[PQ] {Magic Training} Cold Goodbyes

I count your heartbeats before you sleep
I bite my fingernails to bone

There is a different energy in the air today - not counting the general bittersweet, lighthearted undertones - because Evie knows that today is her last chance to take notes on leading these trainings before she takes on the mantle of Headmistress. It’s daunting, and her smile is a little far-away with concentration because of it as she stands on her own ice floe, trying not to shift her feet too much and risk losing her balance.

Hadama’s presence is a balm to her nerves, making her smile. She hasn’t seen him since the morning of her wedding given she has only just returned from her honeymoon, and it’s good to reunite even if they don’t have a moment to converse.

Spluttering when snow blows up in her face, Evie just barely manages not to give into the desire for revenge, and instead uses her own air magic to try and tousle up Hotaru’s hair to blind her with her own golden strands.

- - -

Evie is upgrading her Air Manipulation!

She uses her magic to try and blow Hotaru’s hair around to blind her.

And now I crawl back under the stairwell
To a place I call my home

Evie