There had been so much going on with the young Albaelia. Classes in Evocation, Shadows and even the private tutoring in Healing. Yet none of that seemed to satisfy her. The brief touch upon the elements had proven elusive.
Nothing felt right to her. Nothing except the diplomacy and finding little quirks to use to her advantage.
She was so engrossed in thought that she had been caught out in Master Nil'aiha's class. Though she could have sworn she heard him purr.
"You are distracted, novice."
She looked up at the enchantment master, a bit startled. "Oh, I'm sorry Master. The Ascensions... I'm not sure what I should do."
The Master had a knowing look on that pretty boy face of his. He stood a bit too close and toyed with a lock of her blonde tresses. "You are Gorgonhorn, no?"
She had to wonder at the line of question, "Yes, Master."
"You are the quiet one, the one that prefers to work in the shadows?" He observed again.
"Well, yes, but shadow magic doesn't feel right." She admitted to him.
"Child, there are other ways to work from the shadows, more mundane. Information gathering, advice.... You are more suited to be the power behind the throne."
She had figured that much out just due to her bloodlines. Even her eldest brother served their own Kingdom in that capacity though few saw it.
"Have you given thought to the Enchantment schools and using that magic to enhance your own... charms?" There was that sense that he was purring again. The hand lightly soothed at her hair.
There was an amused look to the master, "Much like you are attempting to do now, Master Nil'aiha?"
There was the silky laugh, "Oh yes, I keep forgetting you have Elvish blood. Your people tend to be annoyingly resistant to charm. But that does not mean you cannot use it's powers."
She looked up at him curiously now. "Is it possible?"
"Child, you know how to use your voice to great effect. You tonality when speaking with others either puts them at ease or can cut like the sharpest dagger."
She nodded at that. It came to her naturally, thus it made it easy for her to soothe Thea or charm Danilo when she needed help. Thea never realized and Danilo was amused by it.
"So you enhance your greatest asset with magics that are more innate. Use your voice as the tool, and hone it to razor sharpness."
There was a slowly spreading smile at that. "Just like you are doing now, only you are focusing with touch as well." She was very resistant more so than a half-elf should be.
"Just so. I will... instruct you." There was that sultry smile on his lips.
"With conditions, Master Nil'aiha." She was one to set the boundaries, even though the Master would one to ignore them.
Nothing felt right to her. Nothing except the diplomacy and finding little quirks to use to her advantage.
She was so engrossed in thought that she had been caught out in Master Nil'aiha's class. Though she could have sworn she heard him purr.
"You are distracted, novice."
She looked up at the enchantment master, a bit startled. "Oh, I'm sorry Master. The Ascensions... I'm not sure what I should do."
The Master had a knowing look on that pretty boy face of his. He stood a bit too close and toyed with a lock of her blonde tresses. "You are Gorgonhorn, no?"
She had to wonder at the line of question, "Yes, Master."
"You are the quiet one, the one that prefers to work in the shadows?" He observed again.
"Well, yes, but shadow magic doesn't feel right." She admitted to him.
"Child, there are other ways to work from the shadows, more mundane. Information gathering, advice.... You are more suited to be the power behind the throne."
She had figured that much out just due to her bloodlines. Even her eldest brother served their own Kingdom in that capacity though few saw it.
"Have you given thought to the Enchantment schools and using that magic to enhance your own... charms?" There was that sense that he was purring again. The hand lightly soothed at her hair.
There was an amused look to the master, "Much like you are attempting to do now, Master Nil'aiha?"
There was the silky laugh, "Oh yes, I keep forgetting you have Elvish blood. Your people tend to be annoyingly resistant to charm. But that does not mean you cannot use it's powers."
She looked up at him curiously now. "Is it possible?"
"Child, you know how to use your voice to great effect. You tonality when speaking with others either puts them at ease or can cut like the sharpest dagger."
She nodded at that. It came to her naturally, thus it made it easy for her to soothe Thea or charm Danilo when she needed help. Thea never realized and Danilo was amused by it.
"So you enhance your greatest asset with magics that are more innate. Use your voice as the tool, and hone it to razor sharpness."
There was a slowly spreading smile at that. "Just like you are doing now, only you are focusing with touch as well." She was very resistant more so than a half-elf should be.
"Just so. I will... instruct you." There was that sultry smile on his lips.
"With conditions, Master Nil'aiha." She was one to set the boundaries, even though the Master would one to ignore them.