You drink away your inhibitions

The remaining six of you find a relatively quiet corner to enjoy your ales. You sit on a stool next to Albian and take a big sip of your drinks.

Albian : "You did really well today, I think you have a lot of potential."

Jessica : "What makes you guys want to recruit first years? Wouldn't you rather sign up third and fourth years who have some experience?"

Albian : "The way the league rules work is you need to field two boys and two girls from each year and then four flex players for a total of twenty. And we only have a few weeks to recruit before the league starts so the teams are always frantic in the start of the year to find first years, especially sorceresses to compete. You all are a hot commodity."

You can't deny, it felt pretty good to be highly valued, but you were a little nervous that you might let people down. Albian seems to sense the worry.

Albian : "Oh don't worry if you decide not to join up though, no hard feelings. It's fun to get a little competitive but we know it's a game. Most of the teams are friendly with each other."

That did make you feel a little better. Albian and Corinth take turns entertaining you with tales of the shenanigans the boys had gotten into since starting training as you happily sip on your ales, At first there is plenty of space around the table but eventually Paul comes back with another round of drinks and someone he introduces as Sebastian, another of their star players. As you all adjusted to make room for them at the table you found yourself pushed against Albian's broad shoulder, not that you were complaining. The **** was getting to your head and you were more than a little charmed by the Geri ball player.

The stories continue now and you're not surprised Paul is a team leader, he is certainly charismatic and tells a find story.