BIG ONES ARE STRONGER THAN LITTLE ONES... ... AND NEATLY DRAWN ONES LAST LONGER THAN MESSY ONES! BUT IT’S HARD TO DRAW THEM BOTH BIG AND NEAT. THE VISITOR WE HAD TODAY MADE IT LOOK 50 EASY... 1 << N “ A ..“ 5 QE D LN AUS
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ТНЕКЕ МАУ YET ВЕ HOPE. MISTER QIFREY, PLEASE! PLEASE DON’T I’LL DO TAKE MY ANYTHING! MEMORIES! I SWEAR I'LL FIND THE BOOK ANYTHING TO SAVE HER!! » USE a RS W AN
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ALL THOSE TEARS AND EMBRACE THE FUTURE! STARTING TODAY, THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME. | ተፊ OA, AT «д WN } | ы e 9 SEN m FORGET?!
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON’T HAVE A BUCKET OR SOMETHING? WHAT’S THERE TO BE SCARED OF?! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO USE THIS I'LL FETCH YOU A CHANGE OF CLOTHES! SN % ባካ ኒነ! NAM MISTER QIFREY...? ‘CAUSE TOUCHING MAGIC I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE... «KINDA GIVES ME THE CREEPS
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д ` Z W s. | WHEN TETIA GETS EXCITED, JUST LEAVE IF YOU STOP RESPONDING, EVENTUALLY SHE QUIETS HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT, RICHEH? SSNS ТЕ da f ARE YOU BOTH WITCHES? SHE’S HOLDING A PEN. AND INK. APPREN- TICES, MORE PRECISELY. WE’RE STUDENTS | | OF MASTER 1 к / Г Υ ο т QIFREY! ИГА x X Y 4 б 2 ( Я `y E < NE 区 ЕТ) ў, ብ -三 АКЕ ТНЕУ FOR CASTING MAGIC... ? 76
LIKE YOU'RE OUR AGE. I ONLY DREW MY FIRST SPELL YESTERDAY... THIS 15 MY NEW HOME, STARTING TODAY. mm ΕΠΗ ІН H уне f/ wen ай И HM Же а ብ. WAIT. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE NOT? POSITIVE YOU WERE HERE TO STUDY, JUST LIKE US. OH, WELL, I'M NOT EXACTLY AN APPRENTICE YET...
I’M THE ONE WHO WHAT... ? 2 YOU'RE THE ONE WHO... THE ONE FROM THE RUMORS... THE OUTSIDER WHO DREW FORBIDDEN SPELLS. ALLOWED TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE, MEMORY INTACT.
| -2 ARE OH е MISTER "7 X YOU ALL QIFREY... As RIGHT? WP Эв, \ Wé E \ AGOTT'S AWAY, I SEE... COULD YOU LET COCO AND ME SPEAK IN PRIVATE? LONG А60, MAGIC WAS JUST ANOTHER ORDINARY
ANYONE, FROM ANY PLACE, COULD KNOWLEDGE CAST... OF PRESCRIBED DESIGNS... Ў SPECIALLY эва CRAFTED KA алаға D ай “ን | Я ፻ / й 2 2 «ў i W | BECAUSE OF THAT... WORLD WAS CONSTANTLY EMBROILED IN WAR.
Ge егет 3 ገፈ Nein (i d ў ይ Й | «+e PROMPTING THE FEW GOOD SOULS LEFT IN THE WORLD TO RENOUNCE WAR AND BAND TOGETHER AS THE KEEPERS OF MAGIC. ee AND PASSED ON KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART ONLY TO APPRENTICES WHO COULD BE TRUSTED TO GUARD THE SECRET. MANY FOUL SPELLS WERE CONCEIVED... FOR WHEN MAN HAS THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING, THEN ANYTHING HE WILL DO. ERASED THE MEMORIES OF MAGIC FROM THE POPULACE...
IF THE TRUTH WERE TO PROLIFER- ATE ONCE MORE... ...OUR WORLD WOULD BE THRUST INTO CHAOS ANEW. AND THAT IS WHY YOUR CASE SPARKS SUCH GOSSIP. SIM SORRY FOR THAT, | COCO. THE FORBIDDEN SPELLS. WHAT ARE THEY... ? SINCE THE DAY OF THE PACT, WE HAVE SPREAD THE BELIEF... THAT MAGIC CAN ONLY BE WIELDED BY THOSE WITH INNATE POWER. THAT 15 WHY WE ARE CAUTIOUS TO KEEP IT HIDDEN.
