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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:51 pm
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A letter arrives in your mailbox, bearing your name. It invites you to the Court, to a specific room called the Warg's Library, for a meeting regarding your new responsibilities. The portal, it says, will open at precisely 10am on Thursday morning.
Once you arrive at the Court, Noel and Noah--still beefcakey and hot--direct you to what appears to be a massive university library. There are shelves and shelves of magical artifacts, books and more, and standing among them all is Silk, chin raised, dark hair swept back from her forehead.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:40 am
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:22 am
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Horace had resisted the urge to stay and chat with Fabio 1 and Fabio 2; it would be bad form to be late to the meeting. He'd stepped out of work for this, and still wore his black suit and lavender tie. He also wore black gloves, which Nugget hated. In fact, possibly the only unconventional thing about his appearance was the bat - even his hair was parted differently and pulled back to obscure his undercut. Horace was the model of propriety. He kind of had to be, as an apprentice funeral director.
He'd been to the library before, presumptuously laying claim to his own little spot which Nugget now flew to. It was too bright, he informed Horace grumpily. Horace obligingly flicked the lights off in the smaller room before drifting out back among the books. Hello, Silk he beamed over at the fetch, feeling like calling out to her aloud might be rude. He did wave, however, before catching sight of Theo.
"Hi, Theo - right?" He sort of whispered. "So the skunk was magical, after all?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:17 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:55 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:06 am
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Horace got an approving nod and a warm smile from Silk. Whether that was simply her way of checking in on those she favored or acknowledgement of his formal dress wasn't clear.
"Welcome to the library," said Silk. Her voice carried. "You're here because I have finished reading the Court's new Charter, and there have been several changes to your duties, in that they are now laid out clearly according to the wishes of both yourselves and the others who lent their power to the recreation of the Charter.
"The best description you previously had to go off of was 'spies and watchers'. You are still watchers; you watch the Veil and the otherworld, ensuring nothing that threatens your side of the veil escapes to cause harm. The animal familiars to which you have bonded are your main tool for this purpose, but they also are a living indicator of your enhanced ability to scry. These artifacts here along the walls are a collection of scrying materials and confiscated items which the Court had acquired over the years, things which are either useful to you or judged too dangerous to be allowed out into the world. They are indicated by the bronze plates beneath them which they are, and how safe they are to handle.
"Once you have scryed or spotted a potential threat, you will contact the moonwalkers. They will investigate, and if the threat has merit, it will be contained by them. If there has been harm done, the case will be referred to the nobility, who are your advocates among the society of this world. They speak for you before the Judges, who are the arbiters of justice here, chosen by the magic itself for their knowledge of magic."
She pulled a book from within her coat, checked something about partway through it.
"If you feel you cannot complete these tasks, it is possible for your ability to warg to be taken from you. However, you will lose both your familiar and any ability to scry you may have had. These powers will not come back to you; they are intrinsically tied to your ability to warg with your familiar. Your duties are what maintains your magic now, bleeding off what would have been skimmed away through the Spinel Lady and the Prideful One. Failure to complete your duties will destabilize your powers and eventually, shatter your magical core."
She closed the book.
"These materials are yours to use. You may claim the carrels as your own; the carrels are small rooms set off from the main library, and may be filled with artifacts you are using or evaluating, as well as information about people and beings you are watching. According to the new Charter, you should take on at least one task per month to prevent the decay of your powers.
"Are there any questions?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:55 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:56 pm
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