It is a recent tradition, begun by one of the temple’s knights.
[Liem watches Howl’s hands, rather than his smile, as he withdraws them and flips the coin into the air, apparently returning it from whence it came. A small incantation reveals the presence of magic to his watching eyes, but as is often the case with foreign spells, Liem can discern little from the unfamiliar auras he observes.
The trick is a clever one, regardless—just as much sleight of hand as it is magic, given the agile way Howl makes the coins dance between his fingers. That makes Liem a little wary, for more reasons than one.]
My talents made me more suited for that position than for a place among the priesthood.
[Also, though he does not say this, the temple clergy had not been welcoming to him during his time as an acolyte. He had not been able to imagine himself as one of them.]
… That collection box, [he says, his gaze sliding toward the one he still feels a slight tug towards, almost like deja vu;] what is it about the contents that so interests you?
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[Liem watches Howl’s hands, rather than his smile, as he withdraws them and flips the coin into the air, apparently returning it from whence it came. A small incantation reveals the presence of magic to his watching eyes, but as is often the case with foreign spells, Liem can discern little from the unfamiliar auras he observes.
The trick is a clever one, regardless—just as much sleight of hand as it is magic, given the agile way Howl makes the coins dance between his fingers. That makes Liem a little wary, for more reasons than one.]
My talents made me more suited for that position than for a place among the priesthood.
[Also, though he does not say this, the temple clergy had not been welcoming to him during his time as an acolyte. He had not been able to imagine himself as one of them.]
… That collection box, [he says, his gaze sliding toward the one he still feels a slight tug towards, almost like deja vu;] what is it about the contents that so interests you?