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November 12, 2020
Chapter 24 – The Menagerie
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 14, Saturday 4:00 p.m.The smell of the sea was strong, even so far above Gilbratha proper. Sebastien meandered through the scattered trees, taking the time to let both her eyes and her brain wander. ‘Where shall I do the brewing? I could try to find an unused laboratory or classroom here, but it feels risky. If I were caught, I would likely not be punished, but it would be suspicious, and if they caught me trying to remove large quan...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 14, Saturday 4:00 p.m.The smell of the sea was strong, even so far above Gilbratha proper. Sebastien meandered through the scattered trees, taking the time to let both her eyes and her brain wander. ‘Where shall I do the brewing? I could try to find an unused laboratory or classroom here, but it feels risky. If I were caught, I would likely not be punished, but it would be suspicious, and if they caught me trying to remove large quan...
November 5, 2020
Chapter 23 – A Busy Schedule
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 3, Tuesday 6:00 a.m.The pain-muffling spell didn’t stop Sebastien from having sore muscles, and it wasn’t feasible to keep it running all day long, not when she needed to concentrate on her classes and practice other casting exercises. Her body was stiff when she woke on Tuesday, and every movement made her want to whimper aloud. She stilled, started casting the pain-muffling spell, and kept it going through a hot shower and rubbing ...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 3, Tuesday 6:00 a.m.The pain-muffling spell didn’t stop Sebastien from having sore muscles, and it wasn’t feasible to keep it running all day long, not when she needed to concentrate on her classes and practice other casting exercises. Her body was stiff when she woke on Tuesday, and every movement made her want to whimper aloud. She stilled, started casting the pain-muffling spell, and kept it going through a hot shower and rubbing ...
October 29, 2020
Chapter 22 – Sympathy & Defense
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 3:25 p.m.Sebastien changed her mind halfway to the library and instead took the box of magical exercise supplies Lacer had given her to her room and locked them in the trunk at the base of her bed. ‘It wouldn’t do to have someone sabotage my ability to meet Professor Lacer’s expectations.’ Then, she went to the library and got to work.She had an astounding amount to accomplish, and not very much time to do it in. Even a min...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 3:25 p.m.Sebastien changed her mind halfway to the library and instead took the box of magical exercise supplies Lacer had given her to her room and locked them in the trunk at the base of her bed. ‘It wouldn’t do to have someone sabotage my ability to meet Professor Lacer’s expectations.’ Then, she went to the library and got to work.She had an astounding amount to accomplish, and not very much time to do it in. Even a min...
October 23, 2020
Grimoire Page: Spark Shooting Spell
Hey guys, Azalea here!
When I was little, I used to read fantasy books and try to quantify their magic system. I remember I had a whole notebook dedicated to the Eragon series, in which I wrote down all the magic words used. I wanted to memorize all of them, search for common base words, suffixes, and prefixes, and decipher any sentence syntax that might exist.
My little brother and I took to insulting each other in my made-up words that ...
October 22, 2020
Chapter 21 – No Greatness Without Adversity
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ThaddeusMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 3:15 p.m.Thaddeus watched as the Siverling boy left the room with a stride so supremely self-assured it bordered on arrogant. The contrast of such dark eyes against pale hair made Siverling seem both perceptive and secretive, as if perhaps he had already divined all your inner thoughts, and was only keeping them to himself because he wished to. That composure would serve him well, if he managed to keep from killing himself o...
ThaddeusMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 3:15 p.m.Thaddeus watched as the Siverling boy left the room with a stride so supremely self-assured it bordered on arrogant. The contrast of such dark eyes against pale hair made Siverling seem both perceptive and secretive, as if perhaps he had already divined all your inner thoughts, and was only keeping them to himself because he wished to. That composure would serve him well, if he managed to keep from killing himself o...
