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[wise_maiden]

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[The days have been fairly quiet, since the end of the draft. After mostly relegated to resting for the better part of two days, given her low energy and slight head injury, Raine's feeling better enough -- and more than restless enough -- to be out and about during the day, despite the very cold weather.

... although a certain birthday

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[imasapling]

[He was playing outside in the snow (his new favorite!) when he felt...a presence of mana moving around not too far away. He had been trying to focus really really hard when he was outside, because he wanted to meet the other half-elves Yuan told him about. So he closes his eyes in concentration. ...Yes...this feels like... His eyes snap open, excited.

Without telling anyone where he's going, he scampers off. He is on a mission, okay.]

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[imasapling]

Uh-huh! Kaori and Frey and Silver and everyone else is really nice! [even the people he hasn't talked to much...at least they don't give him mean looks.

He considers launching into an explanation of all the fun things he's done here (she seems really nice, and she's a half-elf too, and his shyness is melting away a little)...but then she introduces herself proper and he guesses he should too.] I'm Mithos.

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[wise_maiden]

[And that's enough confirmation of that. Yet another shift that the current Mithos would have a difficult time accepting. Hopefully no one would be in any immediate danger once it wore off.

... but for now, he was just a boy, not what he would turn into. In this moment he was so much younger, so much more accepting... there is something sad about all of it.]

I imagine you're learning a lot just from being around all of them. [And she smiles.] It is good to meet you, Mithos.

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[imasapling]

[You're a lot nicer than Yuan. He kept trying to leave. 8|a]

I learned what 'pizza' is, and did you know some humans know how to do magic? [Like Freyjadour and Kratos!]

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[wise_maiden]

Yes. A lot of people have different abilities here, even some that might seem impossible to others.

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[imasapling]

What kind of magic do you know, Raine? [he rocks back and forth on his heels, listening to the snow crunch underneath his boots]

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[wise_maiden]

Lets see... mostly I've studied light magic spells and advanced healing arts.

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[imasapling]

My sister knows healing magic! ['Advanced', though.... w-well he bets his sister's JUST as advanced, so there. 8U] I'm trying to learn lots of different kinds, but ground and lightning is the easiest for me so far.

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[wise_maiden]

I'm certain that the longer you practice, the more you'll be able to do with your abilities. Sometimes mastering the ability takes longer, but once you get there, you'll find yourself wondering why it took so long to begin with.

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[imasapling]

[he appears to be thinking about this quite seriously for a moment] I hope so...! I practice a lot, and my sister helps me.

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[wise_maiden]

I have no doubt about it. Especially if you have someone guiding you along.

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[imasapling]

[He looks pleased that she has such faith in him. It's a nice contrast to the harsh looks he gets from everyone back home, disappointed that their prized skills are being picked up by anything less than a full-blooded elf.]

Sooo........what are you doing out here? [he hopes that if he keeps talking, she'll stay and talk to him. even if it's really cold out right now.]

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[wise_maiden]

I was just taking care of a few errands. I hadn't had the chance to check the flower shop for a while, and I wanted to see how the patients were doing at the clinic.

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[imasapling]

Oh, the flower shop! I went there with my friend Kaori!

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[wise_maiden]

Oh... you did? [Kaori... it was small wonder that she and the girl had not managed to cross paths since a certain incident.] I find that the shop is very peaceful. A lot of the plants sleep at this time of year, but there's still quite a lot to do.

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[imasapling]

Uh-huh! We looked at all the plants. She really likes them a lot...maybe as much as my big sister does!