Whispers of the moonborn

unfazed. "Groups are alrea

ea

s, pairing students up as eyes darted aro

n..

illian Blake .

inked.

n her seat. "Ar

you sur

his head slightly,

t smiled, slow and too cal

ept reading name

ed with one gi

she stood. Her legs felt

able. Mira scooted over with a graceful mov

em. His fingers tapped lightly on t

voice soft but sharp, "th

t smile. "Let's ju

d. "You don't like

ng stared at like

but belonging isn't always a cho

g the project sheet Professor A

and it to Mira or Eira. He si

d quietly. "Let's

y, lowering her voice. "He talks m

way, ignoring

t. She didn't know why she kept getting pu

mething about this group about th

raight and her expression calm, even though he

the scroll and clapped his ha

es of power, human, elemental, or otherwise. Document it. Identify patterns. E

ents excha

sources? H

to glance at

otherwise" ech

some diagrams on the board. "Start now. I expect

the project sheet from Killian and opened a

amples of magical connections. Pairings. Conflicts

where to find eleme

Wait. We're jus

t her, expression unread

ght we'd... talk

oft. "Some things

a beat o

k into the resonance archive. Ther

glinted. "Good. We'll meet tonig

t?" Eir

y collecting his things. "W

ext diagram, he spoke over his s

ate with. Magic listens.

't look a

ira. She felt so wei

*

ary was colder tha

rds, case studies, and magical fragments. She hesitated, hand hovering over a book with a silver-th

d but didn'

ction. Not

settle in her chest. Mira's smile, Killian's silence, the way Professor Alen had sai

pen the book.

onvergence. The merging of magical s

d behind her, s

ll

. Without a word, he set a handful of scrolls on the table

moment, then a

sk you about her,"

row. "That's no

shed a scroll toward her. "Here. It's from the Second Era. Mentions unusual resonance

g under her skin. "So you think that's

rossed. "I think some connections op

espond, the temper

e she was. Her cloak fluttered softly behind her, silver pins glinting

said smoothly, voice

? Eira wondered

s on the table like they were in a ro

d anything?

ce between magical sources. Conflicts. Mer

oing field observation. I can collect elemental field samples tomorrow. The so

You're going ou

ly. "I won't be a

not to ask wh

ast Tower," she said. "I heard some of the crysta

cords. There's a vault under the observa

g to shake the unease in her bon

calm and unreadable. "We

ettled between t

ard. Jus

book in front of her. "Al

nd gathered his

's hope we don't end up resonatin

like the way Mira said th

t together, Professor Alen's

te with. Magic listens. A

ange pull between the three of th