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A) Match it with fire

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A

"Faraera, help be match that," you say.

"Yes, Seventh Rorek," he says.

With your Fire affinity amplified by Faraera, you create a massive cyclone of flame! Raven throws the giant wave at you, but you swing the flames right down the middle! The water and fire collide in a big explosion of steam!

Rolanda, Regan and the Robertas yelp but Rumiko uses her Wind element to shield them from the hot steam. You start to feel the humidity and your clothing clinging to your body. You use your own wind element to clear out the steam, as does Raven. She definitely looks uncomfortable, so all the steam must be making that spandex really cling to her.

"I feel like I need another shower," Raven says.

Your eyes lock onto her hands as they pull at the hips of her leotard.

"Rory!" the other ladies shout at you.

"Sorry!" you say.

"My, where did all this come from?" Penelope asks as she comes out. "Perhaps it's good timing, as breakfast is ready."

"We'll be right there," you say.

"Uidre, I thank you for your help," Raven says. "You are dismissed."

"Call on me any time, Lady Raven," Uidre says.

"Faraera, I thank you for your help," you say. "You are dismissed."

"Any time, Seventh Rorek," he says.

The Spirit Armors disappear as the Spirits themselves leave. Everyone goes inside, and as Raven said, everyone return to the bathrooms for another rinse. Then dressed in proper attire, you meet everyone downstairs in the dining hall, and that means everyone.

"Good morning, all," you say as you help Raven with her seat.

"Morning, Rory," Rebecca says.

"How was your morning training?" Roselind asks.

"Well, it's not innuendo to say it was very hot and steamy," you say.

Raven slowly looks over to you with a smirk while many of the others at the table have spit-takes, minus the spit.

"Did you really have to say that?" she asks.

You simply shrug with a smirk of your own.

Everyone calms down and eats the breakfast of French toast and hot coffee. Roberta Rhodes and Rumiko really chug coffee down to wake themselves up.

"Is what I'm wearing okay for meeting the rest of the guests?" Raven asks.

You noticed earlier that she's wearing one of her t-shirt dresses with her now Rainbow Row belt, but you look at Raven again to take note of her casual slip-on shoes.

A) Just change shoes
B) Change shoes and dress
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A) Just change shoes

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A) Just change shoes

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A) Just change shoes

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A

"I think only the shoes need changing," you say. "I'm not sure which pair you want to put on, but I'll leave that to you."

"Hmm..." she thinks while cutting a piece off her toast. "Maybe I'll go with my wedge heels. They're not too fancy for meeting people, right?"

"Yes, those should work with your dress," you say as you look to her legs.

"Stop~..." she says with a small blush as she playfully pushes your shoulder.

You smile as you go back to your meal. You can see the suitors staring with jealousy, which makes you feel a little bad, but you get past it.

"When are they expected to arrive, by the way?" you ask your parents. "The remaining guests."

"We heard from a few last night that they're hoping to be here about noon local time," mother says. "We can prepare a nice lunch for everyone on the veranda."

"That sounds nice," you say. "Anything is fine by me."

"Yeah, I don't mind whatever you make," Raven says to Carter and Penelope.

"Then we'll be sure to pleasantly surprise you," Carter says with a bow.

Everyone eats up breakfast, and you get up before Raven to help with her seat.

"Thank you," she says. "Since we have time before the guests arrive, how about we study in the library more?"

"Certainly," you say. "You go ahead and choose shoes, I'll go up and gather books for..."

A) Jewelcrafting
B) Enchanting
C) Druid Spirituality
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B) Enchanting

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B.
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B.

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B

"Enchanting. It's another of the schools I know you could use some shoring up, and I think you'll like some of the ways we can enhance your traditional wardrobe."

"Hmm... Well alright," she shrugs. "I'll grab my things and meet you there."

You and Raven excuse yourselves and head out of the dining hall. You hurry on to the library, and go to the Enchanting section. You bring out texts on cloth specific enchantments for the use on Raven's cloak. You're not sure where her leotard goes, though, as spandex wasn't invented at the time of Enchantment's creation. You want to assume leather will work, so you grab those just in case.

