After he and Gideon return from the Temple, Fimble spends the day scribbling in his spellbook. Apparently something the battle with the rats has inspired him, and he feels as though he is on the edge of an intuitive understanding of magic. A few times throughout the day, his voice can be heard echoing softly in strange locations throughout the room. And strangely, to everyone in the room Fimble seems just slightly more friendly and helpful and good. He works into the evening, once getting up to grab a bite to eat downstairs and converse with his companions, but mostly he focuses on his work. Finally, he finishes what he's writing with a flourish and slams his spellbook closed. He pounds it twice with his little fist and shouts, "There! It's done! I've been working on those spells since I came from Fallon, and only just now have I got the hang of them! I have a feeling this week is going to be very productive." He collapses into bed, his mind exhausted.
In the morning he's up at the crack of dawn, reading his spell book again. He reads intently for about an hour, and then goes downstairs with the others for breakfast. "It's so elementary now, I can't imagine why I couldn't get it before!" He's clearly very excited. He babbles to Babette about how he thinks he might be on the verge of understanding a whole new level of arcana. "It'll take some time, though. I'll think about it when we're... you know. I don't know what it was last time, maybe something about how sounds echoed off the walls down there... Whatever it was, it really made things clear." He also discusses his combat tactics with Gideon and Tor. They give him some basic tips on how to use a crossbow in combat (as opposed to just firing at a stationary target, which is all Fimble did back home). He whispers, "Oh, now that makes sense!" at some offhand tactical suggestion by Tor, who chuckles at the novice wizard and his poor grasp of fighting.
OOC: Level up! 13HP, +1BAB. New spells added to Fimble's grimoire: ventriloquism and charm person. New prepared spells:
Prepared: (4+1/3+1) (Bonus illusion spell) *Gnome ability
0: Light x2, Mage Hand, Detect Magic, (Ghost Sound), *Prestidigitation, *Ghost Sound, *Dancing Lights
1: Charm Person x2, Mage Armor, (Color Spray)