Trixie flicked the card from hoof to mouth, and swallowed.
“Voila!” she said, twirling her hoof to reveal… “Your King. And my horn never glowed once.”
“Impressive,” said Starlight. “So let’s see: there’s a duplicate… under your hat? Your cape?”
“No. I never touched either, so I could only teleport it out.”
“Oh. Right.” Starlight tapped her chin. “A secondary source of magic…”
“No,” said Trixie. “You’re thinking about this wrong. Prestidigitation isn’t about the magician.”
“It’s certainly not as easy as I thought it’d be. May I examine the card?”
“One ordinary card for examination. It’s about audience expectations.”
“I see. There’s some pre-arranged spell hidden within the card, then?”
“You’re sure you don’t want to go back to magical studies today?”
“Compared with transfiguration spells, I think prestidigitation is something I can figure out. Just let me think… there’s another unicorn hiding somewhere…?”
Trixie sighed and settled in.