You set the books down on the table and sit at the chair while you wait. Just minutes later, Raven walks in, wearing her wedge heels and carrying her cloak and leotard.

"I was right to choose these," she says. "Much better balance on the wedge."

She walks over and sets her things down on the open chair.

"That's not the same leotard as earlier, is it?" you ask.

"No, of course not," she says. "That'd be gross. That one's being washed, this is a fresh one."

"Oh, good."

Raven looks over the selection of books you stacked.

"Hmm... Which one would work for my leotard?" she asks as she looks at both Cloth Enchanting and Leather Enchanting.

"That's what I was unsure of," you say. "We can experiment in a moment, but we'll worry about your cloak first."

Raven brings it over and you open the book for her.

With the right incantations and materials, an enchanter can add bonuses to their armor or weapons, making them stronger, faster, or more resilient, just to name a few of the possibilities.

"Armor?" she says.

"Well, just because it's cloth doesn't mean it isn't your armament," you say. "It was just the general term for what you'd wear into battle."

To properly enchant cloth attire, an Enchanter must have a genuine Enchanter's Needle, as made from either dragon's tooth, unicorn horn, or griffin bone.

"Wow," she says. "So I guess griffins were just as real as dragons and unicorns, huh?"

"Yes, and as you'll read on, you'll see they have different qualities."

Dragon Tooth Needles are very sturdy, allowing easy penetration for even the thickest of fabrics. For Enchanting, Dragon Tooth best benefits durability, strength, resilience and Arcana.

Unicorn Horn Needles are the smoothest, allowing for the swiftest sewing on most materials. For Enchanting, Unicorn Horn best benefits healing, stamina, spirit and Nature.

Griffin Bone Needles are balanced, being stronger than Unicorn Horn but smoother than Dragon Tooth. For Enchanting, Griffin Bone best benefits speed, agility, stealth and Summoning.

"I think we should give you..."

A) Dragon Tooth
B) Unicorn Horn
C) Griffin Bone
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C) Griffin Bone

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C) Griffin Bone

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C) Griffin Bone

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C

"Griffin Bone. Speed and stealth are good stats for you, and it just fits your bird motif."

"Makes sense," she shrugs.

You go up to the study through the hidden stairs and to the drawers of the desk in the very beck. You pull out the sandy colored needle, a few spools of thread, and then a couple baggies of other various ingredients.

Raven has her cloak floating with magic as you return. You set the things down beside the books.

"Here is a Griffin Bone needle," you say as you hold it up to her.

"Oh wow," she says as she looks at it. "It looks really nice."

She takes it in her hand and holds it.

"I can feel the smoothness, and it does seem sturdy," she says. "What's the rest of this for?"

"Because along with the needles, combinging these with the needle and thread can add further boosts and protections."

"Oh..." she says as she looks them over. "And obviously the book will have info on that."

She goes back to the text and starts reading again.

Various materials can be used to grant additional properties, to be activated through the use of Enchanting Needles and small amounts of mana.

Spider Silk can be interwoven with thread to grant the Enchantment of Increased Binding, which allows the wearer to be better in both the usage and resistance of Binding Magic. The webbing of any subspecies of spider may be used, but there are properties unique to the more dangerous poisonous species. Needless to say, please use precaution in trying to procure such silk.

Unicorn Hair can be interwoven with the thread to grant the Enchantment of Increased Healing, which of course allows the wearer to have stronger Healing. The hair must be braided, three strands to make a thin thread, then that Unicorn thread may be wrapped around the normal thread.

Griffin Fur from the lion half of the creature can be interwoven with the thread to grant the Enchantment of Light as a Feather, which will decrease the weight of the wearer. When the wearer falls, they will float softly, as if they were a feather. The fur must be braided, two strands to make a thin thread, then that Griffin thread may be wrapped around the normal thread. However, Light as a Feather will only be granted when the thread follows a complete seam or hem. The thread will not grant Light as a Feather for just one or two stitches placed randomly.

