Dream 002 Ͽ Spirometry

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Incomplete reaction mechanisms, it would appear, but yes, you are quite correct.

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I am not, no. I am merely a simple scholar.

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[And now he feels terribly like he somehow let her down.]

Er, certainly, yes, you are correct. Are you interested in science?

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I see! I am quite certain you shall be able to accomplish such a goal. Why, your drive and willingness to learn reminds me of my niece!

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[He tilts his head.]

Oh, no, I apologize. I was unclear. She wishes to be a mage, but your drive to learn reminds me of her. She is fourteen, however.

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[Oh, sob. You asked for it.]

A mage is a practitioner of a particular brand of magic within my word widely known as anima magic. Anima magic is the cleaner cut magic of nature--its speed and accuracy can be attributed to the fact that the power itself comes from the mage's surroundings, and as such, an exact amount of magic is used. Truly, it is quite the elegant spell-casting!

But I digress. A mage is one who both draws this power from his or her surroundings, most often with the help of a catalyst such as a tome, and channels it into a form that can be properly used for spell-casting, thus creating such spells as 'Fire' or 'Thunder'--or, at higher and more complex levels, 'Fibulvetr', and others similar to it.

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[He tilts his head, considering this.]

Magic has been an integral part of my world as far back as man has been able to record; it has been around far longer than science. They most certainly both exist. However, that is not to say that it is the same in every world. It is entirely possible the magic does not exist in your own.

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Ah...

I suppose that is one way to put it, yes.