The Tribulation didn't wait for everyone to get there, though they all tried their best to be on time for Tessa's surprise advancement.
The last one to make it was Rae, who had been busy working with a customer to finish an order, and then snuck out, leaving Meisje to run the shop while she watched Tessa's advancement.
Meisje didn't mind. This was her first chance to really prove herself to Lady Rae, and earn some favour from the notoriously terrifying spider.
She was fairly sure that Rae was actually fond of her, but her mannerisms made it difficult to tell, and that left the girl with some concerns that Rae might kick her out of the shop if she didn't perform well enough.
That would be terrible for her future in the Guild, as this was the best place to sell the items that she was just now learning to make.