Powdered Dragon Scale naturally works best with Dragon Tooth Needles for doubling the increase in durability, strength, resilience and Arcana, but Dragon Scale on Unicorn Horn or Griffin Bone can still help with durability. Using Dragon Scale on threading allows for Elemental Resistance, relating to what kind of Dragon the scale belonged to. Therefore, a Fire Dragon Scale protects against heat and fire, while an Ice Dragon Scale protects water, ice and the cold.

A Needle can be dusted with Phoenix Ashes to grant a large increase in Fire Resistance, and an increase in Healing magic. It does not take much, only enough to coat the needle from end to end. Phoenix Ash may also be used on the thread to grant a Phoenix Aura, granted that the thread follows a complete seam or hem. The thread will not grant a Phoenix Aura for just one or two stitches placed randomly.

"Do you have Phoenix Ash in there?" she asks with wonder in her voice.

"Sadly, no," you say. "For a creature that continually dies in a burst of flames, the ash is hard to come by. To start you off, let's just try the first three, where you can interweave it with the thread."

You go to the assortment of baggies and pick out

A) Spider Silk
B) Unicorn Hair
C) Griffin Fur
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B) Unicorn Hair

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B) Unicorn Hair

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B) Unicorn Hair

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B

You open the bag and carefully pull out some of the long strands that glisten with rainbow colors.

"Let's work on threading these as the book instructs," you say. "Three strands of hair braided together, then braided with the thread."

"Okay," Raven says as she carefully picks out strands of hair. "How do you braid hair?"

"Well, uh... I think it goes like this."

You use magic to pull out some strands. You set them down and have the middle and right strand together off to the side. The furthest right stand crosses over to the left, then the furthest left crosses over to the right. What was the middle strand crosses over to the left, and the strand now on the far left goes back to being on the right. The strand that was on the left returns their, only for the middle strand returns to the right, thus completing a full rotation.

You continue this rotation of right to the left, left to the right, middle to the left, and so on, until you've completely the three stands from end to end. The strands are now essentially a rope of unicorn hair.

"Wow," Raven says. "Where did you learn to braid hair like that?"

"No way in particular," you say quickly.

"Did you have to braid your sisters' hair for them?" Raven smirks.

"No, Penelope took care of that," you say. "But I did see how she did it."

"Aww..." she continues to smirk.

Raven works on her three strands to do as you did. She moves the right to the left, the left to the right, the middle to the left, and so on.

"Looks good," you say. "To make sure it all stays together, let's fuse the ends with a bit of fire."

You spark a tiny flame and use that to more or less melt the hairs together, so that your rope and Raven's become one. She then takes that and some string from a spool and wraps them together in the easier double helix. She then takes both, cuts a length, and with the utmost focus, threads it through the eye of the Griffon Bone needle.

"Lovely," you say. "Alright, now to try your hand at sewing."

"Okay," she says. "Do you have a thimble?"

"You can create one with mana."

"Oh, I guess that's true."

Raven creates shielding on her fingers, and brings the needle to her cloak. But she's clearly hesitant, likely trying to decide where to start stitching.

A) Suggest the hood
B) Suggest somewhere on the body
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A
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A

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A

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A

"Perhaps the hood," you say. "You can put it on the inside, so that it doesn't show. But be sure to arrange it in a way you'll be sure it'll be comfortable."

"In that case," she says as she turns the hood inside out. "I'll go for the end of the hood, right over my forehead."

Raven sits with the cloak on a chair, and lines up the very middle of her hood. She goes from the end that hangs over her face and heads for the top. The line goes right down the center for the first bit, but you can tell it starts to drift.

"Oh, is a crooked sewing going to ruin the effect?" she asks.

"No, no, as long as it's in there, you'll be given the effects. If you were going for the Light as a Feather or Phoenix Aura, then that would be a problem."

Raven is relieved, and then holds her cloak up.

"Can't even tell from the outside," she says.

"Yes, you did a very good job with that," you say.

"Now how about the dragon scale?" she asks.

"Oh. Um, alright."

"Why're you hesitant about that?" she asks.

