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"If you are not yet twenty-five, and if Lady Enchantress Angelique met you with her master when you were twelve or thirteen, you must be freshly out of the Conclave school," Gereensystem quite quickly and finished hteen," Stil said, his voice wry but at a enius the Lady Enchantress says you are"

Stil ran a hand through his feathered, black hair--it was short again--and sighed "I don’t know about genius I would reserve that word for people like Angelique’s h, that I ae in the past few decades Possibly the century Which isn’t quite as iic is useful for luxuries--protection char--and for everyday work--like wagon wheels spelled to last extra long or wood furniture charmed to resist fire"

"But when one reaches your level, your usefulness expands," Geher-level char craftes who can spell weapons"

Gemma narrowed her eyes "If others can spell weapons, ould Angelique call you a genius?"

Stil made a face at Gemma "I don’t like to boast," he said, "but I can bespell weapons faster with higher spells and at a greater rate than anyone else I could spend a day spelling a hundred weapons to hold lightning es would take an hour just to produce one or two"

"So, you could outfit an army," Gemma said

Stil shrugged "If I chose to Most members of nobility are unaware of that particular skill of mine They treasure me for spelled jewelry and clothes"

"But it would explain why you are being hunted"

Stil blinked "What?"

"If you could supply spelled weapons for an entire arreat threat"

"To…?"

"To this plague of darkness you spoke of You said Angelique’s master was done aith by the masterminds, yes? Wouldn’t it be plausible that they know of your abilities and realized that if war is declared, your skills would give us a significant advantage?" Gemma asked