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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boddynock" data-source="post: 3914596" data-attributes="member: 21506">One morning towards the end of the class sessions, Kel sits back from yet another arcane diagram he's been poring over with Sulannus. There's a somewhat distracted look on his face."Hey Sul, I was thinking ... that guy we faced, the summoner - he was remarkably effective. Invisibility, and the ability to stay at a distance as you summon all sorts of creatures to attack your enemies, is a powerful combination. Of course I realize that the glamer is one of the higher order spells ... and that the summoning takes a while to complete ... but even so, I think we could do worse than to learn from our enemy."The young man nods decisively. "Yep, I'm going to ask our instructor to explain the summoning spell more fully."With that he leans forward and re-engages the text they're studying. But after a couple of minutes he sighs and sits back again."Sulannus," he begins uncertainly. "About the princess ... there's no way she's actually going to be interested in me, is there! I mean, she's taken an interest ... but I'm just another 'good cause', someone for her to help because she's as generous as she is beautiful ..."His voice trails off into reverie. A moment later he shakes himself and says, "Anyway, the simple fact is that I'm far below her in station and ... and everything. The discipline of magic-making has helped me see that. It's evident from even the little that we've done in this course that ignoring reality can be deadly. And that the power to change that reality can be gained - but it's a slow, steady and certain path that cannot be attained simply through dewy-eyed desire."He shakes himself again, like a terrier giving a rat a final shake to make sure it's dead, then says in a firm voice, "So it's far better for me to focus on the work at hand, rather than moon after dreams.""Now, what other spells would be useful, do you think?"</blockquote>

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