The Note

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The Note

It was Sunday, and Gabrielle was wondering what the next day would be like. To tick away the time until tomorrow she decided to try practicing magic again. On her way upstairs to her room she grabbed a stick from outside; this task had become habitual, for she had been practicing magic as often as she could. Even with lots of practice her magic didn't get any stronger. When upstairs Gabrielle grabbed her spellbook from under her bed and opened it up, but what she saw was not preperations for magic but growling words that say “Fight me, fight me! Try to conquer me.” The magic had become a nuisance that wouldn't behave. However, as annoying as it had become she wasn't giving up. She grabbed the stick and tried the “simple” floating spell on the ring in her hand. As always it didn't do anything. The one mistake was all Gabrielle needed to give up; she grabbed the book and slid it under her bed, once again, before going back downstairs. She found Trick in the dining room and asked him if he wanted to play a round of fetch; instantly the silky, black saluki lept up from a nice, peaceful slumber, ready to play. She went outside with the gleeful dog and grabbed a stick and threw it a decent distance away; the yipping dog jumped after it. While Trick was retreiving the stick, a thought crept into Gabrielle's mind. How great would it be to be able to talk to Trick. I could ask him what I'm doing wrong on the spell, maybe he knows. Maybe he thinks that I'm not what I assume I am. Her thoughts were interupted by Trick dropping the stick at her feet and barking at her to throw it again; she grabbed the stick, with talking to Trick on her mind, and threw it. After the stick was thrown what she heard was not a happy dog, but a child.

“I have to get it, have to get it!” a panting child's voice shouted. As Trick reached the stick the child spoke again,

“Bring it back, bring it back.” Gabrielle is confused. She didn't see a kid insight, but she heard one right beside her. Trick was back at her side as she heard,

“Throw it, throw it!” Gabrielle jumps about a foot in the air as she notices where the voice was coming from. It wasn't a child... it was... her dog!

“Trick, are you, are you... talking?” Gabrielle asks bewildered.

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Septimus Agorius

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Septimus Agorius

The two days were over and Gabrielle was full to the brim of questions to ask: “What am I, how do I control it”, and so many more questions. She waited until it was afternoon, and then put the plan into effect.

“Mum, I'm going to the village to pick up some grain, we're running low!” Gabrielle yells, ready to get the move on. The day before Gabrielle took the grain they had, which was full to the brim, to the farmer nearby and gave it all to him.

“I just got a new bag the other day!” Adel says bewildered on how it could be gone so quickly.

“Well the rats must of got to it, because there's no more.” Gabrielle says matter of factly.

“OK, but be quick.” Adel says, too tired to even care what the wretched child does. Gabrielle practically sprints out the door, running towards the trail to the pond. Once she gets there she slows down her pace and starts walking along the trail looking carefully for overturned rocks, or anything suggesting recent human activity. When she's close to the pond,she veres off the trail to her right. She starts to wonder if Septimus was even there. He could of left ages ago. Right when she thinks that last thought she smells a little campfire not too far north. She quickens her pace. Within ten minutes she sees it. A little log house that looks like the only thing keeping it standing is the magic happening all around it. She walks toward the little house and says

“Septimus?”

“Yes, this is Septimus, may I ask who this person is before I say anymore?” a gruph voice says back in reply.

“It's Gabrielle, daughter of Duron.” Septimus comes out of his house as quick as lightening at the sound of Duron's name.

“The daughter of Duron? Well, that scoundrel has a daughter, what do you know?

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News

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News

A week has passed and Gabrielle still knew nothing of Septimus's whereabouts, and she was starting to lose hope. She would whisper to her father everyday to see if he had any news, but there never was any.

“ Dad, anything?” Gabrielle whispered to her father hopefully.

“ No, but no reason to dwell the harvest festival is today.” Duron said.

“ Oh! I almost forgot about that. I'm just so busy wondering and thinking about things lately.” Things was the magic that Gabrielle was really frustrated at. She loved magic she thought it was a beautiful thing, but it was really starting to bug her.

“ Well come on lets go!” Duron said. The harvest festival was a very fun holiday in Solome. It was an event where the poor could get food cheap and the rich, like Gabrielle, could have fun watching the shows by sorcerers. It was Duron's favorite time of year. He wouldn't miss it for anything; he wouldn't miss it even to keep Adel happy. It was that important to him. It was his only real connection to the world other then his, sorcery. Before they were about to go out the door Gabrielle thought about bringing Adel.

“ Dad shouldn't we ask mum if she wants to come?”

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What Am I

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What am I

“ Tell me everything that happened, Gabrielle.” Duron said growing excited. He loved the arts of sorcerers, but he knew he couldn't even talk about it with Adel. Even is Gabrielle was a sorceress he knew he couldn't influence her to practice more, but that doesn't mean he wasn't going to help her.

“ I was waving a stick around Trick trying to get him to stand up and play; when out of the wand shot a burst of blue light. It hit Trick right in the stomach and a few seconds later he was up on his feet and wagging his tail wanting to play. I really think that stick made Trick younger, but that's impossible right?”

“ I can see what you mean when you say you think it has something to do with when you were five. By any chance did you say anything?”

“ Nope, just words of encouragement to get Trick to stand up.”

“ Well, you must have said something in the words you said, because I need you to remember that it's impossible to do magic without a wand and whatever you did sounds like sorcery to me.”

“ Well, if it is sorcery what should I do to keep myself from using it uncontrollably?” Gabrielle asked.

“Well, it's obvious right you need to ask a sorcerer.  Shouldn't a sorceress talk to a sorcerer? It fits pretty well to me.” Duron told her. Gabrielle couldn't believe her ears. Was she just told to talk to a sorcerer?

“Mom would never allow such a thing.”

“ What about me I'm your dad shouldn't I have a say in what you can and cannot do, but if it's going to be a problem for you I can tell Adel that you went to the village to buy grain; when you really just went to talk to a sorcerer or sorceress.” Duron explained.

“What if she finds out?” Gabrielle questioned.

“She won't I'll make sure of it.” Duron said mischievously.

“Well then what are you going to do?”

“ I'll make her lunch. She'll have to stay to make sure I don't burn the house down with my brilliant cooking skills.” Duron said sarcastically.

“ Alright, but who do I ask?”

“ Well there's Faustus.”  

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