The door to her room is open before he can finish saying her name. She doesn't look any worse for wear or the same kind of sad or nervous as she was at his birthday party. In fact, she looks... happy. It's a strange thing to see, given her usually sullen and downtrodden moods.
"Viatorus, I did it! I did it! Look!" She moves out of the way and points excitedly to a lit candle on her desk. After a beat, she shakes her head. "Wait, no, hold on."
Without more than a wave of her hand to invite him in, she rushes over and snubs the candle between her fingers. The room is completely dark in the absence of the small light. "Now, watch." Taking the candle holder in her hands, she holds it in front of her chest and smiles brightly in his direction as the candle lights without the use of any matches or a lighter.
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"Viatorus, I did it! I did it! Look!" She moves out of the way and points excitedly to a lit candle on her desk. After a beat, she shakes her head. "Wait, no, hold on."
Without more than a wave of her hand to invite him in, she rushes over and snubs the candle between her fingers. The room is completely dark in the absence of the small light. "Now, watch." Taking the candle holder in her hands, she holds it in front of her chest and smiles brightly in his direction as the candle lights without the use of any matches or a lighter.
"See? Magic."