Snake/Eater
Myth Maker of the North
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[X] Invite them in and talk them only when they are in your domain
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AN: Thanks for the feed back everybody! I am a little surprised how many people don't like dark stuff since this is a worm fanfic, so I am glad I asked first. So I will be doing what I was already doing, were the darker stuff is in the background and in interludes, with Necros not noticing it at all.
Actually, in most magic systems it would put GreyBeard at our mercy. Wards aren't just lines at the boarder, they infuse everything contained within, and bend to the will of their caster (or whomever's controlling the wards at the time, generational wards are a thing after all). Also, we have a full-power Mt. Flufflekins (if I'm right about that wall mural) to sick on him if he turns hostile.Clearly this is a great and powerfulbeardpractitioner, but a forest of fabulous facial follicle fruit is no indication of friendly intentions. Inviting someone inside our wards seems like it would defeat the purpose of all that defensive preparation.
Ummm...How does Necros know her name's Taylor?You stop in front of your bearded visitor and say "Hi I am Taylor!" you then present Mt. Flufflekins "and this is Mt. Flufflekins. Who are you!"
I see I'm not the only one to spot this.
Ummm...How does Necros know her name's Taylor?I see I'm not the only one to spot this.
Your eyes widen in surprise and you let a squee of delight. You hug Gandalf and say "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh it is going to be so great! I haven't had an apprentice in such a long time, not after the last one got eaten by a grue!" Gandalf makes a chocking noise but you are too busy being happy to notice. "We'll have so much fun and hopefully nothing will eat you!" You had a bad string of luck with your last 48 apprentices getting eaten by various exotic and deadly fauna, but you're sure that number 49 is going to be the end of the streak of gruesome and violent deaths!
"Maybe this isn-" they began nervously. Oh no! They are having second thoughts! Quickly distract them before they change their mind!
You quickly speak above any hypothetical objection that they could possibly have "Well now that it's settled! Time to get to work!"
"Bu-" they began before you cut them off again.
"Sorry no time to dilly dally, we need to start right away! If you don't know how to put up wards your life could be endangered from all sorts of things!" you say as you're pulling them into your lodge.
As you pull them behind you, you hear them exclaim "Holy shit!"
You look behind you but you don't see anything strange. "Huh? What's the matter?"
"Why is there a giant eye staring up at me from the floor! How is it smiling without a mouth!" they say panic entering their voice.
"Tell me about it! We tried to explain to her that it is pants shitingly freaky, you just know if you take your eyes off it for a second it will be the last thing you do, but she thinks it's cute. " yells one of your insubordinate minions.
You send him a glare and say "Smiley the Eye is not scary! Don't listen to them Smiley, you are quite dashing." Smiley stares intensely at you in what you can only assume is gratitude.
"And the reason you made the floor appear to be an endless void that can swallow us up at any moment and we can never escape from, so no one will ever hear our screams is?" the meany face snarks. You choose not the dignify his question with a response and turn your attention back to your apprentice.
Gandalf seems to hyperventilating for some reason as she takes in your lodge. Maybe they are nervous they can't live up to your example? Well they shouldn't worry too much, it takes years of practice to be as amazing as you. "Hey don't worry about it. I know it is a lot to take in all at once, but one day you'll have a lodge just like me."
"Lodge?" they ask while looking at the floor. Gandalf is not able to take their eyes off Smiley for some reason.
"A lodge is the center of magic users power. It is their home, lab, sanctuary, and many other things. It is essential if you wish to learn any magic at all." you say.
They tears her gaze from Smiley and says with trepidation "And my lodge will look like this?"
"Well no. Each lodge is a reflection of the mages soul. The tools to make it depend on the person making it. It could be anything from a library to a kitchen to a outhouse. You can generally tell what kind of person a mage is from looking at their lodge." you explain.
If anything they look more unnerved before they pull themselves together and ask "Right so how do I make a lodge anyway?" You enthusiastically start to explain to your apprentice the various steps needed to set up a lodge. She interrupts you a few times for clarification, but by the end of your lecture she seems to know what to do. "Where do you think I should put up my lodge?" asks your apprentice.
[] Next to yours
[] In their home
[] In a secret place.