Need to see my class trainer

[craftycurvo]

[Curufin isn't in any hurry to leave the castle - since all his immediate wants seem to be taken care of here, he has mainly been occupied pacing the corridors to form a mental map of the place, in his room committing his discoveries to paper in neat, flawless Tengwar, or occasionally toying with the Orb, watching the others rather than making any special effort to communicate. The others seem to be quite interesting, the young princess in particular, but he feels that he hasn't learned much from his observations. In particular, he's wondering why his brothers are not here - he'd seen Celegorm go down, and Caranthir had run off on his own somewhere like an idiot, so they're presumably dead too. There's also the matter of why his clothes have been exchanged for robes.

Curufin has his own theories, but he'd rather find out from someone who knows for certain. Jumping to conclusions and making unfounded assumptions never ends well. It's probably what got him killed, in fact. Had he been less busy laying waste to the royal guard he might have spotted the archer taking aim from the upper gallery - but that's the past now. Not only the past, it's no longer his world.

In the late afternoon he decides to go out. Lighting a lantern (so distracted by his musings he doesn't notice he has used neither taper or matches), he draws his robes around him and wanders the hallways in search of someone official, who might be able to explain a little more to him. If it's a hero they are after, there's no harm in being proactive.

Some food might also be good.]

Tagging any NPC who might be around.

Comments

[littlemuffinmage]

Study and practice! [[And his tone is back to being childish and chipper. And that would be his 4th muffin being devoured there.]]

[craftycurvo]

I've heard that too much sugar is bad for you, you know.

[hand edging towards a second iced biscuit]

[littlemuffinmage]

[[Blink Blink]] Kori always eats like this! [[said very petulantly.]]

[craftycurvo]

I'm only repeating what I've heard.

[eats the biscuit and brushes crumbs off robe]

Sounds like a lot of hard work... study and practice. Hm. Since we're in the library, maybe you could recommend some elementary texts on the subject?

[littlemuffinmage]

[[Ponders a moment before hopping off his cloud to to peer up at books. He frowns before turning back to Cucurfin with a small gesture. There's now a pile of five rather heavy and old looking books at the elf's feet, titles ranging from 'A theoretical primer of the fundamentals of magic' to the less helpful labeled "Spells" and "Magic." None of them look especially like beginner level anything, but then again, Kori's idea of "easy" was not what expected either.]]

[craftycurvo]

[Curufin appreciates that he hasn't been handed 'Magic for Dummies' or similar. It's nice to have your intelligence respected, and this should give him something to work away at.]

Thank you. You've been very helpful - and the cakes were delicious.

[picks up the stack of books with some effort]

Is there anything I can do for you in return?

[littlemuffinmage]

Can I see your magic? [[there's an eagerness of a child in his expression at the request.]]

[craftycurvo]

Certainly - if and when I figure out how to do something with it.

[snaps fingers experimentally, to see if anything happens]

[littlemuffinmage]

[[Kori gives him an expectant look.]] If you're a Wizard you have to use the spells... And reach out to pull magic in first! Can't just do it without trying!

[craftycurvo]

[a little disappointed; then again, everything worthwhile takes at least some work to get good at it]

It sounds like I need to do some work before I have anything to show you. Mind if I take a muffin along?

[littlemuffinmage]

Take as many as you like! Kori can always make more! [[Said oh so cheerfully.]]

[craftycurvo]

[smiles]

Many thanks. You've been most helpful.

[takes two muffins and balances them carefully on top of the pile of books]

Until we meet again, Kori.

[littlemuffinmage]

Bye! [[Waves before waving away the muffin tower and replacing it with the stacks of books again, near bouncing back over to work on his own studies.]]