"Well, I just wasn't sure if you'd want to deal with dragons, because of Malchior."

"Why? He was one dragon. That'd be racist, or something like that, if I cut off dragons completely for what he did."

"I suppose so. But dragon scales are just as hard to come by these days. Let's focus on giving you..."

A) Fire Dragno Scales
B) Ice Dragon Scales
C) Thunder Dragon Scales
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B
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C) Thunder Dragon Scales

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C) Thunder Dragon Scales

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C

"Thunder Dragon Scales. This will help you against Lightning, like what Rumiko can use."

"Oh wow, you have those?"

"Just enough for this," you say as you pour out a small pile of the sparkling yellow powder.

Raven rolls her needle in the powder, then brings some thread through it. The thread glistens with the powder as she threads it through her needle's eye. She then goes back to her cloak, and starts threading somewhere along the middle. There's a bit of spark as she finishes, but you assure her with a hand that it's meant to do that.

Raven holds up her cloak as she beams with pride. The Thunder Dragon Scale thread is also hidden from the outside, so it should come as a great surprise to whoever tries to challenge Raven next.

"Young Master," Penelope says as she peeks inside. "The guests are already on their way."

"Thank you, Penelope," you say. "We'll be right down."

She nods and heads back out.

"I'll go ahead and put my things away," Raven says. "We can worry about Enchanting my leotard later."

"I'll meet you at the main stairs then," you say as you gather up the Enchanting items.

You go back up to the study while Raven leaves the library. You put everything back as it was, then head back down. You exit the library and walk to the main stairway, where Raven is waiting. The two of you smile at each other as you link arms and walk down.

"Good afternoon, everyone," you say as you walk up to the door.

Lined up like the other suitors at the start of the week are all the non-magic suitors: Raquel, Remelia, Rhonda, Ria, Riley, Rona, Rosario and Rowena.

"Hello, Rory!" Raquel greeted first. "And... who is this?"

"I'm Raven," she introduces herself. "Raven Roth. American, and Rory's girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?!" they all shout, also like the other suitors.

"Since when?!" Ria shouts.

"For just under a month now," Raven shrugs. "But it's pretty serious."

"Serious?!" they all blurt.

"How serious is that?!" Rhonda asks.

"Are you already engaged?!" Remelia asks.

"Engaged?!" Raven says.

"Everyone relax," you say. "Raven and I aren't engaged, but yes, we're in a very serious relationship."

The suitors are upset and anxious, but go through with proper introductions.

"This is Raquel Garcia," you introduce. "Her family is one of Spain's largest soft manufacturers.

"Remilia Dvorak is Rayna's cousin, and her immediate family help in the marketing of the movies The Dvoraks make.

"Rhonda Evans of Wales is daughter to a member of parliament, but the Evans Family also works in home furnishings.

"Ria Koskinen and her family in Finland work in electronic manufacturing exports. They're best known for kitchen appliances, such as toasters, microwaves and blenders.

"Riley Grant of Liverpool is very into music, but her family is more heavily into health products like ointments and creams. For now she settles on writing jingles or composing original music for their commercials, but she's hoping to go into her own career.

"Rona is Renee's cousin, as Renee made sure we knew."

"I hope my cousin wasn't too much trouble," Rona says.

A) Fib
B) Gently tell the truth
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B.
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B.

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didn't realize I forgot to put "drink" in the previous update. Raquel's family does soft drinks, not just "soft" lol

B

"Well, Renee is as she's always been," you say. "She even challenged Raven to a duel."

"I should have guessed," Rona says. "Renee haz been so spoiled since, well, forever."

Rona lightly laughs, which relieves Raven.

"When Renee mentioned you, I had a feeling you were a rather sensible person," Raven says. "I'm glad to see I was right."

"It's not hard to be sensible compared to my cousin," Rona says. "She is my cousin and I love her dearly, but I do wish she would start growing up already."

"I know, she acts like what you do for the family is a waste of time," Raven says. "But you're working hard and doing something with your life."

"Thank you," Rona says. "You know, while I don't necessarily get a vote in all zis, but I would definitely zupport you, Ms. Roth."

