[ At first, her expression doesn't seem to change. She listens raptly, but manages to keep the look on her face as neutral as possible. His explanation is vague enough that she could feign ignorance if she has to, but in actuality, she follows most of it. Something present during the festival—she could feel it as well, but she's much more guarded about that. Force of habit.
Her countenance shifts drastically when he wills the flame into existence, wide eyes flitting between mage and his magic. Seeing something like this out in the open (outside of the Coven, at least) is still extremely rare for her, and even if she wanted to, it would be difficult for the younger woman to mask her surprise.
She stands there in silence for a moment, watching intently before finally speaking up. ]
...Could you tell me how you did that?
[ Please. Nothing she's tried has worked thus far. ]
SOLAS.
[ At first, her expression doesn't seem to change. She listens raptly, but manages to keep the look on her face as neutral as possible. His explanation is vague enough that she could feign ignorance if she has to, but in actuality, she follows most of it. Something present during the festival—she could feel it as well, but she's much more guarded about that. Force of habit.
Her countenance shifts drastically when he wills the flame into existence, wide eyes flitting between mage and his magic. Seeing something like this out in the open (outside of the Coven, at least) is still extremely rare for her, and even if she wanted to, it would be difficult for the younger woman to mask her surprise.
She stands there in silence for a moment, watching intently before finally speaking up. ]
...Could you tell me how you did that?
[ Please. Nothing she's tried has worked thus far. ]