[h1][color=f26522][center]Lorelai Von'Strauss[/center][/color][/h1]

Lorelai thought a moment as she examined Hazel.  She was a promising witch, studious, ambitious, and cautious.  Hazel was also a little ditzy,  but that would change with years and experience.  Lorelai's primary concern was Hazel's willingness to allow the darker things lurking within her give her power,  or rather the lack thereof.  Hazel was a sweet girl to be sure,  but sweetness wasn't a witch's ideal tool.

Perhaps Lorelai could nurture her,  help her to grow as strong as Lorelai knew she could.  That would be a rewarding endeavor while she was bound to this castle.

Reaching over Lorelai plucked one of Alexina's hands from her lap and placed in her own.  Leaning in she got comfortable and began digging through her bag.  A few minutes later she produced a large, black leather bound book,  it was bound and written by her own hand.  'A Treatise on Fear and it's Infernal Manifestations'.  [color=f26522]"You can manipulate fear can't you?  This is a book on fear demons,  and the nature of fear as it appears in the abyss.  Perhaps this and a few other volumes in my collection would be able to offer some insights into your abilities."[/color]

She handed Hazel the book carefully,  being sure to neither open it nor drop it.  [color=f26522]"Do be sure not to invoke the name of the demons included in the last few chapters,  even without ritual components the mention of such entity's names may draw their attention,  and I don't believe you're quite prepared for that."[/color]

Once the book left her hands she took the hand she'd stolen from Alexina and interlaced their fingers happily.  With a yawn and a small tremor as she felt one of her episodes coming on she laid her head on her shoulder.  [color=f26522]"As you know Miss Lovelace, I don't get out of the castle as often as I'd like, rarely do I make it beyond the forest.  I do hate that most of the trips I've taken there of late have been to collect ingredients,  I miss my lazy strolls and aimless sightseeing.  I was thinking that a healthy young girl like yourself could perhaps gather some of those reagents for me,  and in exchange I'd be willing to take you on as an apprentice, so to speak, and assist you with the wealth of knowledge I've collected over my years in darkness.  Now is that something you'd find appealing?"[/color]

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