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"Certainly," Candace agreed with a smile. "I'd love to see how you do on your own, but as self-sufficient as we're meant to be, don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it okay? You're just one person, if you start to feel overwhelmed no one will think less of you for asking for help." Relying on people could get dangerous, yes. She would need to keep that in mind; train them so they could function on their own, don't hold their hands so they couldn't be released into the wild.

Stormy worried about not being a good leader and she put a hand on her shoulder. "Stormy, it's okay. That's something I can't exactly help you with but I'll support you, okay? The one thing that stops you from being a good leader is believing you'll never be a good leader to begin with. You won't do perfectly every time. You don't, I don't, everyone messes up sometimes it's just how you handle it that determines how badly everything goes."

Candace dropped her hand away. "So! How aboooout you and I, bright and early tomorrow..say...six? We'll meet up at the Miss Taken Tower and start your training. This time you'll do it solo with my guidance, but next time you can invite someone else if you want. Deal?"

Candace looked thrown off by the mention of a therapist. Stormy had seen a therapist? But why? She seemed like a perfectly normal girl. "Change doesn't happen over night, Princess." She playfully tapped the underside of Stormy's chin to make her lift her chin. "I'll help you get your silk off if you want, okay?"

She laughed when Stormy slapped her own cheeks, covering her mouth to try and stifle it. Oh god! That was so precious!

Oh. Lockpicks. Candace hesitated at first. "Yeaaaah..um...Aria actually told me to confiscate lockpicks from any trainees who currently have them. Not that they can't have them! Just, uh, she wants me to properly train you all on them. You've got to earn them and show you can handle the responsibility of having them, and not completely abuse them." But it was something Candace wanted to do anyway. It had bothered her to hear there were trainees with lockpick sets already when she hadn't been allowed to have her own until after she had been promoted to Hunter, so she was fine with this arrangement. Finally Candace stood, collecting Stormy's tea cup and her coffee mug.

"But don't worry, I was going to teach you all how to do it anyway. It's really fun. So remember, six o'clock sharp in front of the Miss Taken Tower. I'll see you tomorrow, Princess~." Candace gave Stormy a grin before she headed out, humming cheerfully to herself.