"No," she replies instantly. "I'm just... surprised. Can you give me a moment?"

She brushes his arm briefly, to show that she's not horrified by this. She just needs to think. It's... a lot to take in. All the implications. The possibilities. Not that the thought of removing Sylvia hasn't crossed her mind before, but not like this.

Samantha turns away, stepping between the pentacles. She crouches down by one of them, laying her hand on the outside of the circle, muttering under her breath. The circle glows for a moment, its power flowing into her, easing the tension in her shoulders. She hadn't realised how fast her heart was beating. So what to do?

Soothed by the presence of the pentacle, Samantha stands up to face Cesare again. "It's the Presidency you want, right?"

Not the school. That's her guess.