blood sweat tear

[imeanforever]

He's moving her to a different court to see if it'll improve her attitude. She's allowed to fly. It's been a long, long time since she was allowed to -

She is only allowed to fly to her destination, not anywhere else. She notices that she is not where she should be, that she cannot progress to where she was told to go, and she careens out of control when her wings won't flap anymore, and she crashes.

---

with Miles (kappa)

with Minus (kappa)

Comments

[imeanforever]

That's nice for them. Promise will just take frustrated outside-perspective notes. Maybe she will invent a version of this magic system that works for her the way chess magic works for Castle.

[eversomuchfun]

"How's the research coming along?"

[imeanforever]

"I'm going to want to call Castle tomorrow about it. I'm sure I could just read every book on magic in this and a dozen other libraries and wind up relatively expert compared to a human, but only by spending a human lifetime on it. I'd sooner take a shortcut, at least for immediate practical purposes. I have no strong understanding of chess but perhaps I can invent something else that suits me and fills in the gaps sorcery has."

[eversomuchfun]

"Lucky for us we ran into someone who successfully invented her own magic system. Perhaps she can give you some pointers."

[summa_iniuria]

"Bet she can," Royal agrees. "But inventing your own magic system can't be that easy or everybody would be doing it."

[imeanforever]

"I'm very smart."

[eversomuchfun]

"Are we sure everyone isn't?" inquires Tea. "It would explain the mess."

[summa_iniuria]

Royal laughs. "I take your point. I don't know, I'm not the expert. I'm not either of the experts."

[imeanforever]

"Well, I'll talk to Castle about it."

[summa_iniuria]

Nod.

[imeanforever]

So the following morning after she hops out of her tree into Tea's crypt, Promise investigates the height of the sun and calls Castle.

[kingsidecastle]

"Hello."

[imeanforever]

"Hello. Is this a good time to talk about the possibility of me inventing my own form of magic rather than spending decades attempting to disentangle the stew of them?"

[kingsidecastle]

"Sure," says Castle. "Why not. It's been a while since I was in that position, but I think I can probably still help."

[imeanforever]

"Should we meet or should we just talk on the phone?"

[kingsidecastle]

"If you want to have a long conversation about magic and potentially do some practical tests, it'll be more convenient to meet. If you just want a quick chat about theory it'll be more convenient to talk on the phone."

[imeanforever]

"Long conversation. Where should I find you?"

[kingsidecastle]

"If I give you my address, can you find it or have Tea find it for you?"

[imeanforever]

"Tea, will you help me find Castle's address?"

[eversomuchfun]

"Sure."

[imeanforever]

"Yes, Tea can find it for me."

[kingsidecastle]

Castle gives an address.

[imeanforever]

"We'll be there soon."

Promise relays the address to Tea.

[eversomuchfun]

"Oh, I know where that is." Off to Castle's house they go.

[imeanforever]

Promise again travels invisibly.