"It's late. You should get some rest, Senior Brother."
Wong did not answer Mordo's question.
Instead, he suddenly said that.
Then he left.
Mordo: "..."
Mages cultivated their minds, sure.
But there was no denying that many of them could act like stubborn old children.
Wong was a prime example.
Wong had never liked Kaecilius.
Because of that, he tended to dislike anything connected to Kaecilius, too.
He had nothing against Mordo himself.
What bothered him was that Mordo had agreed to Kaecilius's request.
Who knew what Kaecilius had in mind, asking to talk in the middle of the night?
The thought irritated Wong.
He shot Mordo a look and headed straight for the Kamar-Taj Library.
That left Mordo standing there, utterly baffled.
What was that about?
"Strange," Mordo muttered after a while, glancing at Kaecilius and waving a hand.
Kaecilius chuckled. "Perhaps the Arch-Sorcerer simply doesn't like me. It has nothing to do with you, Senior Brother."
Kaecilius said it calmly.
He clearly knew exactly how Wong felt about him.
"What do you want?" Mordo asked, ignoring his remark.
By then, Mordo had regained his usual stern demeanor.
After all, he had managed Kamar-Taj for a time and was its senior disciple. Around outsiders, he naturally had to be strict.
Otherwise, how could he keep the other members of Kamar-Taj in line?
"Well, I came to ask what you think of the Genius Mage," Kaecilius said.
The Genius Mage?
Zhang Yang?
Mordo paused, unsure what Kaecilius was getting at.
"What about him?" Mordo asked.
"Don't you think the Sorcerer Supreme showed little regard for your feelings by making the Genius Mage a leader of Kamar-Taj after he'd been here only a month?" Kaecilius asked.
His meaning was obvious.
Kaecilius was trying to drive a wedge between them.
Mordo gave