Sabriel had never worked a day in her life. Still, she had recieved an education, and she intended to put it to use.
And so she found herself in a square in the Earth District, putting on a magic show, with flashes of Charter-conjured light and some parlor tricks that were the some of the first spells she'd learned, making wooden balls hidden in her pockets appear in her hands, and tossing them to the audience before using a different spell to snatch them back, keeping a polite smile on her face the whole time, trying to keep her unease from showing through.
She tried to pretend that she's back at Wyverley College, and this was simply another practical examination. She'd known these spells for years, there was no reason to be nervous. Still, her fingers fumbled with the balls, and Sabriel felt the smile slip from her face.]
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Sabriel had never worked a day in her life. Still, she had recieved an education, and she intended to put it to use.
And so she found herself in a square in the Earth District, putting on a magic show, with flashes of Charter-conjured light and some parlor tricks that were the some of the first spells she'd learned, making wooden balls hidden in her pockets appear in her hands, and tossing them to the audience before using a different spell to snatch them back, keeping a polite smile on her face the whole time, trying to keep her unease from showing through.
She tried to pretend that she's back at Wyverley College, and this was simply another practical examination. She'd known these spells for years, there was no reason to be nervous. Still, her fingers fumbled with the balls, and Sabriel felt the smile slip from her face.]