Unfamiliar with Zero

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Myrridin had a plan for this meeting gather at least five competent mages. Cast a spell to gather seed to fix there logistics. Settle any outstanding issues . Formalize an alliance. It was a good plan a great plan even. Scacath had other ideas though.

"If you want me to help. We must discuss price. A cat for a hat or a hat for a cat but nothing for nothing after all. For a spell of this magnitude and an alliance on the table . I want a seat on Arthur's table and formal alliance with wed heirs. No tariffs or import taxes of any kind for a century" Scacath demanded." And keep your damned missionaries out if Eire"

"I can talk to Arthur but no Guarantees. Mordred is a little rebellious bastard and Guinevere has not given a child. But I will do what I can." Myrridin demurred.

"Now I have the chant written here" handing several scraps to the gathered mages. "Any objections? " none were forthcoming. " join on five. One two three four five." he began to sing

"I alight like a whisper.

I alight with the lights out

And it won't take me long just to find you.

I'm allied to the winter.

But don't you get clever

But don't you get clever

I'm ailed to the landslide"

Winds gathered and it appeared a fallen had caught the spell and ran of with it as if an eager puppy playing fetch. A handful of brown lumps covered in dirt appeared in each of there hands.

Mathilda glared at her teacher. " You had me come back to this dreary castle. To gather some miracle plant. That would feed these islands and we get this. I'm going back to the front. I'm done with you. Don't call me ever again." She said storming out. Leaving the plants behind.

Scacath just looked on "Regardless of your results our deal stands. When you get agreement from Arthur I will send aide for now I will send grain barges Until then." She said leaving as well keeping the plants in her hands.

Johann was having a great time by the pond . Sure his fireball was a work in progress but his graphene armor was hovering around him. He needed to learn to cast with no chant sure but it was working. His refection in the pond was distorted but he thought he looked rather menacing all sharp angles everywhere. Lifting Sorrow He went through practice with the armor up. He felt stronger in this armor . The moves taking little to no effort . Maybe He could climb the academy one handed like this. The armor flowed with his movement under the outer plates. Running to the founders tower he tried to dig his fingers in. The stone gave under the claws readily . The building was supposed to be enchanted. Lies all Lies then. Climbing to the top He sat and thought of home.

Louise was dreading this day. Today was the day they would be given their runic names. She had performed zero spells in public successfully. The chromatic orb blew up when she couldn't launch it from her mental grasp. The silver disk was her only success and it was too embarrassing. Still the Commentaries provided other spells there was one to shrink or enlarge a person. But a song about bases. It was apparently all about them. If only she could make head way on her own. The magic did own thing when she sang . Almost like someone was casting the spell with her energy. Was a fallen helping her? She brought out her wand and cast chromatic orb again .

"Hold my breath inside

As I wish for Death

Please God wake me" She sang. The orb consumed itself into existence eating light heat everything in the orb eaten. She gestured and tried move the hungry sphere. It did not budge from the tip of her wand. Concentrating on the emptiness inside the sphere she directed its focus up and out of the window. The orb shot out the window like an arrow. She breathed and released her breath. The containment shattered the orb was crushed by the world . She Did it without help. No mysterious hand holding by a fallen. It was time to move. The bell for Professor Colbert's class would ring soon. When she entered the room a few heads turned her way. Tabitha gave her a quick glance which was as much as a gaped mouth from anyone else. Something was wrong. Looking around She saw the source. Following behind her was a hulking black form. It was almost like some made a suit of armor out of tar then covered that in plates of coal.

Colbert's voice rang out "Mister van Sant please dispel the armor. "

"But I don't want to be blown up sir" Johann replied from the inside of the armor.

"I don't care Let it go." Colbert replied.

The armor sloughed off In swathes of sludge. When Johann stepped out it the mass of it stayed there. When he glared at it ignited.

"Can someone open a window I didn't think it would be this stable." He asked.

Louise wished she could make something stable her disk evaporated when she stopped maintaining it.

"Lets begin class afterwards a few sheets will be passed around with polls for voting don't waste this opportunity. Your runic name will follow you around. "Colbert admonished the class.

Authors note. I feel sorry for Louise her research rolls are awful she keeps getting natural ones.