Recent content by Svenia Albrecht

"I am unable to impress anyone here," she said and meant it. She only had two talents with magic and one of them she refused to acknowledge or to even admit to having. The college dealt with so many things that were beyond the scope of what it was she came to learn. She was, of course, excellent...

Svenia was the first to arrive of group, puffing as she came through the door. She paused only a moment to sweep her eyes across the room before making her way to one of the seats. She did not return the bow Aiko offered, but not out of rudeness. More out of fear that she would dump herself on...

She let out a breath of relief as soon as she was settled in the carriage, the sharp aches dulling quickly while she rested. Her eyes cut to the elf as she adjusted her skirts. Aiko preferred tea and the last time they had gone out she had taken coffee. "Tea will be fine." She winced when the...

Something twisted deep in her chest. She saw clearly the way he withdrew at the question and the sweet and open boy she had been sitting with just a moment before evaporated like mist in the summer sun. She had no idea why, but she could guess. The question had stirred the ashes of something in...

"I'll find harmony when I don't trip on a pile of stuff," she said of her roommate. Her tone and face were serious, but they cracked in a grin that pulled at her scars and tinted her cheek a rosy shade. "Marissa swears that I am a nun, though. She thinks I need to be more... unrestrained." The...

She didn't know what Lissa was about to say and never would. Which was, based on current experience, probably for the best. "She didn't," Svenia assured her in her lilting tone, even if the initial reaction still stung. She was more than happy to leave the presence of the other girl, though...

She cringed a little at the girl's - Lissa's - reaction upon opening the door. For a moment she reconsidered leaving the shawl back in her room and almost turned to retrieve it. She'd already gone this far, though. Anyway, walking back would just make her that much more tired later. There was a...

Excitement bubbled beneath the surface as she approached the wing of the college where Aiko resided. Svenia wasn't entirely sure she was able to hide it very well - not that she needed to, anyway. The opportunity to spend time away from other classmates and - more importantly - one with which...

She moved along with him, staff clicking on the stone floor as she went. "Wonderful," she said brightly and a little out of breath. She didn't make a comment on whether she believed him or not. She very definitely did not speak of her own journeys into the stacks seeking things that had little...

She caught the color in his cheeks and giggled to herself. It made him look cute in a rather disarming way and she felt herself relaxing a little more despite herself. "Do not sell yourself short, young man," she added lightly to his sheepish denial. "I wouldn't want to know the future," she...

She said nothing as Aiko worked to free the boy Calix. Her heart pounded in her chest even as the flames curled round her veins and her heart. It was a seething inferno just beneath the surface and at the edge of control. She even radiated the warmth of a muted fire as she sat there, Aiko...

"That is a unique and interesting skill," she said softly after a comfortable silence. "I can see how it would add a new dimension to the work. Most artists that I've known-" not very many "-are always trying to capture emotion in their work. It must be delightful to be able to evoke actual...

Her cheeks colored faintly at his words even as she graciously accepted his help. "I may be crippled, but I am not made of glass," she chided gently. It made something twist inside her whenever she felt herself becoming a burden to others. It might have been pride or it might have been stubborn...

"A literal red herring," she said in response to Yuebing and Aiko with a giggle. The color in her cheeks was fading as they went straight to business. "I do not know if magical potions follow the same rules as alchemicals. Perhaps it might be useful to take a sample of it to an alchemist and see...