expression softened by a fraction. “You’re fine.”
Riley could already tell the girl was trying very hard not to freeze under the pressure of standing in front of Celeste, Seras, Lucian, and half the crew at once.
Celeste turned to the others. “This is Cassandra. She’s from Norway. She came here to learn to control an ability tied to cold affinity.”