"I can defend myself, thanks."
"Oh? Don't worry, darling. I know you can, but could you quit being stubborn for once? I'm already here anyway, so we might as well get it done together, right?"
"Right, and I'm not your darling."
"Whatever you say, darling."
Lawrence, a troublesome human-wizard delinquent who likes to push other learners' buttons, and Oriel, an aloof elf-fae solely focused on his magical learning. But how can he focus on just one thing when an annoyingly good-looking human wizard always tries to push his buttons? Oriel was someone Lawrence often targeted, and it frustrated him to the bones. Why was Lawrence so eager to annoy Oriel?