YOU KNOW NOTHING. «г SHE'LL NEVER BE FLESH AND BLOOD AGAIN. I CAME HERE TO HELP HER. 100
I PASSED THE TEST TO BECOME A STUDENT OF MAGIC... ... AND WAITED ТО BE CHOSEN FOR AN APPRENTICE- SHIP. ee SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. LIKE YOU... I'VE BEEN PRACTICING THE SEALS EVER SINCE I COULD WRITE. I WEAR THESE STAINS WITH AN IGNORANT OUTSIDER ALREADY MANAGED TO DRAW IT ONCE! THEN... ... PROVE YOURSELF.
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АКЕ ALL MAGICAL WASHROOMS LIKE THAT? THERE WAS A MAGIC с SPRING NEAR ፡ክዐ800ሃ'5 HOUSE HAD МУ VILLAGE, | ANYTHING LIKE THAT. GUESS MOST CONTRAPTIONS ARE FOUND IN BIG CITIES... Cx TRAP- TIONS? Қз ጠሪ COULD YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF STUFF THERE 15? GOT A BOOK YOU CAN BORROW!
"TOOLS ENCHANTED WITH MAGIC...” CONTRAPTIONS.” SUCH ITEMS ARE PRIZED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AS THEY CAN BE USED EVEN BY THOSE WHO DO NOT PRACTICE THEY CAN ONLY BE CREATED BY WITCHES AND THEREFORE COMMAND HIGH PRICES. “THE CRAFTING OF CONTRAPTIONS BEFORE ONE HAS TAKEN THE TEST AND BECOME AN APPRENTICE IS FORBIDDEN.” SHE SAID FERES А WHAT AGOTT WAS TALKING TEST BEFORE > YOU CAN BECOME AN APPRENTICE...
DETAILS ABOUT HOW BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY DETAILS ABOUT HOW IT’S TAKEN... ጨጨ Z SS — THE UD BEST WAY THERE ARE ο... MANY ASPECTS OF MAGIC NOT READING BUT RECORDED IN BY DOING! THEY’RE x RZ YOUR < gs IK COMPOTOOLS FOR — κά NENTS... CASTING. AN FR 109
H Ink wanp ` OUST AN ORDINARY DIP PEN. NIBS USED 7 Z WITH CONOURING ~ INK АКЕ TO BE - Kr . COMPONENT PESTLE USED TO GRIND INGREDIENTS TO MIX WITH CONJURING INK IN ORDER TO PERFORM PARTICULAR SPELLS. FREQUENTLY = REPLACED. WOODCRUOR WAND f А КОР OF HARDENED WOODCRUOR. ሠ USEFUL FOR INSCRIBING SEALS UPON SURFACES SUCH AS WOOD OR STONE, BUT ITS MARKINGS RUB AWAY EASILY. ፦ PALM QUIRE 4 А CIRCULAR NOTEPAD CONIURING INK : THAT FITS IN THE PALM ie RABE ER ORLA OF ONE’S HAND. SPECIAL SUBSTANCE : CONVENIENT ІМ TIMES GE WHEN A SEAL MUST ВЕ EE 3 COMPOSED COVERTLY. TEE NAE WILL ACTIVATE. 3 41 ЖК A M / \ M. + eautiful! JUST Тһед ге. all 50 LIKE THE beautiful... vee THAT WAND... CAME WITH THE BOOK. "al j ή መጋ AUF = UM ENS ed UN | (| \ \ | CY A 110
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UNDERSTANDING OPENS THE D МАУ ТО MASTERY MASTERY... OPENS THE πες | — THINGS I Te MERELY HEARD AND READ ARE QUICKLY LOST... ВОТ THINGS UNDERSTOOD AND SPOKEN ALOUD REMAIN CLEARLY ETCHED IN MIND. . 7 ‘ / / а, / L “ X Pc μπιν.
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THE SPELL CAN'T ACTI- VATE UNTIL THE RING IS WHOLE. "IL -n main. Кж >>> (27 | LOOK HERE. “ΚΡ [|| ОЕ COURSE | А THEY ARE. TRE RING SE) | Ç YOU'RE STILL TDOONNSSSSSESSSSSSN SS x LEARNING. ыд TANT AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE BASIC ISSUES. EVERYONE’S SOON YOU’LL BE FULL OF CONFIDENCE, BOUNDING AS UNSTEADY WHEN FIRST USING A NEW TOOL. YOU PLEASE. JUST AS A NEWBORN FOAL FALTERS AS IT LEARNS TO STAND. NY S SSS s Ds GO E 5
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PERHAPS I COULD TAKE A LOOK AT COCO'S AH... HERE'S THE PROBLEM.
