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Kara stood near the two fey, her feet firmly planted on the soft green grass. It was hard for her to get used to thinking of Smith as something other than a human, but she was all the more intrigued. Their child would inherit magical power from both sides of the family, something she was eager to see when their egg was conceived, laid, and finally hatched.  

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Kali observed the royal exchange from a distance. Apart from the usual information she would relay to Aerta, the priestess' thoughts turned to those of her friend. Ardasa had always been good to her, and now it looked as if she might be leaved Xigyll for a while. With Kutur gone and with her duties as a cleric preventing her from leaving the city, it seemed as if Kali might be left alone. It was not a thought she relished, given that she had already been lovesick when Kutur had to go to Constantsea for a time. 

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Aerta replied to Yssil as they marched down to the lab. "Feel free to ask me anything at any time." A few moments later, they descended a flight of stairs to enter a well-lite basement room with a large section covered in light blue tiles with several shapes drawn in what appeared to be white chalk. The tiling contrasted greatly with the dull brown wood of the rest of the floor along with the light gray walls. Propped up against the walls, one could see over a dozen large bookshelves filled almost to capacity, accompanied by several tables and cabinets full of magical paraphernalia. 

"Now, I trust you are familiar with the various forms of ritual circles? It's really more of a catch-all term for the shapes that a ritual can take place over, if the ritual makes use of a shape at all. I can reconfigure the circle you see here, for instance."