Alys fell into step beside Hotaru; they were so similarly sized that their steps were matched, and the young woman didn't have to worry about keeping up, as she sometimes did. What Hotaru sought to do was a beautiful thing, and Alys's estimation of the woman rose. "A difficult task," she said. "But I'm sure your students - and all Abandoned - appreciate what you're doing. It would be nice to be accepted for who we are." She'd had her own share of negative encounters with others; to simply be able to exist without fear of persecution would be a wonderful thing.
At Hotaru's interest in her divination, Alys offered a genuinely excited smile. "I do! Though few seek them out. It's a shame - the Sight can be such a useful tool. I'd be happy to read for you sometime, if you'd like?" she offered. It was rare for her to find someone like-minded, and she was even more surprised to have found that in Hotaru - who she'd come across entirely by chance, despite the fact that she was just the person Alys needed to meet. And people thought that things merely happened by coincidence!
"I thought about using my magic to enhance my readings," she confided. "To show, rather than tell, so to speak. But I'm not very good with my magic yet. I can only do small illusions, and they don't last very long at all. Deimos has been trying to help me. I actually trained with him just the other day, in the barracks."
At Hotaru's interest in her divination, Alys offered a genuinely excited smile. "I do! Though few seek them out. It's a shame - the Sight can be such a useful tool. I'd be happy to read for you sometime, if you'd like?" she offered. It was rare for her to find someone like-minded, and she was even more surprised to have found that in Hotaru - who she'd come across entirely by chance, despite the fact that she was just the person Alys needed to meet. And people thought that things merely happened by coincidence!
"I thought about using my magic to enhance my readings," she confided. "To show, rather than tell, so to speak. But I'm not very good with my magic yet. I can only do small illusions, and they don't last very long at all. Deimos has been trying to help me. I actually trained with him just the other day, in the barracks."
alys glasse
waiting for the right mind to drive insane
