“And what of curses in general? You’re an Alchemist, like your uncle. What can you tell me about that brand of magic?” I had an inkling she already knew anything I could possibly say, and this little test was purely to humor her. Even so, my curiosity won out over my annoyance—I wanted to know where this was heading. “Curses can be cast with the proper potion or charm, but they can also be consequences of other spells. Someone could unintentionally create a curse if they tried to cross boundaries of natural magic or used too much of their power in one go. There are common curses that most
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