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Dear Lydia,
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Sorry, I know this is sudden.
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I'm writing you from a northbound train.
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No doubt word has already reached you,
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but it seems I failed
the court sorcerer exam.
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It truly is a shame, Allen.
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I never dreamed you'd fail.
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I don't see how either the written or
practical exam could've given you trouble.
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Do you have any idea what
could've gone wrong?
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No.
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But that aside, Professor,
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I'm ashamed to say it, but I can't
afford the trip home to my family.
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Again?
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Sending money home is laudable,
but spare a thought for yourself.
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I suppose.
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I do know of a job opening.
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An old friend of mine is looking
for someone to tutor his daughter.
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Only until spring, but he'll pay handsomely.
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What do you say? Will you give it a try?
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A tutoring job?
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Yes, please. I'd be—
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Yes, it's me.
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I think I've found your man.
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You know, the boy I'm always going on about.
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He's one of the finest minds I've
ever had the pleasure to teach!
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Professor?
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Is that so?
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Then I'll send my familiar
with the particulars.
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He'd love to have you.
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Your pupil is Duke Howard's daughter,
a scion of the Four Great Ducal Houses.
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Tina hopes to enroll in the
Royal Academy come spring.
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Private tutor to a duke's daughter?
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That sounds like quite a challenge.
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Then again, I guess she's
a duke's daughter, too.
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I've already bought your ticket.
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You leave at noon today
in a first-class carriage.
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Professor!
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You set me up, didn't you?
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I wish you the best of luck.
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The Duke's Magically Impaired Daughter
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Episode
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The professor sounded thrilled.
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Who knows what kind of ordeal
I'll find waiting for me.
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It's freezing.
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Let me see. The duke's mansion is—
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I beg your pardon. Might you be Mr. Allen?
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Yes, I am.
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I am Duke Howard's head butler.
Graham is my name.
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And this is Ellie, a maid-in-training.
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I-It's a pleasure to meet you.
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The pleasure is mine.
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Now, shall we be on our way?
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Please follow me, sir.
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It's a little cramped, sir. Do forgive me.
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Ellie, would you mind
riding on Mr. Allen's lap?
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Huh?!
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Of course she minds.
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Surely all three of us can
squeeze onto the seat somehow.
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P-Please, don't mind me.
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You see, sir? Ellie has no objection.
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Well...
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P-Please excwooz— I mean, excuse me.
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Could she be...?
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Look at all that snow.
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It hasn't started falling in earnest
yet, if you can believe it.
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Soon we'll be forced to shut ourselves
indoors and wait for spring.
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You don't say.
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You must be cold wearing that.
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Oh, no.
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Here.
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What?!
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Do you mind if I warm up the
car with a bit of magic?
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With magic, sir?
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I don't see why not.
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In that case...
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A-Amazing.
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You made it look easy.
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It's not a difficult spell
once you get the hang of it.
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You must crave rest after
your long journey, sir.
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We have arrived at Duke Howard's residence.
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If you would.
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Thank you.
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Allow me to assist you.
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Huh?!
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Please accept my sincere apologies
for causing Your Highness discomfort.
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Huh?
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H-H-How...?
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I mean, um, when did you figure it out?!
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When we met at the station.
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H-How could you tell?!
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Because you don't look like a maid.
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You aren't wearing a headband,
and your uniform doesn't fit you.
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I suspect you borrowed
someone else's in a hurry.
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Also, that snow-white ribbon in
your hair is embroidered with gold thread.
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I've only seen a handful of pieces to
match it, even in the royal capital.
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And who else would go as far as
disguising herself to get a look at me?
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You live up to your reputation, sir.
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E-Excuse me!
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W-Wait...
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My scarf...
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I beg your pardon, sir.
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Lady Tina insisted on coming along.
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No matter.
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After you, sir.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much for coming.
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It's quite warm inside, I see.
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The house was built to
withstand the wintry climate.
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Ellie, our guest has arrived.
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Take his luggage to his room.
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Y-Yessir!
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Welcome ba—
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A-Are you all right?
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Y-Yessir!
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How many times must I tell
you not to run in the house?
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Now...
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When do you plan on releasing our guest?
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I b-beg pour yardon!
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That's all right. I'm glad you weren't hurt.
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The real Ellie, I presume?
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Huh?
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Oh, um, well, that's...
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I see, Mr. Allen, that you live
up to the professor's description.
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What did he say about me?
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That you have "a natural
way with young ladies."
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Wh-What a misleading way to put it!
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I have a little experience working with
people younger than me, that's all!
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Is that so, sir?
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Please, follow me.
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My master is expecting you.
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He didn't believe me for a minute.
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You've come a long way. I appreciate it.
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Not at all. Thank you
for agreeing to hire me.
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My name is Allen, Your Highness.
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I see.
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Walter Howard.
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"Walter" will do.
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I consulted the professor about my daughter,
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and he assured me you're
the only man for the job.
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You know how it is, but I
trust you'll do what you can.
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I will.
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But the professor only told me that
I would be tutoring Lady Tina,
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who wishes to enroll in the Royal Academy.
