Hidden Wishes Omnibus by Tao Wong

Author:Tao Wong [Wong, Tao]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: GameLit, uf, urban fantasy, litrp, mage, magic
Publisher: Tao Wong
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Baiting Caleb about what he thought of my knowledge about rituals actually had a point beyond mildly amusing me. In truth, while I had some transmitted knowledge, it was mostly ancillary to the spell knowledge provided by Lily. As such, my foundational knowledge left a lot to be desired. Once again, I had to admit the way Lily had “dumped” information into my brain left me with surprisingly large and weird holes. Especially when the jinn herself was a more natural caster. Her understanding of magic had surprising gaps which at times resulted in issues on my end.

My Ward spell, for example, could not actually be directly translated to a barrier, since much of the knowledge provided to me came from a subset of Enochian magic that never bothered with rituals. So while I could—and did—figure out how to enchant with it, translating the knowledge into a ritual was outside my current skillset. And yes, the differences between a ward, a ritual, and an enchantment were small at times, but when I was altering the fundamental forces of nature, that minor gap could be lethal.

Caleb understood my issues after so many months training me. It was why he was, at times, over-thorough in his explanations. And while I saw no move in my ritual knowledge talents, I knew I had a much firmer grasp of the basics. If we kept these lessons up, in a short while, I would have a much better idea of what to do about the broken enchantments and ritual. Of course…

“Why aren’t you fixing the enchantments?” I asked Caleb as we wrapped up the lesson plan.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, isn’t it your job?”

“Again, you misunderstand my role. I am to watch for and deal with significant threats. While whatever is trapped by the Templars in the orphanage is of note, it is not, as you have pointed out, inherently violent. As such, it is outside of my area of responsibility. What would my life be like if I went around dealing with every minor issue third-rate sorcerers created? No. Whatever is down there is something the Templars can handle themselves.”

“And if it’s an item?”

“Then taking it away if it is dangerous would be simpler after its release.”

“And you don’t want to be bothered.”

“And I don’t want to be bothered.” Caleb affably agreed. “You will find as you progress that many of the concerns you exhibit now are less important. They are, in fact, trivial to your progress as a mage.”

“For you maybe,” I said under my breath, staring at the numerous books that made up the portion of the library Caleb had brought with him. I knew he easily had hundreds more in his actual house. For “real” mages, study and experimentation were more important than going out and “leveling.” Whether it was a curse or blessing, I needed to do both. Only through constant and practical use of my spells did the knowledge imparted to me become better integrated.

And truth be told, I might be a bit of a geek, but even I can get tired of reading.

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