"Gardening is not my only skill. It is just the one I wish to apply here."
Letting go of her death grip on the shoulder straps, she inclined her head towards Inessa and stepped through the door, seeing the gesture for what it was. Marilaine widened her eyes as her lips pursed slightly upon hearing that Inessa was a circle mage. "Is that so? I always thought to be a circle mage meant wearing a different set of fetters."
Talking about mages and magic made her feel uncomfortable. It was her default setting, one she had kept since she was a child. Rather than dismiss it completely, she peered back over her shoulder at the other woman tilting her head so that the long fringe of her brown hair fell away from her slightly. "Were you born to the Circles or taken to them?"
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Letting go of her death grip on the shoulder straps, she inclined her head towards Inessa and stepped through the door, seeing the gesture for what it was. Marilaine widened her eyes as her lips pursed slightly upon hearing that Inessa was a circle mage. "Is that so? I always thought to be a circle mage meant wearing a different set of fetters."
Talking about mages and magic made her feel uncomfortable. It was her default setting, one she had kept since she was a child. Rather than dismiss it completely, she peered back over her shoulder at the other woman tilting her head so that the long fringe of her brown hair fell away from her slightly. "Were you born to the Circles or taken to them?"