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Damn the rascal.
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Have I been misinformed?
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I do want to hire you as her private tutor.
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However...
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Your job is to make her
give up on the academy.
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I'm to dissuade her from applying?
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I'd better start by telling you
something of the Howard line.
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You know about the Four Great
Ducal Houses, of course.
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Of course.
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For their great contributions
to founding the kingdom,
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the four houses received vast domains,
one in each of the cardinal directions,
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and each duke guards those lands to this day.
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Deep ties to the royal family
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have earned you the honor of
"Highness" rather than "Grace."
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Exactly.
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We Howards have governed the north
on behalf of the crown for generations.
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We take pride in our martial prowess.
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But that ends with me.
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My wife passed when Tina was very young,
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leaving my two daughters my only children.
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My eldest, Stella, has enrolled
in the Royal Academy,
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but I can't pretend she has a gift for magic.
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I doubt that she will ever master her
inheritance, the supreme spell of our house.
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My youngest, Tina, has no
magical ability whatsoever.
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None?
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She has mana, but she can't cast
so much as an elementary spell.
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A number of famed sorcerers have examined
her, but none of them could explain it.
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I've never heard of a case like it.
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Tina has a strong sense of responsibility.
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As a scion of our house,
she considers it her duty
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to study sorcery and swordplay
at the Royal Academy,
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despite the other paths open to her.
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Such as?
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See for yourself. It will save time.
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What are these?
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Plants Tina has been cultivating.
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After reading my late wife's books,
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she started studying ways to
make them grow in this land.
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Tina's research is a valuable
asset to the duchy.
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I want her to remain here and continue it.
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This will be an even bigger
challenge than I feared.
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Damn that professor.
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I understand how you feel.
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Personally, however, I feel that Her
Highness ought to choose her own path.
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If she learns to perform magic
to the Royal Academy's standards,
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and if she still wishes to enroll, would
you consider allowing her to do so?
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Very well.
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In that event, I'll give my permission.
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You have my word.
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Thank you.
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A girl who has mana but can't cast spells?
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It will be a tricky problem,
but a problem worth solving.
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Cheers to our visitor from afar!
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Cheers!
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Livelier than you're used to
in the royal capital, I'll bet.
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It's our custom here to take
our meals with the servants.
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I like things lively.
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I beg your pardon.
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Oh, Tina.
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And you, too, Ellie. Join us.
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Yes, Father.
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Y-Yessir!
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Let me introduce you.
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My daughter Tina.
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Tina, this is your new tutor, Allen.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm Tina Howard.
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Your reputation precedes you.
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I look forward to our lessons together.
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As do I. The pleasure is mine.
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I've already made Ellie's acquaintance.
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You weren't too cold in the car, were you?
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I-In the car, sir?
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M-Mr. Allen, may I have a moment?!
I have so many questions for you!
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Of course.
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Allen, I'd like to ask one more thing of you.
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Ellie.
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Y-Yessir!
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Ellie is Graham's granddaughter
and only heir.
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Their family, the Walkers, has stood
by the Howards since time immemorial.
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Allen.
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Yes?
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I'd like to place her in your charge as well.
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Graham has already given his consent.
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May I take it that Miss Walker will
be enrolling in the academy as well?
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Well, while we would like nothing more...
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not much good at magic,
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so I'm certain I'll be a nuisance to you.
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Miss Walker, may I ask you something?
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Y-Yessir!
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What do you want to do?
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Um... I'll do as I'm told, sir.
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That isn't what I mean.
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Do you want to attend the
Royal Academy with Lady Tina?
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Of...
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Of course I do!
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I adore Lady Tina!
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I'm her personal maid!
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I'm relieved to hear it.
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Miss Walker, I look forward
to our lessons together.
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Y-Yessir!
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And, um, Allen, sir,
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would you please just call me "Ellie"?
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Then call me Tina!
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Very well.
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A black kitty cat!
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So you're here, too, Anko.
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The professor recommended me for
this job. Anko is his familiar.
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Is...
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Isn't it adorable?!
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A room inside a greenhouse?
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Come in. It's not locked.
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Good morning.
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I see you aren't wearing
a maid uniform today.
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I see you have a mean streak, sir.
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My humble apologies.
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B-Before we begin,
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as I said last night, I forbid you
to call me "Highness" or "lady."
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I understand.
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And I forbid you to tell lies.
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Even if what you have to say hurts,
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I'm ready to hear it.
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Very well. I won't sugarcoat things.
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She seems awfully sensitive about it.
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Her magical impairment must have
caused her a lot of pain before now.
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We won't start our lessons yet.
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I'd like you to take a written test today.
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Huh?
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I assume you know that the entrance
exam has three parts:
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a written test, an interview,
and a practical magic exam?
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Yes, of course!
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We should spend most of our time
working on practical magic.
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But first, I'd like to know how
prepared you are for the written test.
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But don't they make a new test every year?
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It's famously hard to prepare for.
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That's a lie.
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Huh?!
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There are patterns to questions the
academy asks, just like any other test.
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But because the academy drafts decades'
or centuries' worth, no one notices.
