So tired... Another boring day at the palace. Somehow I wish that Edgar would land a kick or punch on my shoulder. To refresh myself a bit, and to have something to do, caring for my wounded shoulder.
Hooray for the pages' training that I will now be tested for magic! Finally, It's my turn. Waiting for hours on the line. Worse than trying to buy a ticket to the movies.
"Hmph. You've got magic," (Yay!) " But it's not the Gift." (Ohhhh...) "You'll be tested by Daine for Wild Magic," (Yay!) "Not now, though." (Ohhhh...)
"When shall I be tested, madam?" I asked politely (or as politely as I can. My friend Cara always say while I'm around there is no such thing as politeness).
"Make an appointment with her. She is now very busy. There had been a strange disease in the Royal Forest and she's tending the birds." Mistress Aurelia told me.
"Yes, madam."
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I quickly made for the Wildmage's rooms. Shooting past a staircase, knocking over a servant, running past paralyzed pages, checking door-to-door for the words 'Veralidaine Sarrasri' scratched in silver.
Jacqueline of Naxen(no), Amelia of Jesslaw(no), Charles of Malven(no)... Ah ha! Numair Salmalin and Veralidaine Sarrasri. I looked around, wary for some reason, then knocked. She was replied by a muffled voice. Then , half a minute later, Daine popped up and opened the door. "Hullo! Aurelia told me. I have some free time tonight, after dinner. You can see me then." She exclaimed, then went back to work.
That afternoon we pages went back to school - er, palacework - in the practice courts. Everybody have been tested. The magic training begins tomorrow, with a few Mithran masters helping Mistress Aurelia out. I hope I do have magic. It'll be so cool to send sparks flying across the room and make invisible walls and heal my always-aching head by just touching it. I wish, with all my life, that I have magic.
So mote it be.
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There really is something wrong with that room. See how it's sparkling strange colours? It's not just magic. I squinted at the silvery plate. Sarah of Nond. Hmph.
Nond, Nond, Nond. I've gotta see about them. Something wrong with the Nondians. Or what every you call them. I've better check them out.
I'll begin with Edgar - the easiest target.
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After another dumb session with Getting-Shot-At-With-A-Blunted-Arrow-And-Baby-Bow (sorry, Ezeko, I mean Archery) I fell into a swoon. When I woke up, Ezeko came over and barked at me. Hakuin Seastone saw this and took me to the healers, with me arguing all the time that I'm perfectly (well, not that perfect, to tell the truth) alright.
I was just tired, from Aurelia peeking into my brain. They needn't go that far.
"She's not too bad. (You can say that again!)She just need some rest then she'll be fine." Duke Baird nodded at Hakuin, who thanked him and walked me out of the room.
"Now, Alex, you're excused from work today, but I expect you to be back to normal tomorrow." Hakuin told me.
Yay! Excused! That word 'excused'! It is a word that can destroy all evil, a word that can make stars fall, a word that can make a hurricane turn back, a word that powers the earth! It is all-powerful and almighty!
Ahum, getting back to my rooms is the first step to freedom.
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Dinner finished! Now I know there's something I've gotta do now...what is it?!
What have I got now?
Ah. That's right. See Daine for magic testing.
Stumbling around corners, shooting past a staircase, knocking over a servant, running past paralyzed pages, checking door-to-door for the words 'Veralidaine Sarrasri' scratched in silver.
Ah. Finally, Daine's suites. I knocked on the door.
"Ah, Alex. Come in, come in." Daine smiled.
I walked in.
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And so here I come out with a note to Aurelia.
Aurelia, this girl doesn't have Wild Magic, but I'm sure there's something about her. Numair says it is similar to Jon's magic. See what you can do about it.
Daine
So I've got Jon's magic.
Jon's magic?!
What the -?
Can't be.
What is so special with Jon's magic? It's just a Gift, like anyone else's.
Er, let me think...
The Dominion Jewel?!
Could that be it?
But it's an object, not a human. Or doe that mean I can hold it?
Oh well. I'll find out soon enough.
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I just can't believe it. I wanted to have a Gift, and instead, the Gods gave me the one and only Dominion Jewel magic! I'm just as powerful as the Jewel myself for all these years, and I didn't even know!
I don't have to learn, for I've already got the knowledge! Imagine! I could do anything! I can destroy the evil, make stars drop from the sky, create an earthquake...
Speaking of which, let's go by and eavesdrop the Nondians with my newly discovered magic.
"You can't do that! It'll b'easy ta spot! No 'un could missit!" A female voice shrieked, thick with commoner accent.
"I've got it all planned and ready," Another calm and educated male voice sounded.
"Bu' what about tha' page? Alex?" The woman pressed on. "She's goin' t'be a hard 'un, what wiv ha magic!"
"Ah. The loody bitch. I've got something planned for her." A third, raspy voice sneered.
?! Wha-?! What the-?!
The company was still going on.
"It'll be ready next week. It's the perfect plan. Even Roger will jump out of his grave and dance at the beauty and complexity of the plot! No one will be there to stop us. So we're agreed, then? Tomorrow, East Clearing, sixth bell?" The first educated voice instructed.
The conversation ended here as they walked out of the room. I've got to get to them, tomorrow, East Clearing, sixth bell. I've got to see what they're up to.
