[Lying is not a problem for Rin, nor does she usually care who she lies to. By omission is typically her favorite way to lie because it allows some plausible deniability. However... in this situation she finds it difficult to make an excuse to lie. The way his ears flop and move, his face so honest in its wonder, and his concern...
He even called her Neechan, so how could she bring herself to lie to him?]
Yes and no. There are two kinds of magical energy.
[They reach the bush. Thankfully there are a lot of low-blooming honeysuckle flowers, so they'll have some choice. Some of the flowers have begun to ripen from a bright white to a softer yellow. In her experience those are the ones with the better tasting nectar. She'll continue her march to find one acceptable.]
Mana can be split into two categories. Prana is the magical energy of the world. It can be drawn out of plants, animals, and from the air. The only limit with this type is how skilled the mage is, because that will determine how much they can pull from an outside source. Od, however, is the magical energy generated inside yourself. Everyone is born with their own set output of magical energy, and the amount can vary wildly from person to person.
[When she finds one that looks satisfactory Rin grabs a petal and yanks it down to get a better look where the root of the stamen and pistils gather. And when she speaks more about herself it's only because she's under the assumption he won't remember this later.]
I have a magical crest that was handed down through my family. It's implanted in my arm, and it makes casting spells much easier. Many of them I can do without incantations, like how someone would use runes. It is a huge leg up over other mages who might not have had such a long lasting bloodline, but it also a burden. The pain of a crest is so great that they begin implantation of the crest incredibly young so that the bearer has time to get used to the pain. I have to take medicine regularly for it, but when things like this happen, and I can't take that medicine for many days in a row, my body gets tired like this.
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He even called her Neechan, so how could she bring herself to lie to him?]
Yes and no. There are two kinds of magical energy.
[They reach the bush. Thankfully there are a lot of low-blooming honeysuckle flowers, so they'll have some choice. Some of the flowers have begun to ripen from a bright white to a softer yellow. In her experience those are the ones with the better tasting nectar. She'll continue her march to find one acceptable.]
Mana can be split into two categories. Prana is the magical energy of the world. It can be drawn out of plants, animals, and from the air. The only limit with this type is how skilled the mage is, because that will determine how much they can pull from an outside source. Od, however, is the magical energy generated inside yourself. Everyone is born with their own set output of magical energy, and the amount can vary wildly from person to person.
[When she finds one that looks satisfactory Rin grabs a petal and yanks it down to get a better look where the root of the stamen and pistils gather. And when she speaks more about herself it's only because she's under the assumption he won't remember this later.]
I have a magical crest that was handed down through my family. It's implanted in my arm, and it makes casting spells much easier. Many of them I can do without incantations, like how someone would use runes. It is a huge leg up over other mages who might not have had such a long lasting bloodline, but it also a burden. The pain of a crest is so great that they begin implantation of the crest incredibly young so that the bearer has time to get used to the pain. I have to take medicine regularly for it, but when things like this happen, and I can't take that medicine for many days in a row, my body gets tired like this.