"Why thank you," Raven smiles. "And please, just call me Raven. Though, I suppose that means you're not as interested in Rorek...?"

"No, no," Rona says with a giggle. "Nothing against Rory, but I'm not into younger men. He's all yours."

Raven and Rona giggle then shake hands and the line moves along.

"Rosario Rodriguez is also from Spain," you continue, "but her family is into natural juices rather than soft drinks.

"Rowena Dylan is Rolanda's cousin, and helps in the focus group testing of new toys and stuffed animals in the Dylan family company. Rolanda often gets her to share some of the top of the line items so she can have the best quality golems."

"And that's everyone," Raven says.

Just as she says that, one more car pulls up. But as it does, you already know who it belongs to.

"To think she'd show up," you sigh.

"Who?" Raven asks. "Another surprise suitor like Rumiko?"

"No, this might actually be worse. Do you remember what I told you about the Null Family line of succession, that the line with the Rorek is the primary?"

"Yeah. Your dad got to be head of the family because he had you."

"Correct. And that goes for how age doesn't matter. Even if a Rorek isn't the first born, their line will be given the role of leadership over all others. That's how it is for me even though my cousin Ross is older. But there is an example of this happening for siblings."

The stark white 1940 Bentley parks, and the two men up front exit. The driver goes to open the door to the back while the passenger takes luggage out of the boot/trunk. The driver helps the old woman step out of the vehicle and head up the stairs, the footman following behind with a big luggage trunk in each hand.

"Grandfather Sixth wasn't the first born, but because he was born a Rorek, he took seniority away from the first born," you continue to explain as the woman and her servants pass through the door. "This is my Great Aunt, Radella Null-Xenos."

"Great Aunt? You didn't tell me anything about her."

"That's because the family cut ties with me," Radella says as she walks up to you. "One little prophecy about what little Rory here had in store for his life, and everyone gets upset."

"You're a Seer?" Raven says.

"Yes," Radella says. "Though my record isn't very long or worthwhile, I have never been wrong."

"And yet you've never been all that tactful, either," Grandfather says as he walks in.
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"Ah, there you are, Brother," Radella greets with a half-smile. "I was hoping you recognized my Mark V from the sound alone. Clearly your hearing is still sharp."

"And your memory must be dulling," Grandfather counters. "You're a bit early for Rory's 18th Birthday."

"Then your memory must be just as bad," Radella counters. "I told you I'd visit before then because waiting until then might be too late."

"Wait, what?" Raven says, a bit concerned. "What is this prophecy that has to do with Rorek turning 18?"

A) Suggest change of venue
B) Tell Raven yourself
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B) Tell Raven yourself

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B) Tell Raven yourself

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B) Tell Raven yourself

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B

"Let me tell her," you say to your Great Aunt before she opens her mouth again.

You turn to Raven and hold her hands. The two of you look into each other's eyes, and you can see your own serious expression reflected in those pools of violet.

"According to my Great Aunt Radelle," you say. "There will come a time in my life where I will be the last Rorek. She predicted something would happen that would cause the end of not so much the Null Family, but of the Roreks."

"That won't happen," Raven says. "An eighth Rorek would be born to your cousins or sisters, right?"

"Our family tree shows it doesn't work that way," you say. "A Rorek is always born to a Rorek. It's more obvious with the beginning, Rorek the First had a son, whose son was then Rorek II. Then Rorek II's grandson was Rorek III, through his son Ragan. It's harder to see going from Rorek III to Rorek IV, but Rorek IV's father, Radnor, was son of Radley, son of Radorm, son of Randolph."

"So they're only born to the men of the family," Raven realizes.

"Exactly. Radelle didn't have a Rorek, and her children haven't had a Rorek. No girl born to the Null Family has had a Rorek."

"Hard to call that coincidence," Raven says.

"Yes, but it's also my Grandfather's reason for thinking Great Aunt Radelle is just spiteful."

"I will admit I've been such in my life," Radelle says. "But that has nothing to do with this prophecy."

