Magical Theory and Practice, Friday, Period 3

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The flower and the rock were back on the students' desks this week. "There is a second part to last week's lesson," Yennefer told the students, "this one with more of a moral or philosophical component than a truly magical one, but an important lesson nonetheless. Each of you came up with a solution in line with how magic works for you, but only one of you did what I expected you to do in order to lift the rock." She picked up the flower on her lectern and held it up where the class could see it. "You see, I was taught that sometimes, the best thing a flower can do for us is die." The flower withered away to a dried husk, and the rock rose to hover near her shoulder.

"Discuss."