and the white knight is talking backwards and the red queen's off with her head

[undealt]

WHO || Gold, Amara, and OPEN
WHAT || Gold has arrived back from dealing with refuges in Bermuda. And now he's making frands. And surely everyone wants to know who dat lady is.
WHERE || The castle library
WHEN || some indeterminate time in June
HOW || actionspaaaam
OTHER || You can also pull Gold and Amara aside for one-on-one conversations if you'd like. Just specify.

If you go into the library today, you will find an unusual sight- for one thing, Gold's back, but he must have snuck in like a ninja because it's not like he made any great announcement of it. Just swanned in, checked on his crocodile, and immediately tracked down a certain blonde homo magi. Suspicious!

Said homo magi is currently in the library with him. In fact, they're in the section with all the magic books, chatting animatedly about... something or other. (A listen check of 18 will catch what they're saying).

Comments

[bittersweeter]

Rare talent, absolutely no control. [nbd just casually throwing Faye under the bus. Definition of frenemies.] She keeps that up and not even I will be able to keep her nose in one piece.

[undealt]

Oh, I wouldn't worry so much about her lack of control. She's learning that from me. [He glances at Amara. SENPAI, I'M GOOD AT MAGIC. SEE? SEE?]

[besmitten]

Do you train many apprentices, here?

[undealt]

Well, my own squire doesn't seem to be interested in magic, so I make do with those that do have an interest. I've done a great deal of research into the subject of spellwork- complicated and otherwise- and I figure it's better they learn from someone with a bit more experience than attempting too much of it on their own.

[translation: a lot of his magic is dark as shit and the other knights aren't always into that.]

[bittersweeter]

That sounds very fulfilling. [Is she serious? Is she joking? I don't know, it's hard to tell with her bluff of 33. She's being sarcastic though, for the record. Working with Faye doesn't seem fulfilling. Even to Lila, who actually likes her.]

[besmitten]

Magic is never something that should be attempted without tutelage.

[undealt]

Especially not when you have a temperament that lends itself to destructive tendencies.

[SOUNDS LIKE FAYE. And maybe Lila, too. He's not sure about you yet, gurl. Mostly he's just... stick-poking.]

[bittersweeter]

Destructive tendencies can be useful if put to the right purpose. [Lila is the slow burn to Faye's quick spark of temper.]

[besmitten]

And what is your purpose, young one?

[undealt]

[Gold regards Lila curiously. THIS'LL BE GOOD.]

[bittersweeter]

Right now? Whatever Eric says it is. [She pauses, bending the corner of her book between her fingers so the pages turn like a flipbook.] As for later? I haven't quite found the right purpose, for me.