Magical Theory and Practice, Friday, Period 3

[tellmehowstuffworks]

Today's workshop was being held in a classroom. There was a hot Renaissance Faire goth standing at the front of the classroom when the students arrived, and when they sat down they would notice that each of them had a flower and a rock sitting on their desk. "Good afternoon," Yennefer said to her students. "I am Yennefer of Vengerberg, and this is..." She glanced at her notes, and then looked again. "Magical Theory and Practice. Bit of a joke in the class description, I see." Or was it? "Well, we might get to that. We'll see how it goes. For now, I will tell you that while I am new to instruction, I am a sorceress trained in the school of Aretuza, and have been an advisor to the king of Aedirn for thirty years." Yep, she was older than she looked.

"Being as we all come from different realities here, I expect we also come from different magical traditions, and that sticking too closely to what I was taught might be completely useless to you, but I believe that in broad strokes much of that information continues to be true, based on the fact that I have been able to do magic since I got here, so I will teach you starting from that foundation. First, I would like to know what I am working with. Everyone will please tell me their name, so I can check them off this list, and what their experience level is with magic, and a little of how they know it to work, and then we're going to do a little exercise. Any questions so far? No? Good."

Comments

Re: Talk to Your Teacher

[tellmehowstuffworks]

You were no fun, Julius.

"Yes, well," Yennefer said. "Had to ask."

Re: Talk to Your Teacher

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

She was not the first person to tell him that and definitely wouldn't be the last.

"No, no, I really appreciate it!" he assured her. "I just - I think it's better if we just leave it alone for now."

Better for him, for her, for the island as a whole...

Re: Talk to Your Teacher

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"Right, then. That will be all, unless you'd really prefer to stick around and discuss the particulars of magical theory. Frankly, I'd rather watch paint dry," Yennefer confided.

Re: Talk to Your Teacher

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"No thanks," Julius said, a small smile flashing across his face. "I got the 'Magic is a natural force of the universe that mortals must tap into' talk years ago. I think I'm good."