Tales of the Magi [Reboot]

[IntenseInsanity]

Nova grinned a bit. Ice magic. That was a fun one. She shoved a variety of books onto the shelf roughly, sneezing as dust poured down onto her suddenly,

"I don't spend a lot of time studying, actually, but when I do, I normally re-do the basics like fire and water and ice. Sometimes I'll try clairvoyence or transformations. It really depends on the time and place, I guess. I don't have a true main focus." she babbled in a low, whispy voice, brushing her bangs out of her eye as she rubbed the dust from her face. She gathered the rest of the scrolls and books into her hands and finished replacing them in a quick, fluid motion, but one caught her eye. The title was in an unknown script and the image of an open eye rested on the cover. She replaced the other books, holding onto theopen eye book curiously. She lifted it up to the cieling, staring at it with big eyes. Books with eyes on the cover, she was always intrigued by them, especially after the accident. Her curiosity urged her to open ot, and she did so, dramatically. She was greeted with english words that read,

Magic for Near-Sighted People.

She promptly closed the book, disappoint washing over her in waves and she placed the book back onto the shelf. She turned back to Simone, smiling meekly,

"Ice magic can be difficult at times, try your best to master it." she said with a nod, straightening to dust herself off once more.

[Anenfel]

Salinea’s eyebrows arched on her forehead when Valandril’s fist began to emanate a faint glow. She pulled her feet up onto the edge of the oversized lounge chair and hugged her knees, as if getting comfy for an entertaining show. She had a tendency to be like that, sometimes. Comfort to her was what a windowsill of sunshine meant to an old cat. Don’t get her wrong, she could tolerate the worst of circumstances. But if there was a chance for comfort she usually found it.
Her lips parted faintly when he successfully threw his voice; the words coming to her from the unoccupied chair. Smiling, she nodded her head yet still searched the empty chair for any signs of magical residue. “You do that well!” There was praise in her voice. “It seems perfected. Hopefully the learned skill will help you pass the Trial with flying colors.”
Lifting her eyes to Valandril she shrugged her shoulders. “It would be amazing if you could create the illusion of someone sitting in that chair. However, the little bit you can do right now is just as useful.”
Valandril asked a question and Salinea frowned, her eyes darkened. “Absolutely not. For the moment I have no intentions of becoming one.” Sighing through her nose, she rubbed her lips together before continuing, “I study the magic of fire, but cannot seem to focus it very well. I fear I might not pass the Trials.”
Another voice piped up and that is when Salinea realized Kain had come near. He was talking to her, and her back straightened letting the soles of her feet slip back off the edge of the chair. She didn’t expect Kain to be so sociable, and having another Hakedian speak to her almost put her into a pause. A couple of blinks later she raised out of the chair to meet Kain’s gesture of a handshake. Her hand was a good, firm contact with Kain’s but she seemed a little slow in response until her eyes darted to and fro, from his tail to his eyes. “Uh, yes, Salinea,” she confirmed his guess. “Pleasure meeting you Kain.” Salinea nodded her head and then returned back to her chair to settle back in. “Valandril was showing me how he can throw his voice. He is pretty good at it,” she offered.

[Hagazussa]

"Hum...a jack of all trades then, that is rare in this day and age, it seams all of us are bound to some type of magick or another. I can do ice magic and a bit of water magic since that is related, but working with both elements and divination, that is impressive Nova."
Simone said as she continued to get texts back into the shelf, it was impressive just how much could fall out of one book shelf, they where stacked pretty much to the brim. For a moment Simone caught herself wondering just how many books where in this library, just the wast wealth of knowledge here was staggering.
"I do not want to get into your affair, such is not my place, but if you have the gift to do more than one type of magic then you should spend time studying, for if you have such talents then you can become one of the best of us."
Simone put a heavy, leather bound book back into place then she shrugged and gave an apologetic smile.
"Look at me trying to be all motherly, I am sorry I have just met you I did not mean to tell you want to do Novo, forgive me."

Simone continued to pick books up and place them on the shelf in silence for a while, soon the floor was cleaned of the scattered texts. Simone sigh, she would not press the issue but she did worry for the other young magic user, if she was this...this air headed then what would she do when she was taken to the tests? She would either die or refuse to take them and become a prisoner, little more than a slave in this tower for the rest of her days. Simone had to give a rare, for her, genuine smile though when she notices that Simone is holding a volume called Magic for Nearsighted People.
"Wow, they really do have every kind of book imaginable here don't they."
Simone said in a delighted voice. When Nova gave her well wishes on her studies Simone nodded.
"Yeah ice magic can be tricky, but it is what I am good at, but thank you for your kind words, I do what I can. Now I was going to get myself and Charlotte over there some tea, can I offer you some as well, it is a cold day outside, something hot to drink might be a good idea."

