I'm afraid in my old age I've become weak at guessing the ages of youth.
[ he nearly laughs at himself. he's 23. he would have been just as offended at 20. Passed off as 30 as soon as he could. ]
I'm sure some families teach a little younger, but who wants schoolyard bullies shooting fire and poison? They seem to behave a little better after twelve, but who knows. Pedagogy was not my expertise.
[ he remembers his father wanting him to learn younger. his father didn't have magical know-how, not before the Occuria. his mother had -- white magic. he'd begged her to teach him when he was small, but she'd insisted that there would be time later. she was right, but she didn't get to be his teacher. ]
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[ he nearly laughs at himself. he's 23. he would have been just as offended at 20. Passed off as 30 as soon as he could. ]
I'm sure some families teach a little younger, but who wants schoolyard bullies shooting fire and poison? They seem to behave a little better after twelve, but who knows. Pedagogy was not my expertise.
[ he remembers his father wanting him to learn younger. his father didn't have magical know-how, not before the Occuria. his mother had -- white magic. he'd begged her to teach him when he was small, but she'd insisted that there would be time later. she was right, but she didn't get to be his teacher. ]
Did you start your training young then?