THIS ONE SIGN IS LONGER THAN THE REST. IT’S APPLYING TOO MUCH PRESSURE, CAUSING THE WATER TO SPURT OUT TO THE SIDE. —እ መሠ d 210)МЕ Leመ I THINK COCO WILL DO QUITE WELL IN YOUR HANDS. TIONS ARE SPOT ON, АД VÀ
AGOTT, PLEASE LOOK AFTER COCO ёў # 2 1 WHILE I'M GONE. I'LL BE AWAY FOR TWO OR Së THREE DAYS ° wd VISITING THE BM A WA GREAT HALL. [г RUN A ЖА >. | | WAIT! HOLD THERE 15 MUCH YOU CAN LEARN FROM YOUR PEERS, COCO. WATCH THEM CLOSELY. STUDY THEIR TECHNIQUE.
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IT’S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE YOU LAST SET FOOT ON THE SEABED... ... YOUNG DISSIDENT OF THE GREAT LONG PAST, ALAIRA. SO YOU'VE HEARD. NOTHING SO Ё | FLEET АЗА Й ὍΝ RUMOR, 15 WORD IS THERE? | П YOU'VE DONE Y ` SOMETHING UNTHINKABLE YET AGAIN. ¥ AND YOU | ОЗ HAVE A NEW | : | መሪ APPRENTICE AND FLEET : | እ| ТО SHOW IT SHOULD 12 x an | À FORIT/ BE IFIT | 1 as CONCERNS... 125
THOSE OF THE BRIMMED CAPS. FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN FORBIDDEN MAGIC IN FOUR YEARS. SHE'S A LEAD, AND А FIRM ONE... I'D WANT TO KEEP HER CLOSE, TOO. THAT'S NOT WHY І MADE MY REQUEST. 126
BESIDES, HER APPRENTICESHIP 16 NOT YET FORMAL. THE FIRST TEST AWAITS. «ПЕТ! ас E | ያ! С PRECISELY. j ` ч COURSE... AT ITS HIGHEST coe a, ) RIGHT NOW, ALTITUDE OF gy ው በዐ THE DADAH THE YEAR. E S RANGE MUST HER VERY LIFE WOULD BE AT RISK. `" EN QW: 20144
се Thu кз ፦ со Ὁ С < >- Сс >- Lu VI ፦ Lu eas МАМ әх EVERYONE TAKES IT TO ВЕСОМЕ АМ APPRENTICE. THE CONDITIONS NEVER CHANGE YOU TEST IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. ALONE.
129 YOU MUST REACH THE OF THE DADAH RANGE WITHOUT ANYONE'S AID, HERB THAT HUH?! 50... THE TOILET IF VE І WANTED?! NE WHERE ፦ Ж, D ዘ SEE THE | THAT ONE USES VERY PRECISE MAGIC. YOU CAN'T JUST PICK IT UP AND MOVE IT AROUND. THAT'S THE EXTENT OF WHAT YOU CAN HANDLE. | E “CONSENT OF THE CROWN.” YOU'RE AND THREE THAT'S IT. THE THREE FROM YOUR OWN WITHIN YOUR OWN CAPACITY WE'VE GOT МЕ МАЎ TO ANY DESTINATION, AND FOR DRINKING WATER.
MAYBE YOU COULD... I SAW HE N W AN THEY'RE SOLES GLOWING \ (NW) | CONTRAPWHEN YOU AND Hi 2234 TIONS, TOO, MASTER QIFREY Wiem. WERE FLYING AROUND. I DUNNO, LEND THEM TO ME, OR... SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT! IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR!! FORGET I ASKED!!
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ІР YOU FAIL, YOU CAN'T BE APPRENTICE. APPROVED AS MASTER QIFREY’S YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THE ATELIER > УР ZEN Leg, Se fr, WET. PLA < — “2 4 1. ይ" TONG 5 >. ο un ἐῶν Sch, ا V. تحال — AW A N М N N N “я ласы SSE “Эу ሥታ ος κ OP KOC EAS ас: š ger B WEN PON ` М. MES ac A. WA А rar NN, BEIN, wt: — SOS 5 Sc NS S 132
IM FEELING A LOT LESS CONFIDENT AGAIN. THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW! ( | | — MAD IC, Еж ў j | መሄ wn THE GUIDANCE ORB SAYS... IF EVEN A [ СӨРЕ RIGHT fO-YEAR- e IT’S JUST OLD CAN e : | SOME MAKE IT... < SAIT LA CLIMBING. mun АР мд MUST BE A > + % - PIECE OF ШАҒА ІШ || አጨ i i / ч ር | 133
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WOW! 49) THIS IS ACTUALLY SE | AMAZING! FLOATING! | МА5ТЕК QIFREY WAS BUT IF I CAN FLY, REACHING THE PEAK WILL BE A BREEZE. soon Г) SSS YOU'LL BEA 4 == FULL OF === CONFI- `: 22222 DENCE.” OKAY. TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT! Й 139
ALL RIGHT! I THINK MY BALANCE IS GETTING BETTER! ta: > መ, te “4/74 : Z“ “ «ኤት. 4. < ТІМЕ ТО TRY GOING A LITTLE HIGHER... 140
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IT'S A IT MUST BE BUDDY! AE DRAWN TO | I'D NEVER THE MAGIC SEEN ONE , / I'M USING: BEFORE! BRUSHBUDDY > SMALL CREATURES COVERED IN FUR NOT 5. UNLIKE THE SOFT BRISTLES OF A WRITING BRUSH. > ATTRACTED TO THE SCENT OF CONOUKING INK, ; : NESE WHICH THEY ARE PRONE TO GATHER. š Ah, P ሪዎ HAAAAAN... AWW... VAN 692 NOW МУ E A. SHOES ARE | ALL MUDDYо — й 2 三 一 NO! IS IT BECAUSE OKAY, OKAY. I'LL JUST TRACE OVER Ε IT...
