It was fall and that could only mean two things on the Stephen T. Frasier University campus. Classes and job fairs. Every year in the Quad various companies and organizations held recruitments, one smaller during the autumn season and a larger one during the spring before graduation. This week was devoted to the paladins. Every day a different set of blonde bimbos and romance cover rip-off men would come in and try to convince everyone to join the ranks of goodness and light and rainbows and defend the ordinary citizens of the world from those who had – gasp! – dark magic.

Erin would really be more sickened by the whole thing if the eye candy wasn't so enjoyable.

"Could you be a little less subtle there, Erin?" Canace said. They were sitting on a blanket under some trees that lined the Quad eating lunch. It was just the four of them: Canace, Brenna, Randolph and herself. One blood mage, a gray witch, a werewolf and a demon summoner. Perfectly normal. Nothing to see here.

"We're supposed to be keeping an eye on the paladins in case there's any trouble like last year. I'm just keeping an eye on them." A very close eye. Those jeans were so tight that they were practically indecent.

"You're a demon summoner. Those guys would call you evil and try to get you thrown in jail in a heartbeat. How can you even stand to look at them?" Brenna asked.

One of the paladins dropped a pen and bent over to pick it up. Nice. "It's a tough job, but I'm willing to make the sacrifice," Erin replied.