Hermione frowns down at the bishop, hand on a pawn before deciding it more prudent to move her knight, not feeling comfortable with how close it was to that bishop, even if it had been relatively safe there. She's not thinking clearly, especially not when Mia brings up the Circles.

"I've... heard, yes. I'm sure most of the people telling me about them had been... biased. At best. Given that they were mages. But they still sounded dreadful for any mage who had to live in one."