AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

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Meghan says, "Most of mine are shades of blue or green, if you had asked for one in any of the fire shades you would have been out of luck." She hands Abby the dress and tells her to hold it before her. Meghan then casts an incantation, the words being a distinctive mix of Gaelic, French and Atlantian, after which Abigail is now wearing the gown and holding the clothing that she had on before. She also notes that it has even been altered to fit perfectly, even though she and Meghan had somewhat different body sizes.

"I do look fabulous in red, too," Abby said. "But that is a very handy spell. I haven't seen spells like the ones you know before.

"This is stunning Meghan. Thank you."

 

[Silver Moon]

"I do look fabulous in red, too," Abby said. "But that is a very handy spell. I haven't seen spells like the ones you know before. "This is stunning Meghan. Thank you."

Meghan says, "It is a unique family spell, created a century ago for the family's former aristocrats who had never learned to dress themselves but could no longer afford to have personal servants."

She adds, "And it has always annoyed Callum that no matter how hard he tries he just cannot seem to master that spell. He says it would come in very handy for his line of work."

"Talking about me?" Callum states from the top of the staircase. He is attired in a silver-gray suit with a white shirt and ice blue tie that matches Abigail's gown. Abby also notices that she detects magical auras around the ring on his right hand, the cigar case in his pocket, his cuff-links, the glass vial in his hands and his dress shoes.

 

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"Talking about me?" Callum states from the top of the staircase. He is attired in a silver-gray suit with a white shirt and ice blue tie that matches Abigail's gown. Abby also notices that she detects magical auras around the ring on his right hand, the cigar case in his pocket, his cuff-links, the glass vial in his hands and his dress shoes.

"Well, who knew you cleaned up so well?" Abby teased. "I will be the envy of every woman we see."

She paused for a few moments. "Is it common to be able to see magical auras here? I've never been able to see them without actually using a cantrip, but I'm picking them up now."

 

[Silver Moon]

"She paused for a few moments. "Is it common to be able to see magical auras here? I've never been able to see them without actually using a cantrip, but I'm picking them up now."

He smiles and says, "Yes, due to the proximity to the magical well. It is situated beneath the carriage house by the rear outer wall of the castle."

Meghan looks very startled and exclaims, "You told her?" He gives his cousin a stare and says slowly and precisely "I have no secrets from Abigail." Meagan nods and heads upstairs, without saying anything further.

 

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Meghan looks very startled and exclaims, "You told her?" He gives his cousin a stare and says slowly and precisely "I have no secrets from Abigail." Meagan nods and heads upstairs, without saying anything further.

Abby watched Meghan go, distressed. She turned to Cal. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset her. I shouldn't have said anything."

 

[Silver Moon]

Abby watched Meghan go, distressed. She turned to Cal. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset her. I shouldn't have said anything."

He says, "No, she's not upset with you, she is upset with me. You are far from the first person to make that observation here, I just did not give you the standard half-truth answer. I see that a spirited discussion is in my future. One second please."

He removes his two cuff-links, placing one in his ear and holds the other by his mouth. He says, "Communicate" , Charles". After a few seconds he then says, "Charles, could you please check and see if Pepe and Maracita might want to go into the city?" After a short pause he says, "Yes, Meagan did." He lowers his hand from his mouth but keeps the other cuff-link in his ear.

 

[orchid blossom]

He removes his two cuff-links, placing one in his ear and holds the other by his mouth. He says, "Communicate" , Charles". After a few seconds he then says, "Charles, could you please check and see if Pepe and Maracita might want to go into the city?" After a short pause he says, "Yes, Meagan did." He lowers his hand from his mouth but keeps the other cuff-link in his ear.

She had spent enough time in magic using countries that its casual use no longer surprised her. But the use of magic she had seen here was something different entirely. "Cal, how much of this is due to the well, and how much is family talent?"

 

[Silver Moon]

She had spent enough time in magic using countries that its casual use no longer surprised her. But the use of magic she had seen here was something different entirely. "Cal, how much of this is due to the well, and how much is family talent?"

He replies, "A combination of both, plus a five-century accumulation of magical items. Hold on please." He nods and moves the cuff-link back up to his mouth and says, "Very good. Tell them that we will pick them up in five minutes. End Communication." He places the cuff-links back on his shirt cuffs.

 

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He replies, "A combination of both, plus a five-century accumulation of magical items. Hold on please." He nods and moves the cuff-link back up to his mouth and says, "Very good. Tell them that we will pick them up in five minutes. End Communication." He places the cuff-links back on his shirt cuffs.

"I feel like I've entered some strange, alternate world." Once the cuff-links wereback on, Abby slipped her arm through Cal's. "I think I may have seen all the wonders I can handle for a bit. Let's go enjoy ourselves."

 

[Silver Moon]

"I feel like I've entered some strange, alternate world." Once the cuff-links wereback on, Abby slipped her arm through Cal's. "I think I may have seen all the wonders I can handle for a bit. Let's go enjoy ourselves."

He says, "Yes, and my original intention was just to drop off the balloon and drive into the city, not overwhelm you with all of this.

The cuff-links aren't really any different than a Bell Telephone, in fact, it was watching a similar magical item that gave him the idea in the first place. The only real difference is that instead of the transmission traveling across a metal wire it travels on the magical ley lines. However, most of the magical communication devices that use that method are much larger, usually the size of a shoe box or small hat box. It is only the proximity to the well that allows us to use something as small as a pair of cuff-links."

They head outside and back to the carriage. Callum tells the driver, "The south farm, civilian speed please." Once inside he says, "My chief wizard and his wife will be joining us for the ride into the city, but they'll separate from us once we get there. I wouldn't have been very good company for the ride anyway, given that I will be sound asleep for most of it."