This week we witness and extended interaction between Chise and Lucy Webster for the first time since they met.
Despite Chise being cursed, Lucy is the one with the dragon-sized chip on her shoulder.
Theres an almostperformativequality to her rude abrasiveness.
That Chise is immune to it only makes her more irritated.
Chise learns about the Seven Shields, the seven distinguished families that founded the College.
Jasmine is from the Saint George Family; Rian is from the Scrimgeours.
Thats why he asked Chise to help him with magic.
When Chise asks about the Webster Tragedy, hes tight-lipped, and asks where she heard that from.
When Chise asks him if shes done something wrong, he ignores her and keeps walking.
This doesnt sit right with Lucy.
Without them, his hair suddenly turns into a tangle of snakes.
Scared and panicked, Zoe runs away, calling Chise a monster.
Turns out hes the son of a human sorcerer and a Gorgon, a creature once persecuted and hunted.
Lucy places the earmuffs back on Zoe, and apologizes for taking them.
This pleasant exchange is interrupted by a noise on the other side of the hedge.
Ruth has tackled Philomela, who was eavesdropping.
The others cant very well let Philomela go blab about what she heard from Zoe and Chise.
When Chise approaches her, Philomela says shell obey an order to stay silent.
Non-magical high school friendships have similar pacts, but not with surefire supernatural consequences for breaking them!
The thing is, this isnt exactly overkill.
And that this pact includes everyone means theyre binding themselves together.
What is friendship but a mutual sharing, not just of secrets, but oftimesboth good and bad?
But blood isnt and shouldnt be the whole story, or the sole obstacle to them becoming friends.
Im hopeful Chise can facilitate their becoming friends.