гг SPELLS DRAWN DURING THAT AGE OF WAR, SHUT AWAY FROM THE WORLD ON THE DAY OF THE PACT. ў ርሃ ላእ | ARE SPELLS | MEANT TO HURT PEOPLE.
І САМТ GO ON, МОТ KNOWING... IT’S TOO FRIGHTENING TO BEAR. NORMALLY, Гр COUNSEL PATIENCE. BUT THAT’S NOT SO EASY ሃኢ IN YOUR CASE. COME. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING. x BN Wa | EUN e « 5 Уኣነ V. Жыa. Uf ) \\\
ТНЕ FORBIDDEN SPELLS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. KE ЖБ | = THEY CAN | IN ν ΒΕ SUMMED . NS = UP RATHER | ην, SIMPLY. MAGIC THAT .,15 NOT TO DIRECTLY BE CAST AT AFFECTS THE ANY TIME. HUMAN BODY OR MIND...
«г SPELLS ТО CONTROL OTHERS’ MINDS OR EMOTIONS... ...OR THOSE TO HARM OR EVEN HEAL THE BODY. ALL SUCH SPELLS. THE SPELL TO MAKE PEOPLE FORGET...? TRANSFORMATIONS, SPELLS OF AGING OR DE-AGING... гг TELEPORTATION WITHOUT THE USE OF DOORS OR VEHICLES...
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SEE THE STRUCTURE IN THE DISTANCE? WHEN WE ARRIVED HERE, THERE WAS NOTHING BUT HILLS... CONNECTS TO ITS ANALOGUES, OTHER WINDOWS OF THE SAME DESIGN.
ТНАТ 15 ТНЕ ТОМЕК OF TOMES. A VAULT OF KNOWLEDGE. Т MOMENT АМУ BOOK ON MAGIC IS COMPOSED, ІТ 15 INSTANTLY REPLICATED WITHIN THAT HURRY! TAKE ME! I'LL SEARCH FOR THE BOOK. I WON'T SLEEP UNTIL I FIND ІТ! / / | | | / Bonet AAA መ | ዘ ኒ ў ነ N n ኒ А \
FOR THAT, YOU SEE, IS THE LIBRARIANS’ TRIAL.
IN ORDER | - f | N. / THE TOWER TO ENTER THE xÇ | OF TOMES IS TOWER, FIRST E Ахы | 2 NB I | PROTECTED YOU WILL HAVE À | | DNA | BY FOUR TO STUDY. xi ο МО a LIBRARIANS. WITCHES WHO OVERCOME THE TRIAL ARE PERMITTED INSIDE. I WAS QUITE DELIGHTED TO HEAR... ОҒ YOUR THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. IT’S ONLY NATURAL TO FEEL AFRAID. ` > S KEEN Z я Z ee 2072
ТНАТ ТНО5Е SPELLS WHICH ARE NOT FORBIDDEN... , ARE ALL MEANS TO BRING HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN... ) - d THEN WHY | NOT KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SPELLS OF KINDNESS? JUST A THOUGHT. BUT PERHAPS YOU AGREE? s MASTER ) MP 4 1 | QIFREY! фе SS | Y - Re ETERS “Д N AN
Y SES k AR, j s ላ!” GOOD ZÍ TO HEAR! WELL, THEN, LET’S SHOW YOU YOUR NEW QUARTERS. THOUGH I SUPPOSE WE OUGHT TO TIDY THIS UP FIRST. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW ROOM. 94
ІТ LOOKS AS THOUGH AGOTT IS STILL WORKSPACES ARE SHARED, BEDROOMS ARE SEPARATE, NOW, WHY NOT TAKE A MOMENT TO REST UP? / SOME BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO. CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
С ር. 4 E SHE’S STILL DISORIENTED, BUT... ee THINGS APPEAR QUITE PROMISING. 7% NO PROGRESS YET ON THE BOOK. ER еу ሚኢ EE EE SE ыс 2 YOUR APPROVAL OF THE GIRL’S APPRENTICESHIP IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
INDEED. WE SHOULD ІТ WOULD | 21127 2 | BEQUITE BE AN : OW a M ЖА PLEASED BY HER OBSTACLE ANID L EXCITEMENT WERE SHE WIAA ғор MAGIC. TO RECOIL. WHEN WE MUST HAVE FOR THE HER FACE THE TIME WILL FORBIDDEN COME... SPELLS. 227. А WITCH’S ROOM LOOKS.
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