Robert Wilson
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There was at least one good thing that might come out of whatever was going on with the Guild building, Derivan thought, once they found a spot within the Guild's grounds where they could leave the caravan. A small magical barrier flickered into place, automatically activated by their badges once they left. He'd been needing a target to test Patch on for a while, now — he couldn't use it on himself or any of his friends without risking breaking all the complex mechanisms that went into maintaining it,…-
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Elyra's walls loomed over the horizon. Vex's stomach turned a bit as he stared at them — he never thought he'd see them again so soon. He knew, It had only been one and a half. Only a few weeks ago, Vex would have said he wasn't ready, even with all the progress he'd made with the Guild and with his friends. Now? He still didn't feel like he was ready; he wasn't sure he ever would. But at least he felt like he could do it, even if he wasn't ready. He could face down his parents and demand they…
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The harvest went rapidly after Vex's impromptu confession. That had, apparently, been the only thing holding the lizardkin back from putting all his efforts into the harvest — and more importantly, into trying to identify the problem with growth spells that had apparently affected Elyra. "I was afraid I wouldn't get the chance to talk to you about it if I didn't do it then," Vex admitted, when Derivan asked. "We're going to go to Elyra after this... And we need to figure out what's going on with the…
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Derivan had to admit to himself that he felt a little lost. Of all the things that he'd had practice doing ever since leaving the dungeon that had spawned him, harvesting magical crops wasn't one of them — nevermind the intricacies that apparently went into harvesting these particular magical crops. It wasn't that it was overwhelming, exactly; he just didn't understand why there were so many "The leaves of the "Fascinating," Vex murmured. "The mana's moving around every time you pluck a leaf. The…
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Emily's home was unremarkable, for all that she was apparently a witch of sufficient prowess to warrant the coveted position of nobility in Elyra. Derivan thought it was Handwoven baskets hung from the ceiling, with flowering vines drooping from them, dangling low enough to touch even Vex's head. Derivan almost didn't have the space to walk around. Even the baskets were about the same height as his helmet, forcing him to duck and weave between them to get to a seat on Emily's couch. Before long,…
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Anton's call came not long after Vex was done with his first series of glyph-tests. As before, the glyph they held began to glow with mana, which was interesting; without having mana-sight, it wouldn't be possible to notice that the glyph was 'receiving' anything. There wasn't even a thread of mana linking the two glyphs, which made Vex wonder how exactly the mechanics of the spell worked — but that came secondary to what Anton had to say. The beetle-mage was focused on trying to give them an update…
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"That's... a good thing, right?" Vex wasn't sure how to phrase his question, exactly, but Misa looked more tense than he would have expected for such a revelation. "It's not that it going up is a "That means something happened to raise it, though," Vex said. "We know that, now. It's more than we knew before. We can figure out what we did... it's probably related to the magic, right?" "Maybe," Misa grunted. She didn't look too much happier. "We'd have to keep testing. I don't know "I may be able to…
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"That's... a good thing, right?" Vex wasn't sure how to phrase his question, exactly, but Misa looked more tense than he would have expected for such a revelation. "It's not that it going up is a "That means something happened to raise it, though," Vex said. "We know that, now. It's more than we knew before. We can figure out what we did... it's probably related to the magic, right?" "Maybe," Misa grunted. She didn't look too much happier. "We'd have to keep testing. I don't know "I may be able to…
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It wasn't until Vex was back within the confines of the system that he could feel how ...Well, he hadn't Either way, the magic blossomed in front of him, vibrant and It had just... never been given the opportunity. Not here. His Sign floated in the air in front of him, that same outline of his old notebook, drawn with perhaps a slightly shakier hand now that he was sitting on the inside of a caravan as it moved and bumped its way along the road; stabilization magics could only do so much to keep it…
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That night, once again, Derivan cast As always, he paid attention to the way the mana flowed. Derivan had cast this spell a number of times, since the first time he had tested it back in the forest with Vex; each time, he told himself to pay attention to the mana, and each time he found that he couldn't quite keep his attention on it, like something was obscuring part of the process. Vex found he had the same problem. There was a point where the mana seemed to vanish, obfuscated by something that…
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