“Or did you want to have this conversation in Latin so you could feel secure that I’m not abusing my last name or position? I know you think you know everything and clearly understood the situation you weren’t a part of, but have you now accepted you weren’t actually and we can move on? These are my first midterms after all and I want to do well on them.”
From the way his jaw was moving, I won. Clearly, I’d won.
Good, at least maybe the issue could be put to rest, but more likely I’d just made a deeper enemy of the asshole.
No one would be surprised with the way these men couldn’t let things go when they were “insulted.”
Funny, because normally it was them insulting a witch and we were then the problem by not lying down and just accepting it. So really, it wasn’t funny at all and the real problem wasthemand a society that still thought that was acceptable behavior.
I flew through the midterm and met up with my guard, glad when I could just go home. I was honestly more nervous about the session I’d wanted but then had been putting off because it was a bit scary for me to have a dual session.
Though a huge part of it was the apprehension that I felt from Tracey and Taylor about doing it. It felt very… Pointed?Like either a waste of their time or they didn’t have faith in me that I could do it?
No. Actually, that wasn’t it at all.
They were hiding something from me, and they had accurately guessed that I would figure it out if they had a session together.
At first it was fine. Cheese and Taylor wereflooredto see what Tracey and Woodchuck had for a bond and even how in sync they were. There were a few random thoughts that were of awe, but nothing over the top. Both warlock and familiar were completely focused.
Until Taylor had a… I wasn’t even sure, but I felt it. I felt his excitement at getting to see this cute side of Tracey.
Just like the other sides he’d seen of her and cared for.
Especially thenaked ones.
So they were… Like that.
Right.
Luckily, Tracey felt the moment I realized it and my magic faltered, reaching out and grabbing my hand to sort of steady me.
“Idiot, don’t scar her,” Tracey chastised Taylor.
“He didn’t,” I defended, but then cleared my throat. “It was actually really romantic.”
Andthatwas the moment things got really weird because CheeseandWoodchuck told me way too much now that I knew thinking I wanted to know it all.
For the record, I did not. Not even close. Not even a little bit.
Likewow, did I not want to know any of that ever.
Shit.
But the really great news was it worked. It helped Taylor and Cheese get to a level I wouldn’t even have thought.
“What’s wrong?” Tracey worried when it was over.
“I don’t know if that was such a success because you guys are—ya know,” I admitted with a frown. “I mean it definitely worked how I wanted, but it was better, and I don’t know if that part was because…” I shrugged.
They both seemed to think that through, Tracey breaking the silence first. “I think it’s because he takes it all so seriously. He’s one of the few that takes your time very seriously just like you take theirs. I think that’s what made it work so well. Even Woodchuck and I felt it.”
That was a good point and something to think about. It was also not something that could be done without trust, so that would be hard on the person who could help the other. Link for one would not want to do it with others.
And I didn’t blame him,butit would help me help others. So that was kind of a catch-22 or double-edged sword. I wasn’t really sure which fit better, but I was trusting everyone I was helping to be so vulnerable, so I needed help too.
I could drive myself crazy thinking about it all, but talking to Link was definitely needed. I asked him if he could go for a run privately after my Spell Circles 101 midterm. I smiled when his text was concerned, immediately agreeing but pressing for more information.
I assured him that I was fine but just needed some guidance, basically making it clear that I trusted him more than others and I wanted his advice. That seemed to calm him and the situation. He said we should go run the new land with Loki and check out some sections they hadn’t yet.
