Any reason to be semifree from the finishing school was a good reason for Mireille. Something she enjoyed, one of the few subjects she had excelled at — and liked — was the perfect excuse for her to leave the school. It wasn’t like she could leave whenever she liked. At least her first year was almost over. She felt excited over that small fact.

Once she was completed with her potion, she signaled that she was ready to have her potion judged.