"Sure it doesn't," Grandfather says sarcastically. "You only promised the entire family that neither of my grandsons at the time, nor any future grandchild nor great grandchild would have Rorek VIII. You may have been right that Roger wouldn't have a Rorek and that Ronald would, but that doesn't give you the right to just say that was it."

"I'm sorry if I said it at the wrong time," Radelle says, "but it needed to be said!"

"Wrong time?!" Grandfather says. "You said it at Rory's sixth birthday!"

"What does it matter, though?" Raven says.

Everyone looks at her as she steps between Grandfather Sixth and Great Aunt Radelle.

"So what if there's no more Roreks?" she says. "This circle of families can't possibly be built purely on the attraction of marrying a Rorek."

"It's not about the Null family moving on, it's that there won't be a main branch," Radelle says. "Clearly my brother thinks that's me saying it out of spite as being passed over the same way many siblings and relatives of a Rorek have over the years. But I am saying it out of the concern for this family, the Null Family.

"I know the rush to have a child Roger and Rita went through because they wanted to have the next Rorek. It was the same as our cousin, Ranell, thinking succession would change to his family even though my brother existed."

"Then, whatever, it'd just go to normal line of succession," Raven says.

"Don't you understand what that means?" Radelle asks her, stepping closer. "The mad dash to sow seeds would skyrocket! It'd be like the actual royals, with branches of the family competing with each other. My relationship with my brother has never been the best, but I would never have tried to cut his line short, just as no one else in this family would ever do that. Because we had an anchor in the Roreks themselves."

"What was your prophecy?" Raven asks. "What specifically did you see?"

"What would that matter?" Grandfather asks.

"A Seer prophesizes with visions," Raven says. "And most visions have visual symbolism rather than direct explanations. I want to know what she saw."

A) Dismiss it, it doesn't matter
B) Let Radelle share her vision
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B) Let Radelle share her vision

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B) Let Radelle share her vision

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B) Let Radelle share her vision

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B

You sigh, because you can tell Raven won't give up on it.

"Tell her," you say to Great Aunt Radelle.

"I'm rather surprised," Radelle says. "But, alright then. Oh, how rude of me, I didn't even get your name, dear."

"Raven Roth."

"Raven," Radelle repeats with some stunned surprise. "For the bird."

"Yes," Raven says, looking concerned. "Why is that surprising?"

"Well, um... You did say there is symbolism in prophecy, so... I suppose I saw you in the prophecy."

"What?" Raven says.

"You saw Raven?" you ask. "What do you mean?"

"Well I saw ravens," Radelle explains. "I didn't realize that's what they were, I just thought they were crows."

"Oh come off it," Grandfather says. "You can't just change your prophecy because you have a convenient way out."

"No, she's not making that up," Raven says, her face showing more worry. "It's the truth."

"Your Empathy?" you say.

Raven only nods.

"I saw a white tree, which I clearly took to be our Null Family," Radelle says. "There were many branches, but there was a strong center branch in line with the trunk. That is clearly the main branch of our family.

"A flock of black birds, which I thought were crows but were apparently ravens, landed on that branch. They would eat the fruits of the tree, right down to the seeds. That main branch would not sow seeds for the future, even though the other branches were plentiful. Eventually, that main branch withered, and then the trunk with it, bringing down the entire tree with it."

"So, your prophecy makes it as if the birds are at fault," Raven says. "I'm going to be the reason Rorek will be the last Rorek, and because of that, the family will fall apart."

"It's nothing personal, dear," Radelle says. "I don't pass judgment, I just describe what I've foreseen."

Raven looks conflicted. You know from what she's told you that her life was plagued by a prophecy, and you fear she'll let this one scare her just as that one did.

But at the same time, if Raven's Empathy can tell Radelle means what she says out of genuine belief and not a spiteful ruse, will there really never be an eighth Rorek? You think about that, and are actually a bit relieved so that the competition to have his hand in marriage will finally end as you hoped for. Though the instability isn't exactly a good trade-off.

