09-05-2022, 01:17 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-05-2022, 01:18 AM by Cara Toirdelbach.)
Cara hadn't really thought her knowledge and experience with numbers would do any good while she was here at school focused primarily on magic so when the professor said it was an advantage she couldn't help but be a bit stunned and surprised. She hadn't expected it for sure though the subject of potions was one she wasn't very familiar with either. The noble woman hadn't any time to teach her much on the subject if at all. The only thing maybe close to it was a few lessons on specific herbs but Cara hadn't been sure the two subjects could be connected. From the sound of Professor Moore's tone of voice though, having an advantage in potions seemed to be a good thing and making a place at the top of the class may be the good thing to do. She put the information to the side, wanting to not just look in to the matter a bit more but maybe wait until the class itself to see if there really was such an advantage for her or if the professor was simply trying to ease the nerves from her mind given the subject of the current class.
She slowly looked down at the book being offered as Professor Moore explained the next part of her test. It looked a little more like a hand-made book, similar to one her adopted father had her learn her numbers and a few words from when she was little. Pulling back at her hesitation, Cara reached out and gently took the book. Upon pulling it a little closer to herself for a better look she took note of how much better it looked then her adopted fathers, at least the cover was readable right away. She slowly opened the book a few pages in not sure where the professor wanted her to start. All she had said was to do three pages but nothing very specific as far as which ones. It gave her a moment as she did so to glance up and out at the room, nervously checking to make sure no one was looking and watching her at the professor's desk. She didn't want to stand out or be noticed and thankfully it seemed everyone was busy with something in front of them and wasnt looking towards them, at least not that she could notice.
Turning back to the book open in her hands, Cara looked down at the large but clear words on the page. She swallowed back her nerves as she looked over the words trying to read them in her mind. They were easy but one or two seemed to come up as blank in her mind. With a small exhale of breath she pushed herself mentally forward, she had come here to learn how to survive and thrive with her magic and without anyone else, if this was part of it then she had to do her best to learn it just as much as everything else.
"Rob has a cat. The cat is fat. A rat sat on a mat. The rat had a nap. Robe gave the rat a hat" She read quietly at a level just the two of them would only be able to hear. So far so good she though turning to the next page. "Tom is Robs pal. Tom has a ol, his ol is red, the ol gave Rob a jab, now Rob is red."
Cara continued on for the rest of the page then to the next, her struggle seemed to be with words that had w's for the most part as well as words that were supposed to sound the same but because they were spelled differently such as no and know she spoke them differently. When she finished with the third page, Cara looked at the professor beside her, unsure and nervous to know just how badly she had done.
She slowly looked down at the book being offered as Professor Moore explained the next part of her test. It looked a little more like a hand-made book, similar to one her adopted father had her learn her numbers and a few words from when she was little. Pulling back at her hesitation, Cara reached out and gently took the book. Upon pulling it a little closer to herself for a better look she took note of how much better it looked then her adopted fathers, at least the cover was readable right away. She slowly opened the book a few pages in not sure where the professor wanted her to start. All she had said was to do three pages but nothing very specific as far as which ones. It gave her a moment as she did so to glance up and out at the room, nervously checking to make sure no one was looking and watching her at the professor's desk. She didn't want to stand out or be noticed and thankfully it seemed everyone was busy with something in front of them and wasnt looking towards them, at least not that she could notice.
Turning back to the book open in her hands, Cara looked down at the large but clear words on the page. She swallowed back her nerves as she looked over the words trying to read them in her mind. They were easy but one or two seemed to come up as blank in her mind. With a small exhale of breath she pushed herself mentally forward, she had come here to learn how to survive and thrive with her magic and without anyone else, if this was part of it then she had to do her best to learn it just as much as everything else.
"Rob has a cat. The cat is fat. A rat sat on a mat. The rat had a nap. Robe gave the rat a hat" She read quietly at a level just the two of them would only be able to hear. So far so good she though turning to the next page. "Tom is Robs pal. Tom has a ol, his ol is red, the ol gave Rob a jab, now Rob is red."
Cara continued on for the rest of the page then to the next, her struggle seemed to be with words that had w's for the most part as well as words that were supposed to sound the same but because they were spelled differently such as no and know she spoke them differently. When she finished with the third page, Cara looked at the professor beside her, unsure and nervous to know just how badly she had done.
