01-05-2022, 06:06 PM
Merrick listened as she spoke about her past, enjoying the image of her in a dandelion field as a child making them explode into white puffs. It was far too easy to picture. He couldn't help but chuckle when she said she blew up a halibut.
"Makes perfect sense te me," he assured her. There was just something affirming about having the right wand. Your magic felt more controlled but it also felt stronger because it was now focused. "I did nae wan' te leave 'ome because Moira 'ad jus' been born an' it was me firs' time gettin' te be an older brother. But me magic was te big fer me an' me Da' insisted tha' I get me wand befer goin' back te Eire."
"Once it was in me 'and, my life fere'er changed," he said with a happy sigh. "I realized tha' I 'ad te complete me trainin' in order te be the bes' I could fer me sister. Te be able te properly teach 'er thin's an' gi'e 'er someone te loo' up te."
At least that's what he hoped he had done by going off to squire for one of his older cousins until it was his turn to become a knight. Now here he was, sword strapped to his side walking a lovely lady down to a trading post where he'd get to watch others gain their wands as well. He briefly wondered if his older brother had had a moment of happiness in his pairing or if he simply felt a sense of duty as he always seemed to.
"Makes perfect sense te me," he assured her. There was just something affirming about having the right wand. Your magic felt more controlled but it also felt stronger because it was now focused. "I did nae wan' te leave 'ome because Moira 'ad jus' been born an' it was me firs' time gettin' te be an older brother. But me magic was te big fer me an' me Da' insisted tha' I get me wand befer goin' back te Eire."
"Once it was in me 'and, my life fere'er changed," he said with a happy sigh. "I realized tha' I 'ad te complete me trainin' in order te be the bes' I could fer me sister. Te be able te properly teach 'er thin's an' gi'e 'er someone te loo' up te."
At least that's what he hoped he had done by going off to squire for one of his older cousins until it was his turn to become a knight. Now here he was, sword strapped to his side walking a lovely lady down to a trading post where he'd get to watch others gain their wands as well. He briefly wondered if his older brother had had a moment of happiness in his pairing or if he simply felt a sense of duty as he always seemed to.