A) Refuse to believe
B) Start to worry
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B) Start to worry

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B) Start to worry

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B) Start to worry

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B

You start to worry. Not only that Radelle is right, but if Raven will start thinking she's right. You look to Raven and take her hand. She looks up at you, still unsure. Maybe she senses the uncertainty in you, as well.

"It's fine," she says. "The prophecy isn't that we can't ever have children. It's about reconciling the family's branches. We can't let things fall apart just because the order of succession changes."

"Yes," you say. "That's what we should focus on more than anything."

Raven rests her head on your shoulder, and you rest your head on her head.

"Well not that you've thoroughly brought down the mood, Sister," Grandfather says. "Perhaps we'll set you up in your old room."

"Thank you, Brother," Radelle smiles.

"How are Alessandro and the family?" he asks while Radelle's servants follow Carter.

"Oh they're fine," Radelle says as she and Grandfather follow them. "Al is finally letting himself relax and trusting that our boys handle the business. Now he uses all that spare energy to spend more time with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren."

"Great-grandchildren?" Raven says. "Already?"

"Well, I am the older sister," Radelle says. "And Al and I had our son, Aniol, right after marrying, and Aniol fell in love quickly with his lovely wife, Jacintha, and they had Jonas, Phineas and Nella, and it was actually shy Phineas who married first, and then he and his wife, Oleisia, had our first grandchild, Basil."

"Wow, not a single 'R' name," Raven says, a smirk creeping on her face.

"Yes, we were breaking the mold," Radelle says with a smirk of her own. "Though, it's rather interesting that your initials are both R."

"Well that might be coincidental," Raven says.

"Not if you were in my prophecy, dear," Radelle says as everyone reaches the stairs. "But I admire that you were more level-headed than my own family about this. I'm confident you'll be a great matriarch."

"O-Oh. Thank you."

"You two can go ahead and return to the library," Grandfather says. "I can keep my sister company from here."

"If you say so, Grandfather," you say.

You and Raven go upstairs to the library, planning to

A) Continue with Enchanting
B) Switch back to Jewelcrafting
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Cartridge88 posted...

A) Continue with Enchanting

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Malcrasternus posted...

Cartridge88 posted...

A) Continue with Enchanting

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Alakazamtrainer posted...

Malcrasternus posted...

Cartridge88 posted...

A) Continue with Enchanting

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A

"Don't worry about getting your cloak or leotard this time," you say. "We'll work on Enchanting your belt."

"We can do that?" she asks.

"Yes," you say as you open the doors to the library. "I imagine your belt is some sort of metal or similar material."

"Yeah, basically."

"Then we can use the same Enchanting techniques used for traditional metal armor, Runes."

"Runes?" she says as she walks through. "Like ancient writings?"

"Essentially," you say. "I'll fetch the texts."

You go back to the Enchanting section and pull out the books on Metal Enchanting and Runes.

"Here we are," you say as you open the books. "Enscribing Runes on metal and other hard surfaces. Specifically, these will be Glyphs, because they're Runes on objects rather than people or creaturse. That is a different subject entirely."

Raven walks over and reads the section you point to.

Glyphs are runes inscribed on an object. As with Marks, a Glyph can not be inscribed on an object in the possession of an unwilling creature. Glyphs activate immediately upon completion. Again, some inscriptions are able to extend the life of a Glyph or even to make one permanent.

"Interesting," she says.

She takes the book and flips through the pages.

"A Rune can be made using special Rune paints and a special Rune brush," she reads, "or a special Rune chisel. That seems rather simple."

"As you'll read, using the chisel is a more permanent kind of Rune scribing," you say. "For your belt, I think it'll be better to use paints, mostly to practice writing the Runes."

"And I suppose that study upstairs has plenty of paint?"

"Of course," you say. "I'll bring some down while you study the different Rune patterns."

You go back to the secret stairs that lead up to the study. You find fresh brushes in a drawer, and choose the thinner ones. Then you check the bottles of Rune paint with a quick shake. The paint is still fresh, so you bring down blue, but also

A) Black
B) White
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b. white
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Alakazamtrainer posted...

b. white

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Malcrasternus posted...

Alakazamtrainer posted...

b. white

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