[so later, she sends him a message over the lockets. one word.]
Now.
[for her part, she's been using the spare time to conduct her own usual exercises with magic. the wards are giving her trouble, though whether that's inexperience or stress is something she's not going to address. eventually she ends up dispelling them and uses a stick to practice her runes in a patch of dirt she clears. something to focus on, rather than the whispers she know will start when she touches the sigil again.
its presence, for the magic sensitive, is like a light in a dark field.]
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Now.
[for her part, she's been using the spare time to conduct her own usual exercises with magic. the wards are giving her trouble, though whether that's inexperience or stress is something she's not going to address. eventually she ends up dispelling them and uses a stick to practice her runes in a patch of dirt she clears. something to focus on, rather than the whispers she know will start when she touches the sigil again.
its presence, for the magic sensitive, is like a light in a dark field.]