THERE’S NO WAY I | А CAN FIX THIS. WHAT AM I GONNA H Я di ) де ΠΗ / ἈΜῊΝ й А 1111] dea ) ነ Í / D AA 4 > e г 4 «44447 Z: Даб LENS: TENGE, ñ Witz: h u жа eet vs 143
IT'LL BE IT’S THE CENTER OF OUR WORLD. WITH ACCESS TO EVERYTHING A WITCH COULD EVER NEED. ROOM ENOUGH FOR YOUR APPRENTICES, NS N ο 55225 SSasN SS SS ІЙ HERE'S THE APPLICATION LIVED HERE AT THE HALL, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR THINGS LIKE THIS... 144
гц СОМЕ... 4 WHEN THERE’S DIN SOMETHING E SM Ni ај Ў N === 222 A ў 3» SS IS መው II ው Š መሙ 7 ή 4 — ή d A DANN oe AT LEAST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR APPRENTICES. SS 48; HUE < Ж Жж Ж ЖЖЖ ҒОК ТНЕ HALL RUNS WELL, IF DEEP. YOU INSIST ON LIVING IN THAT BACKWOODS ATELIER... FOR LITTLE MICE OF THAT AGE... THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT GOES ON WHEN THE CAT’S
SHE’S АТ THE DADAH RANGE, TAKING THE SHE’S JUST BARELY MOVED IN! WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HER?! CG DR (Cae κῶς, ( NA i H | А SHE’S ASLEEP? HUH?! / SHE’S THERE BY A HERSELF ГУ 2/ (ЕРІДІ A ( ያ Š : ‚7 Ж ul е ТН... ТНАТ”5 TRUE, BUT... du ነ АА: 4 H (9 ΑΝ My), WEN Ша Yi Ж ҒАР ) WAM Жү, M. S М MM ENKEN) | Ge, IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR DINNER, BUT THERE’S NO ANSWER... NA die e Léi Ta й ሀ) CH Й d Қ ASA YANG \ AONA CH እ 1 ያያ N AWS dn, Д 294 AN ЖТ SN U ЖЛ BW ሪያ WANT AAA ei WAR A 7 H ln, 44) Z ІІ W AN e" Ee ዘ y WES 1 ^ LU КУ, % HA Ж ЖАС YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT BEFORE YOU MOVE IN.
THERE’S NOTHING TO GAIN SPENDING “WITH TIME... SOMEONE BENEATH ME. ESPECIALLY AN OUT- SIDER. SHE’S OBLIVIOUS. NO SENSE OF DANGER. NO GRASP OF HOW THINGS WORK. IF SHE CAN'T PASS A TEST sues NOT THAT EASY... FIT TO BE AN APPRENTICE. I WON'T TOLERATE ANYONE WHO CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ME. WORRYING. SHE’LL COME RIGHT BACK WITHOUT EVEN TRYING. THE RANGE IS SATURATED WITH MOISTURE. IT’S AS HIGH AS IT GETS ALL YEAR. Ze ER NOT EVEN SYLPH SHOES CAN MAKE IT TO THE TOP.
SHOULDN'T BE A PART OF OUR WORLD. MUNCH (144 "q, une ፒረ' ІШ xc Ja" І HAVING ay Go SECONDS. WHO'S WORRIED 000209; JUST GOT THIS... TN alli How can YOu be | y , LUMP IN MY $0 onconcerneg? W 4 STOMACH.
I TRIED TO FIX THE SHOES WITH WHAT INK I HAD LEFT... BUT THEY WON'T EVEN ACTIVATE ANYMORE. AN ፈራ THEY'RE SO SOAKED, THE INK JUST SMEARS EVERY- WHERE... 149