[b]William Ascot[/b] "I know a way into the forest as well, plus I'm almost a Master; the purpose of making an Excalibur duplicate is to give me enough of a boost for me to ask for an examination to confirm that fact," an element of boasting returned to his tone, even as he considered the fact that the Masters might make the examination more non-combat; knowing his luck, that'd probably be what might happen. So best be open to that possibility. Looking at Damien, William would have preferred proper androgynes with a mix of masculine and feminine traits, but it seemed that the guy [i]was[/i] interested in other men like him after all, and that was to be appreciated. Then back at Zane as William said, "You and I are both Journeymen, right? And Rhea is too. Why don't we just get permission for a field trip?" A pause. "Wait, yeah, that'd take too long; let's just sneak out. Note that I don't want to get in trouble with the people who are supposed to be examining me, so it's best if we do this quickly and with as much stealth as possible." [@Ryteb Pymeroce][@TheHangedMan][@QueenNugget][@Canidae][@Aviaire]