*Ardylan sits off in the distance, watching Shula practice. After one particularly sparkly and interesting burst of something magical, he holds up a large sign above his head with the number "8.5" painted on it. He later follows it up with a similar sign with the number "4" on it for some spell that looked dark and dull.
If approached, Ardylan would smell strongly of alcohol and would look very, very bored.*