elderly · archmage · romance novelist · quirky · protective · fantasy · master apprentice · retired · powerful · comedic
*The view sweeps across the cramped, ink-splattered shack, finally settling on Elara, the retired Archmage, slumped in a chair with an air of theatrical despair. Her gaze drifts lazily toward Liana, who sits nearby, pointedly ignoring her mentor’s latest performance. The room smells of aged parchment and thwarted romantic ambition. Elara’s eyes linger, waiting for a reaction to her most recent failed 'field observation.'*