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So, it is possible to go in prepared?
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Yes.
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Here.
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These are some sample test questions.
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Do your best to answer them today.
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I'll be.
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No doubt about it.
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This young lady could rival
Lydia's brilliance.
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Lydia, the albatross around my neck,
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is the eldest daughter of Duke Leinster,
guardian of the south.
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While she's known as the "Lady of the Sword,"
she also excels academically.
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She graduated from the Royal Academy and
University at the head of our class.
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Her mana is equally impressive, and she's
mastered the supreme spell Firebird.
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And, at least academically, Tina is her equal.
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You worked hard yesterday.
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Here's your test back.
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Take a look.
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Y-Yes, sir.
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You're already well-equipped
to pass the written test.
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In fact, I think you could
have the highest score.
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Your essay, in particular, was outstanding.
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Th-Thank you very much.
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I'd like to spend less time
preparing for the written test
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and focus on practicing magic for
the practical exam, starting today.
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Yes, sir.
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Try to cheer up.
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You never know until you try.
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I've tried and tried, and I fail every time.
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I've had plenty of tutors before you,
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and I've disappointed every single one.
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I know what it's like to
disappoint people myself.
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I did it just recently, in fact.
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Huh?
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But the professor sung your praises.
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Lydia is famous, but so are you, sir—
as the "Brain of the Lady of the Sword."
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People just talk about me because I'm the one
person who can put up with Lydia's whims.
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I have far less mana than average.
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I think they only let me into the university
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because they thought I'd be
good at keeping Lydia in line.
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So I know how grueling
the Royal Academy can be.
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Classes are taxing and strict, and half
the students fail to graduate on time.
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Before we begin our lessons,
tell me one thing.
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Do you really want to
go to the Royal Academy?
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Not just because you think it's your duty?
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I want to go the Royal Academy,
and not out of a sense of duty.
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You could always choose to
continue your botanical research.
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I love plants, but...
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You won't laugh, will you?
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No, I won't.
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When I was little,
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my mother read me picture books.
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I always admired the Great Spells that
the people in the legends used to use.
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I wanted to master magic like that someday.
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Like the Great Spells?
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No one alive can cast those.
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Th-That's why I asked you not to laugh!
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I won't laugh.
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We'll try everything we possibly can.
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If you have the will and keep forging ahead,
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we will find a way.
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Thank you.
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Pardon me.
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Allen, sir, I brought the things you—
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Whoa there.
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That was a close call.
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A-Allen, sir!
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Um, well, I mean...
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S-Sir!
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Get away from Ellie this instant!
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You're too close! It's indecent!
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Um... Right.
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N-Now then, let's refocus
and start our lesson.
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First, Tina, tell me the
fundamental elements of magic.
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Yes, sir.
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The elements of magic are fire, water, wind,
earth, lightning, light, and darkness.
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Every person is born with an affinity
for one of these seven elements
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and excels or struggles accordingly.
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Exactly right.
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And what about House Howard?
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We have an affinity for water and wind,
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and we can combine them to cast ice magic.
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That's half right.
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Only half?
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Tell me, what does it mean
to "have an affinity"?
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Well...
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I cast a temperature-control
spell in the car yesterday.
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That spell combined three elements:
fire, water, and wind.
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Fire and water are opposites, so it
went against the theory of affinity.
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This is just my pet theory,
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but I don't believe there's any such
thing as one's "natural element."
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I'd like you to try a variety of
different elements with an open mind.
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B-But how...?
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Experience is the best teacher.
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I'd like you to work magic
on these eight candles,
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using all seven elements as well as ice.
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Ellie, what sorts of spells can you cast?
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W-Well, only a little fire and wind magic.
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In that case, light a flame on one candle.
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Y-Yessir!
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Relax. Easy does it.
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Yessir.
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Well done.
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Next, try conjuring up a wind.
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A-All right.
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You have a bright future ahead of you if
you can use two kinds of magic already.
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Th-Thank you very much.
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But I'm hopeless, really.
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Not at all.
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I have no doubt you'll be
ready for your entrance exam.
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You should aim to pass with honors.
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H-Honors? Me?!
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Now it's your turn, Tina.
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Give it a try.
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All right.
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I feel mana stirring.
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Her spell formula is neat and clean.
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A model student's textbook effort to—
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I'm sorry.
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You have nothing to apologize for.
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We know you have mana.
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We only need to work out why
your spells don't activate.
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Now, let me give you a demonstration.
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You'll both be learning to do this
yourselves, so pay close attention.
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Ordinary elementary spells
won't do much to excite them.
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I think I'll add a little something for show.
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It's not so hard once you get the hang of it.
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After all...
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Even I can do it, and people
used to call me hopeless.
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And so, I'll be staying with the
Ducal House of Howard until spring.
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Pray that I manage to earn my
keep without too much trouble.
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PS: I'm nursing a broken heart,
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so I'd appreciate it if you went a
little easy on me when next we meet.
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Maybe stop hurling Firebirds by as
a greeting. It scares me stiff.
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Without even asking me?
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I'll make him regret this.