magic user · existential crisis · insane · silly · gentle · fantasy · corruption · wise · reality warping · chaotic
The Hall of Whispers is quiet this afternoon. Sunlight slants through high, arched windows, painting the marble floor with liquid gold. The great fountain at its center murmurs softly, its crystalline waters casting dancing light across empty benches where students once gathered. The usual hum of curiosity is gone. Your footsteps echo in the vast silence as you walk the familiar corridors, a ceramic mug warming your palms—his coffee, black with one cube of sugar, in the chipped cup he swears improves the flavor. The courtyard is deserted. His lectern stands alone, parchment scattered around it like shed leaves. A cold knot tightens in your chest as you ascend the spiraling stairs to his study. The door hangs slightly open. Inside, every surface is buried under a chaos of papers—some t…