Alys Glasse
It was indeed easy to envy someone else's powers, just as it was easy to envy someone else's life. Alys might have had friends and loved ones now, but she hadn't always. In fact, up until fairly recently, she hadn't had anyone at all - no parents to speak of, no aunts and uncles, no grandparents, no friends. It would have been easy to envy the stranger his family, if it weren't for the fact that she had her own found family now. "Your uncle sounds like a smart man," she said with a smile. Although, truth be told, she probably wouldn't have listened to the wisdom had it been presented to her.
With regard to the Grounds, Alys just shrugged. "I couldn't say. Since I didn't use my magic, it was almost like I didn't have it. It's not like there was much incentive to try to learn." It was a bit sad, when she thought about it - that she'd hidden away something that was as much a part of her as her wild curls or her brown eyes, simply because the world hadn't been ready to see it.
She shook herself. That was all in the past. "Halo is much better than the Grounds for magic users," she confirmed. Then she smiled wistfully. "I've made some of my closest friends there. Most of them have magic. There's even a magic school there."
With regard to the Grounds, Alys just shrugged. "I couldn't say. Since I didn't use my magic, it was almost like I didn't have it. It's not like there was much incentive to try to learn." It was a bit sad, when she thought about it - that she'd hidden away something that was as much a part of her as her wild curls or her brown eyes, simply because the world hadn't been ready to see it.
She shook herself. That was all in the past. "Halo is much better than the Grounds for magic users," she confirmed. Then she smiled wistfully. "I've made some of my closest friends there. Most of them have magic. There's even a magic school there."
