Cinder Ritual Prep 1/3, complete success
And that, it seemed, was that. Emily had very little insight into Markus’ thoughts, and when he said he understood, she took him at his word. It was a good hope to have, though Emily noticed that it had happened for her when she stopped thinking about it very hard. One day, she looked up and it felt completely normal to start her day by lighting her room with a charm. Or chatting with her familiar over breakfast, while feeding the cat pieces of bacon from her plate.
The creature was currently snoozing in her bag—Emily also never thought she would be the sort to carry her pet around in a special purse, but here they were. The new normal.
So, she had confidence Markus would one day come to such a realization if he continued along this path, although she didn’t feel as though she knew him well enough to offer this insight. Instead, she smiled softly and nodded, and took his cue to return to their work. To her, the quiet was studious if not companionable, and she took the opportunity to finish a line of runes.
Satisfied with her work, she slid it over to Markus. “What do you think?” she asked, business-like as she started clearing the table in front of them to make room for a ritual.
Her work was neat, drawing on her experience with her nullifying pendant. It would activate on contact with arcane energy. However, it left a bit to be desired on the shielding aspect—rather than light, it created a hard bubble shield, transparent but not permeable. If it stayed active long enough, the person inside would suffocate. Emily didn’t imagine Markus would be under sustained attack, based on her own experience, but who could predict any scenario?
And that, it seemed, was that. Emily had very little insight into Markus’ thoughts, and when he said he understood, she took him at his word. It was a good hope to have, though Emily noticed that it had happened for her when she stopped thinking about it very hard. One day, she looked up and it felt completely normal to start her day by lighting her room with a charm. Or chatting with her familiar over breakfast, while feeding the cat pieces of bacon from her plate.
The creature was currently snoozing in her bag—Emily also never thought she would be the sort to carry her pet around in a special purse, but here they were. The new normal.
So, she had confidence Markus would one day come to such a realization if he continued along this path, although she didn’t feel as though she knew him well enough to offer this insight. Instead, she smiled softly and nodded, and took his cue to return to their work. To her, the quiet was studious if not companionable, and she took the opportunity to finish a line of runes.
Satisfied with her work, she slid it over to Markus. “What do you think?” she asked, business-like as she started clearing the table in front of them to make room for a ritual.
Her work was neat, drawing on her experience with her nullifying pendant. It would activate on contact with arcane energy. However, it left a bit to be desired on the shielding aspect—rather than light, it created a hard bubble shield, transparent but not permeable. If it stayed active long enough, the person inside would suffocate. Emily didn’t imagine Markus would be under sustained attack, based on her own experience, but who could predict any scenario?