[Korean242]

Leo stepped into the open grassy field. What a pleasant day. It was days like these that made one forget about studies and tests. He took a deep sigh and berthed in the fresh air. It was much better than that cramped tower. He decided to rest for awhile and just relax. He laid down in the grass with his hands behind his head and his legs spread out. The view of soft fluffy clouds puffing their way across the sky was a soothing one. After maybe 10 minutes or so of idle enjoyment, Leo stood up. He had work to do, while he was confident he would do well in the trials, he had to be wary that arrogance almost always leads to a nasty ending. While Leo was a bit of a smartass he never put his own status above the others around him. Leo pulled out a small piece of paper with a circle symbol drawn on the front. It was the most basic summoning circle he had. He held it up and focused. A circle, the same as the one on the paper appeared in mid air. It acted as a portal. A small red fox came out from the gate in a pretty show of light.

[Gamerdude369]

He could not help but thing he slightly offended her. The way she flared her nostrils made that more than apparent. At the mention of her magical arts he became a quite curious. He wondered why it was so popular among the students to wield fire, and second what her concern about the trial. His teachers told him he would have to go through it as well, but they never really told him what the trial entails. Magic is an extremely diverse art, so a test would have to be unique for each applicant, would it not?

Before he could ask any questions, he noticed the two of them were not conversing privately. Another Hakedian, Kairon if he was not mistaken. Like anyone else Valandril didn't know much about him, aside that he took an interest in fire too. Maybe it is just a common practice. Salinea nervously shook his hand and introduced herself. Then the conversation shifted back to Valandril’s magic. “I’m not one for bragging. I assume everyone learns at their own pace, each with their deep and shallow waters. Speaking of skill, what is the Trials, and why don’t you think you will do any good Salinea?”

[IntenseInsanity]

"Well, Im not the best out there. I'm pretty bad at simple stuff, actually." she said quietly, blushing as she rubbed the back of her head, "It's going to take a while for me to train myself up, so I'm going to try my very best." a smile perked up her face as she grasped one of Simone'e hands, her eye bright,

"And don't apologize for acting motherly, you are who you are, so let your motherly side shine!" such ironic words, comng from someone like her. Nova couldn't hide the sharp glint in her eye as she silently insulted herself. The girl released Simone and spun around quickly, fixing up the books neatly. She gave a nod towards the near-sighted magic book once Simone mentioned it, a disappointed smile returning to her face. Finally, the books were all fixed and tidy again. She dusted herself off once more time for good measure, clapping her hands to rid them of the specks of dirt before turning back to smile at Simone, a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes,

"Tea sounds lovely, thank you." she says in a mechanical sounding voice, leaning down to give her a slight bow. She staightened, the grin remaining.

[WitchChild]

Kain folded his arms as he sat on the armrest of the chair that Salinea had been sitting on, one leg still on the floor and his tail hanging beside it. He was silent, letting Sal and Val have their conversation before intruding and changing it. As he listened to their banter his tail gently dangled from his lower back. His tail was flesh like his arms and leg but spots of darker tan skin was near the base. It ended in a long pointed spade like that of a long and slender spear head.

Near the base of his two horns were golden bands that he often placed, a little vanity on his part. His ears were longer than that of an elf's and instead of pointing more upwards the points were much lower. He brushed his midnight black hair from his eyes, stifling a yawn.

At the question about the trials Kain shrugged. "It's a secret. No one knows except for those have gone through it and it seems like they have taken a vow of silence about it and avoid the conversation like the plague"

[Hagazussa]

Simone smiles a slightly sad smile, being oneself hum...well perhaps that was wise advice. The young ice mage sigh, the old scribe who had been her teacher always said that one's demeanor was like a fine dance, balance and precision was needed at all times, if one showed to much of oneself then one was to honest and would leave oneself open for attack, knowledge was power after all and one should never let another learn to much about you or they might find a weakness to exploit, and also seeing a person's true self might disturb other, on the other hand if all you displayed was a mask then you where living a lie and that was just no way to go though life, honest but guarded, always in balance that was the old scribe's advice.
"Well I wish you well with your studies, at least saying that is not rude of me."
Simone said and nodded.
"Do you want to come with me down to the kitchens to get tea or do you want to wait here until I bring it back. I often find that a brisk walk clears the head and makes it easier to concentrate, but then you just came into the library so you might have had enough of walking for a while."
Simone pointed towards the exit of the library and in the direction of the kitchens.
"Well I should go in either case, if we are going to have time for tea and perhaps a bit more studies before dinner, just let me know if you are coming with me or waiting...oh and yes if you are waiting what kind of tea do you like? It is not sure the cook will give me allot of choices but if she is feeling generous I would like to pick out something your and Charlotte would enjoy."