October 15, 2020
Chapter 20 – Practical Will-based Casting
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 2:15 p.m.Sebastien’s next class was Natural Science, which she found more fascinating than she had thought she would, mostly due to the enthusiasm of the professor. The classroom was large, and divided into two sections. One part was desks and seats for students to listen to lectures and take notes, the other section scattered with sturdy slate tables and various equipment for them to do practical experiments.Professor Gnor...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 2:15 p.m.Sebastien’s next class was Natural Science, which she found more fascinating than she had thought she would, mostly due to the enthusiasm of the professor. The classroom was large, and divided into two sections. One part was desks and seats for students to listen to lectures and take notes, the other section scattered with sturdy slate tables and various equipment for them to do practical experiments.Professor Gnor...
October 8, 2020
Chapter 19 – Introduction to Modern Magics
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 4:00 a.m.When Sebastien woke on Monday morning, only the light of the stars filtering in through the window beside her, she didn’t know where she was for a moment. She lay still, her Conduit in her hand without having knowingly grabbed it, and waited for the danger to reveal itself. As her brain cleared of dream residue, it caught up with recent events, and she realized she was in a dorm room with over one hundred other stu...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 2, Monday 4:00 a.m.When Sebastien woke on Monday morning, only the light of the stars filtering in through the window beside her, she didn’t know where she was for a moment. She lay still, her Conduit in her hand without having knowingly grabbed it, and waited for the danger to reveal itself. As her brain cleared of dream residue, it caught up with recent events, and she realized she was in a dorm room with over one hundred other stu...
October 1, 2020
Chapter 18 – Orientation
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SebastienMonth 11, Day 1, Sunday 2:00 p.m.Sebastien stood in front of the mirror in Dryden’s foyer, what belongings she owned in the new suitcases behind her, ready to move to the University. Students were required to stay on campus, but Dryden had offered to let her keep any things that might attach her to Siobhan, like her female clothes, in the room she’d been staying in at his house.She fingered her hair where Katerin had bleached her other body’s hair...
SebastienMonth 11, Day 1, Sunday 2:00 p.m.Sebastien stood in front of the mirror in Dryden’s foyer, what belongings she owned in the new suitcases behind her, ready to move to the University. Students were required to stay on campus, but Dryden had offered to let her keep any things that might attach her to Siobhan, like her female clothes, in the room she’d been staying in at his house.She fingered her hair where Katerin had bleached her other body’s hair...
September 24, 2020
Chapter 17 – A Toast to Forceful Personalities
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Oliver Month 10, Day 31, Saturday 6:00 p.m. “You should ask me to dance before my card fills up. I still have a blank space for you.” The woman fluttered her fan at him, showing the wooden handle with names written in most of the spaces. Each name represented a man who had asked her for a specific dance that evening. Oliver turned to look at her fully, his eyebrows lifting. He was disappointed to see no self-aware mocking in her eyes, and not even a hint o...
Oliver Month 10, Day 31, Saturday 6:00 p.m. “You should ask me to dance before my card fills up. I still have a blank space for you.” The woman fluttered her fan at him, showing the wooden handle with names written in most of the spaces. Each name represented a man who had asked her for a specific dance that evening. Oliver turned to look at her fully, his eyebrows lifting. He was disappointed to see no self-aware mocking in her eyes, and not even a hint o...
September 17, 2020
Chapter 16 – Harmless Blood Magic
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SebastienMonth 10, Day 29, Thursday 4:00 p.m.Siobhan hung another banner on the street lamp, which was long parted from its light crystal. After four days of this, she was almost finished.Siobhan had overheard a dozen more conversations from Dryden’s—the Verdant Stag’s—people. She had even participated in a few herself, as people got used to seeing her with Katerin and the other gang members working on the project. The area under the Stag’s banner was only...
SebastienMonth 10, Day 29, Thursday 4:00 p.m.Siobhan hung another banner on the street lamp, which was long parted from its light crystal. After four days of this, she was almost finished.Siobhan had overheard a dozen more conversations from Dryden’s—the Verdant Stag’s—people. She had even participated in a few herself, as people got used to seeing her with Katerin and the other gang members working on the project. The area under the Stag’s banner was only...