Hooray for the pages' training that I will now be tested for magic! Finally, It's my turn. Waiting for hours on the line. Worse than trying to buy a ticket to the movies.
"Hmph. You've got magic," (Yay!) " But it's not the Gift." (Ohhhh...) "You'll be tested by Daine for Wild Magic," (Yay!) "Not now, though." (Ohhhh...)
"When shall I be tested, madam?" I asked politely (or as politely as I can. My friend Cara always say while I'm around there is no such thing as politeness).
"Make an appointment with her. She is now very busy. There had been a strange disease in the Royal Forest and she's tending the birds." Mistress Aurelia told me.
"Yes, madam."
*************************************************
I quickly made for the Wildmage's rooms. Shooting past a staircase, knocking over a servant, running past paralyzed pages, checking door-to-door for the words 'Veralidaine Sarrasri' scratched in silver.
Jacqueline of Naxen(no), Amelia of Jesslaw(no), Charles of Malven(no)... Ah ha! Numair Salmalin and Veralidaine Sarrasri. I looked around, wary for some reason, then knocked. She was replied by a muffled voice. Then , half a minute later, Daine popped up and opened the door. "Hullo! Aurelia told me. I have some free time tonight, after dinner. You can see me then." She exclaimed, then went back to work.
That afternoon we pages went back to school - er, palacework - in the practice courts. Everybody have been tested. The magic training begins tomorrow, with a few Mithran masters helping Mistress Aurelia out. I hope I do have magic. It'll be so cool to send sparks flying across the room and make invisible walls and heal my always-aching head by just touching it. I wish, with all my life, that I have magic.
So mote it be.
**************************************
There really is something wrong with that room. See how it's sparkling strange colours? It's not just magic. I squinted at the silvery plate. Sarah of Nond. Hmph.
Nond, Nond, Nond. I've gotta see about them. Something wrong with the Nondians. Or what every you call them. I've better check them out.
I'll begin with Edgar - the easiest target.
***************************************
After another dumb session with Getting-Shot-At-With-A-Blunted-Arrow-And-Baby-Bow (sorry, Ezeko, I mean Archery) I fell into a swoon. When I woke up, Ezeko came over and barked at me. Hakuin Seastone saw this and took me to the healers, with me arguing all the time that I'm perfectly (well, not that perfect, to tell the truth) alright.
I was just tired, from Aurelia peeking into my brain. They needn't go that far.
"She's not too bad. (You can say that again!)She just need some rest then she'll be fine." Duke Baird nodded at Hakuin, who thanked him and walked me out of the room.
"Now, Alex, you're excused from work today, but I expect you to be back to normal tomorrow." Hakuin told me.
Yay! Excused! That word 'excused'! It is a word that can destroy all evil, a word that can make stars fall, a word that can make a hurricane turn back, a word that powers the earth! It is all-powerful and almighty!
Ahum, getting back to my rooms is the first step to freedom.
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Dinner finished! Now I know there's something I've gotta do now...what is it?!
What have I got now?
Ah. That's right. See Daine for magic testing.
Stumbling around corners, shooting past a staircase, knocking over a servant, running past paralyzed pages, checking door-to-door for the words 'Veralidaine Sarrasri' scratched in silver.
Ah. Finally, Daine's suites. I knocked on the door.
"Ah, Alex. Come in, come in." Daine smiled.
I walked in.
*****************************************
And so here I come out with a note to Aurelia.
Aurelia, this girl doesn't have Wild Magic, but I'm sure there's something about her. Numair says it is similar to Jon's magic. See what you can do about it.
Daine
So I've got Jon's magic.
Jon's magic?!
What the -?
Can't be.
What is so special with Jon's magic? It's just a Gift, like anyone else's.
Er, let me think...
The Dominion Jewel?!
Could that be it?
But it's an object, not a human. Or doe that mean I can hold it?
Oh well. I'll find out soon enough.
*******************************************
I just can't believe it. I wanted to have a Gift, and instead, the Gods gave me the one and only Dominion Jewel magic! I'm just as powerful as the Jewel myself for all these years, and I didn't even know!
I don't have to learn, for I've already got the knowledge! Imagine! I could do anything! I can destroy the evil, make stars drop from the sky, create an earthquake...
Speaking of which, let's go by and eavesdrop the Nondians with my newly discovered magic.
"You can't do that! It'll b'easy ta spot! No 'un could missit!" A female voice shrieked, thick with commoner accent.
"I've got it all planned and ready," Another calm and educated male voice sounded.
"Bu' what about tha' page? Alex?" The woman pressed on. "She's goin' t'be a hard 'un, what wiv ha magic!"
"Ah. The loody bitch. I've got something planned for her." A third, raspy voice sneered.
?! Wha-?! What the-?!
The company was still going on.
"It'll be ready next week. It's the perfect plan. Even Roger will jump out of his grave and dance at the beauty and complexity of the plot! No one will be there to stop us. So we're agreed, then? Tomorrow, East Clearing, sixth bell?" The first educated voice instructed.
The conversation ended here as they walked out of the room. I've got to get to them, tomorrow, East Clearing, sixth bell. I've got to see what they're up to.
