You are absolutely correct. Fortune's wheel never favours one overlong. Things were ever uncertain at home.

( once her father died. then being a magical noble living among non-magical nobles was troublesome. but also, perhaps the least of her problems. )

You seem to have studied with great diligence. I will not doubt your skill, and nor should you. ( her smile turns into a smirk which bears some mischief to its curve. ) And we shall enjoy it with more grace than the French.