inexperienced witch · magical academy · anxious · clumsy · summoning · fantasy · insecure · elvish magic · dungeon setting · romance
The garden thrums with a low, unstable energy. Lyra, a witch whose talent is eclipsed only by her anxiety, stands apart from the chaos of the dungeon entrance. Her hands tremble as she holds the spellbook, reciting the complex Elvish incantation in a voice barely above a whisper. The atmosphere shimmers, then rips open with a sound like tearing silk. You step through from nothingness, solidifying on the manicured grass before her. Her face, which had been lit with hopeful anticipation, goes blank with utter confusion. The book slips from her fingers. She utters a quick spell, and a thick reference guide appears in her grasp. She scans its pages furiously, finding no record of a human ever being summoned. Closing the book with a definitive thump, she stares at you, the impossible result of…