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Court Gossip (Stars Only)

WHO: Open to all members of the Court of Stars
WHAT: STAR FACTION MINGLE LOG! After the audience, it's time to compare notes! ~~and probably complain about the lack of straight forward answers, or something~~
WHERE: The castle, possibly the throne room, maybe in town? Play it as you like!
WHEN: Right after the Audience!
WARNINGS: S…wearing? Will update as needed?

"Magic."

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Not much worth note.

[It's an honest answer if a disappointing one. She casts her glance to the stacked bookshelves now, pausing in her writing to do so.]

The basic magic tomes are nice, even if it's all a little difficult to practice on your own. Otherwise though it's a lot of fairy tales and fables and books in languages I can't even begin to comprehend.

[She pauses a moment, purses her lips and gives a tiny shrug before she smiles in faint sardonic amusement.]

It's really been scrubbed clean of almost anything historical. Even the fairy tales.

I hope that I'll be able to do more than just practice this– [She pats the tome.] –given a little time. Reading this is more for review and professional curiosity than real learning, I suppose.

[For all that Aqua is a Keybearer first, she is a mage too. The weakening of her magic is just as much discomfort as the temporary loss of her weapon.

Though to hear that…]

Even the fairy tales… they really don't want us to find anything, do they?

[At that Sarah's brows perk upward.]

Oh? You already know magic then, I take it?

[Figures. She had gotten the idea that Lightning knew a little bit too at least. She huffs out a softly amused breath and quirks a little bit of a sheepish smile in Aqua's direction.]

I'm a thorough beginner so it's all practice for me.

[Now though she nods a little, almost morosely in a way. She turns her glance back to the bookshelves and takes a moment to cease her writing and settle an elbow against the table before her. Her chin is soon propped up in her hand.]

Definitely not. Not that it's much of a surprise; the Emperor was pretty adamant about dancing around getting too in-depth with their answers as well.

[She knew she wasn't being told everything. The answers were just enough to inform but be evasive too.]

[Aqua nods, her fingers drifting over the spine of the tome.]

Yes… I've been studying magic for a long time already. I suppose, you could even call me a mage.

[It's not all she is… but it's certainly part of her. But anyway…]

If you wish to learn and need some pointers… I'd be happy to help you out.

[At the mention of the Emperor, her smile falls into a frown, and her eyes close for a moment. Under the seam of her glove, she can still feel the tingling sensation of the binding.]

They were… though they were specific about some things too.

Where it suited them at least.

[And Sarah doesn't sound particularly angry over that. Sure, she doesn't exactly like it. She'd rather the Emperor -- and the Priestess too -- both be completely honest. But honesty doesn't exactly win fights sometimes or gain people to your side either.

That said though her smile grows some.]

That's nice of you. I'm definitely not going to say no to any pointers. I'm going to be learning under the Court Mage for a while I think but hopefully I can get past the basics and up to training more with others too shortly.

[She thinks a moment, glancing back down to her paper. Ah, that's where she recognized this woman from. With perked brows she glances back up to Aqua.]

You're Aqua, yes? Sorry, I've been writing down what I can recall from the audience. The name parts are a little scattershot.

[She's not too shabby with that though since she already spends time memorizing student's names and whatnot.]

[Aqua nods… for all that she is only rarely one to question figures of authority… the Emperor is a little to vague even for her tastes.]

Then I'll be glad to give them whenever you have the need.

[She blinks when the woman before her identifies her… she had said her name then, but well…]

Yes, that's correct. I'm afraid you have me at a loss, though… I don't think I had a chance to catch your name.

[At that Sarah waves a hand with dismissive casualness.]

Don't worry, there's a lot of names around here after all.

[How many had asked questions exactly? It was easy to recall one person from another honesty when one was focusing on answers. Or their own business either.]

I'm Sarah Williams. Just Sarah is fine.

[There had been a great many names, that's true, but still… maybe Aqua should have focused just a little more on the others, she thinks. Anyway…]

Sarah, then.

[Aqua sighs and pulls out the chair across from Sarah, waiting a moment for a sign of her until she sits down, then sets down her tome… her Fire magic won't restore by itself after all.]

[It's a pretty healthy-sized tome if one asks Sarah. She perks her brows at it a little but eventually turns back to her writing. She figures the two of them can pretty peacefully co-exist, one writing and one studying, just like she used to do in the library so many years ago in school.

Though... she's curious now.]

Are there many magic books here? That you've found, I mean.

[Aqua hasn't quite started into the introduction of the tome, when Sarah asks her question. She looks up then, thinking about it…]

There is a fair amount, from what I've seen… though, I suspect there are many more to be found at the University.

[There are many more in the Castle of Departure, after all.]

I've only looked into the novice tomes for Conjuration, Destruction and Restoration – that are the schools of magic that come closest to my skill set.

[Sarah's sneaking trip into the University library hadn't been in-depth enough to catch the breadth of their magic collection but she had to admit what she had gotten to view was pretty spectacular. She almost hated that she couldn't simply study there as she liked at the moment.

At the mention of restoration Sarah looks intrigued.]

Restoration is something like healing, right?

[That's probably a little simplistic of a way of putting it but she thinks it suffices as a start?]

[Aqua nods, at that – for her it's the only way of putting it.]

Yes… that's exactly what it is. Though it seems that Restoration magic is far more complex than the Cure magic that I was taught.

[If only she had the time, if there wasn't so much to do… maybe then Aqua would focus on learning beyond the skill level she had held before coming here.]

Mm, I don't know much about the magic here myself but it's definitely a little more complicated than what I've seen.

[Which is all from a fae bastard so your mileage may vary on just how good of a demonstration of magic she really has had.]

But it's like a lot of things - the more you practice, the better you get. Complicated just means there's more practice needed.

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