CoS4-1j: Love at First Fight (Part 10) by zaqxsw

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“So, even the great Lady Mage of Waterdeep herself is befuddled by the magic worked upon Saer Anane’s latest distraction,” Imizael mocked, her dancing sapphire flames presenting the distinct impression of an arrogant smirk. “She did discern that it’s some form of runic magic concealed under the tattoo,” Caerden countered, taking note that his grandaunt found such amusement in the limits of the revelation lady Arunsun had provided; especially since no other spellcaster had discovered nearly as much. “I’ve never heard of that type of magic being cast on a living being… have you?” “No,” the disembodied wizardess confessed. “But I have been a bit out of touch with the world for the last few centuries… as you well know.” Caerden gave an audible groan at her droll reference to her incorporeal condition, as he continued to thumb through the arcane research books and scrolls he discovered in the crypt below his family’s abandoned villa from which he’d rescued her. They’d both been left behind when the other Alastrarras answered the call of the Retreat and sailed for Evermeet; two embarrassments their own kin had chosen to forget. “It’s obviously similar to the effect of a nondetection spell or an amulet of proof against detection and location. However, there seems to an additional element that conceals all memory of the subject prior to the casting as well,” he mused absently. When Daeron and Raven reported what Laeral had discovered, he’d been struck by the thought that a clearly powerful spellcaster had devised what appeared to be a unique form of runic spell to hide her, which implied that who or what ever she’d ben hidden from was likely just as formidable… and with the magic faltering, could be arriving on their doorstep at any time. Giving up hope that he could find any further enlightenment from arcane study, he knelt before the small shrine to Mystra, Mother of All Magic, that occupied an honored place in his chambers and prayed for guidance, ignoring Imizael’s huff of distain. While most wizards fell from their faith in deities, viewing the Art as a religion unto itself, he found a balance between the arcane and the divine, being both a mage and a priest. However, the Lady of Mysteries chose to keep this one to herself, leaving him with no greater insight than his arcane research had. He knew that Daeron saw Raven as far more than just another dalliance. In the nearly half a dozen years they had secretly served first the Harpers and now the Tel Teukiira they had been extremely cautious about who they revealed their affiliation too, knowing that the façade of being nothing more than the scoundrels and rogues that they associated with not only provided them with easy access to Waterdeep’s dark underbelly but was all that kept them safe from brutal retribution by some of the city’s worst villains. The fact that he had exposed that secret put them both at risk, but it was a risk Daeron clearly thought was worth-while… as did he. Being branded as undesirable due to the circumstance of his birth, his grandmother having borne the child of a drow, he knew how it felt to face life alone. So, if his friend had found someone trustworthy and willing to share that burden, then why shouldn’t he be allowed that simple pleasure… and he found that he was only slightly jealousy.

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Faemike55

9:41AM | Sun, 05 April 2020

I love her expression and the story.

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