Velma and Moon froze, and then could not help but look at one another. Of all the things they could have expected, this certainly wasn't one of them.
Yet Mary's solemn expression did not ease, nor did she laugh or joke about the matter. She remained every bit as serious as she was before she spoke.
"Do not take this lightly. All things pertaining to the Dao must be handled with the utmost care, and taken extremely seriously," Mary said, redirecting both their attention towards herself.
"Velma, you and Lex are the first proper Dao candidates of the Midnight Inn, which is why you're unfamiliar with the process leading up to it. In truth, candidates should have been shortlisted long ago and preparation should have silently begun then. Yet due to the nature of the Inn's growth and expansion, it was not something that could be given priority.
