[She was silent and stricken as she considered Adelaide's descriptions. Their conversation had turned, she had certainly aided in that, and had quickly become much more taxing. Her curiosity had been greater than the risk, at least at first, but this knowledge was too much. It was a simple thing, another aspect of these lands, but it was one shadow too many and she had passed her tolerance. She shifted and sagged back heavily against the chair beneath her.
The oldest song was thrust upon warriors, demons could be spawned with barely an effort, twisted from the remains of simple spirits, Tranquility was a curse, and...if she had not misheard, it could be a fate inflicted upon others. A will could simply be broken apart.
Where had she come? What cruel threads pulled at this place to make it so?
Weariness crept into her tone and replaced the confusion that had been there before. Truly, she didn't wish to know, but naivete was untenable. She had to ask, it was important.]
Not everyone can use magic?
[The term was still broad, too broad for comfort, but it was equal to the question. Certainly, not all races shared the same penchant for wielding power, but each had something about them that could be called magic. Each soul had power, it was merely a question of proportion...wasn't it?]
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The oldest song was thrust upon warriors, demons could be spawned with barely an effort, twisted from the remains of simple spirits, Tranquility was a curse, and...if she had not misheard, it could be a fate inflicted upon others. A will could simply be broken apart.
Where had she come? What cruel threads pulled at this place to make it so?
Weariness crept into her tone and replaced the confusion that had been there before. Truly, she didn't wish to know, but naivete was untenable. She had to ask, it was important.]
Not everyone can use magic?
[The term was still broad, too broad for comfort, but it was equal to the question. Certainly, not all races shared the same penchant for wielding power, but each had something about them that could be called magic. Each soul had power, it was merely a question of proportion...wasn't it?]