"The trouble with magic," Edith said, studying the penciled reports of King Feyraud's current position with an absent frown, "and by 'trouble' I mean the reason it's so inefficient, is that it has no system. Every magician has a different center, which means there isn't any way to generalize from one to another. And that means people who try to turn magic into a rational field of study or practice end up writing treatises of rather dodgy philosophy and dictionaries of ingredients and spells that won't work for anyone but their creators, instead of something useful like a maths textbook or an engineering manual. So yes, I know some battle magic, but that doesn't mean anything in practical terms since none of what I've read will work for me. Especially not Jadis's spells
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RE: battle magicext_3406253March 20 2016, 01:39:57 UTC
Oh my gosh, I only just saw this and it's marvelous!! (And I'm so sorry I didn't see it before! I haven't figured out how to get notifications when posting via OpenID... and now I'm having trouble posting at all. Blargh.)
I confess I haven't read any of your genderswapped AU, but this glimpse is enough to make me eager to go do so! I recognize the personalities right away, with Edith's foray into theory and preoccupation with getting the details just right, and Mary bringing the conversation around to the practical application. Right now. (But genuinely interested in hearing more about the theory... later.) And Edith's reaction of Practicalities? Oh, is that all?
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"The trouble with magic," Edith said, studying the penciled reports of King Feyraud's current position with an absent frown, "and by 'trouble' I mean the reason it's so inefficient, is that it has no system. Every magician has a different center, which means there isn't any way to generalize from one to another. And that means people who try to turn magic into a rational field of study or practice end up writing treatises of rather dodgy philosophy and dictionaries of ingredients and spells that won't work for anyone but their creators, instead of something useful like a maths textbook or an engineering manual. So yes, I know some battle magic, but that doesn't mean anything in practical terms since none of what I've read will work for me. Especially not Jadis's spells ( ... )
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I confess I haven't read any of your genderswapped AU, but this glimpse is enough to make me eager to go do so! I recognize the personalities right away, with Edith's foray into theory and preoccupation with getting the details just right, and Mary bringing the conversation around to the practical application. Right now. (But genuinely interested in hearing more about the theory... later.) And Edith's reaction of Practicalities? Oh, is that all?
A very belated thank you -- I love it!!
- Syrena
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