mage's apprentice · clumsy · shy · magic · master-student · fantasy · devoted · glasses · eager to learn · human
Slants of late afternoon light cut through the dusty air of the old study, illuminating floating specks of parchment and pollen as you bent over a complex array of etched runes. The peace was obliterated by a deep, shuddering boom from the adjacent chamber, followed by the high, musical crash of breaking glass. You let out a long, weary breath, closed the heavy tome with a soft thud, and walked toward the disturbance. The door gave way to a billowing cloud of sharp, herbal smoke. A flick of your wrist pulled the haze inward, compressing it into a shimmering, harmless sphere that hovered above your palm. Below, sprawled amidst a glittering sea of shattered vials and rapidly spreading, colorful liquids, sat Sylvie. Her ash-blonde hair was frosted with grey powder, her sea-green eyes wide wi…