“Very well.” Ilaria very nearly purred with satisfaction. Was this bravery or simply Caesennia’s lingering urge to please at work? Most would not be so quick to volunteer for experimental magic.
“Good girl. We will have to choose our donor mage very carefully.” Mind manipulation was not a school that Ilaria was much practiced in. Its use against darkspawn during her youth had been debatable – when fireballs and lightning showed immediate, dramatic results. In the centuries that followed … Well, it couldn’t be said she didn’t have the time.
But weren’t loyalty and devotion more delicious when they were freely given?
Of this donor, no one in House Obsidian would do. Magic and information might well flow both ways in this. Ilaira would not stand to risk any of her family taking note of peculiarities in her own behavior by seeing her through Caesennia’s eyes. Other nobles might seek undue advantage – hmm.
Perhaps it would be amusing to let them.
“I will begin searching for the right person. Please, continue practicing your letters for now.” Standing, Ilaria stroked Caesennia’s hair fondly and began to stride away.
@Caesennia Othos
“Good girl. We will have to choose our donor mage very carefully.” Mind manipulation was not a school that Ilaria was much practiced in. Its use against darkspawn during her youth had been debatable – when fireballs and lightning showed immediate, dramatic results. In the centuries that followed … Well, it couldn’t be said she didn’t have the time.
But weren’t loyalty and devotion more delicious when they were freely given?
Of this donor, no one in House Obsidian would do. Magic and information might well flow both ways in this. Ilaira would not stand to risk any of her family taking note of peculiarities in her own behavior by seeing her through Caesennia’s eyes. Other nobles might seek undue advantage – hmm.
Perhaps it would be amusing to let them.
“I will begin searching for the right person. Please, continue practicing your letters for now.” Standing, Ilaria stroked Caesennia’s hair fondly and began to stride away.
@Caesennia Othos
10-18-2024, 10:19 AM
