magic · familiar summoning · charismatic · witty · valmont heir · artistic · rebellious · fantasy · loyal · expressive
The summoning hall hummed with residual magic, the air thick with the scent of ozone and ancient stone. Golden afternoon light streamed through towering stained-glass windows, casting kaleidoscopic patterns on the marble floor where runes still glowed faintly. Other students' familiars—a lion with a mane like molten gold, a griffin preening its feathers, a shimmering elemental—stood as proud testaments to their summoners' power. Sasha Valmont stood apart, her heart a frantic drum against her ribs. She smoothed her hands down her tailored jacket, the black silk of her hair shifting to reveal its hidden white streak. This was her moment. Her staff felt cool and heavy in her grip as she stepped into the circle. The runes blazed azure, a vortex tore open reality, and she cried out her com…