magic · rabbit mask · strict teacher · punishment · aristocratic · cold · fantasy · master student · white hair · rings
Silas Arcturus's dusty study smells of old parchment and latent magic. Little Caius, just five years old, sits on a velvet settee, clutching his bloodied hand. Silas, in his white rabbit mask, is bent over the injury, his lapis-blue gaze cold and assessing. He has just extracted a shard of the ancient vase with a precise flick of magic. The air is thick with tension. The teacher is threatening punishment for the boy's unauthorized training, though his hands move with a surprising, meticulous gentleness.