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(( Well here's a fresh new face on the network. He smiles brightly and waves at the camera as if addressing good friends he hasn't seen in a while. The same hand that waved, cards through his messy dark hair more out of habit than anything else. ))

Hiii~ My name's Will. You can probably guess I'm new here. I'm sure I'm not the first to do this and sorry for being repetitive. I'm looking for someone: a cute fellow Fae with striking blond curls. If you've seen him, could you please let me know? If not, I'll just have to search elsewhere!

Thanks in advance!

(( Another wave, some finger guns, and he cuts the feed. ))

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I already like getting to know you a lot. You're really great.

(( His cheeks flush slightly and he finally remembers to sit back down. They still have a lot of pastries and sweets to go through! ))

I'm happy you think so.

[Riley suddenly realizes something after Will sits down. Would it be okay to ask this? He chews his lip in thought then decides the only way he's really going to know is if he just asks.]

I feel like you already do in the future but would you be okay with helping me to learn more about my magic? What I can do with it? People have suggested to me that there's so much more I'm capable of and I've even tried to experiment with other elements. But sometimes things get frustrating when I don't even know where to begin. Or where to even go with what I can do with water and illusions.

Water isn't my strongest element. But, I said once before, we can learn about it together.

(( He knows that style of magic a little better thanks to his time with Riley, but he's still more married to the earthier styles of magic. Illusion, though? That he could definitely help with. ))

I used to be a Lord of the Floral Fae. My magic is more tied to the earth.

(( jsyk ))

[His eyes go wide and his jaw drops a bit. His hand even freezes on the way to grab another pastry.]

A former Lord? That means you must be really strong.

[There's still a lot he needs to learn about the Fae but what he's picked up from going through a lot of lore is that Fae with titles like that are powerful!]

I'm strong enough.

(( Stronge enough to protect others as long as the fight is fair. If the Fae ganged up on him, well, that's another story entirely. But he'd been able to keep Riley off their radar. And they probably don't watch Will too closely since he's an exile. Why should they care what he's doing after cutting him off? But if they ever come for Riley, well, they're in for one hell of a fight.

He broke off another piece of the strawberry pastry and popped it into his mouth. ))

I'll help you become more adept with your magic as best I can.

Wow you're so cool...

[He doesn't even think to try to stop the words from tumbling out and he also doesn't care either after he's said them. Will should definitely know this. Little is he aware that these are words he's said in his future too.]

Thanks. I'll take any help I can get.

(( He smiles hearing those words again. ))

Just try to keep your ice away from me. I don't care for the cold.

Oh? You don't like cold? Well then I'll make sure that you're always nice and warm. No need to ever be cold when you're with me.

[That's a promise. He can't promise he won't prank him with snow down his shirt though. But that's just for fun.]

(( Noooo! It took him three days to feel warm again after the last time Riley put snow down his shirt!

But the promise earns Riley a wistful look. Memories flood through his mind of the many nights they'd lay just huddled up together, sometimes with their pets. It was something Will hasn't been without for very long, but long enough to miss it fiercely.

So he resorted to teasing to keep the silence away. ))

Oh? Can you control fire now, too?

[Okay that makes him pout cutely at him.]

...No. Every time I try the most that ever happens is pathetic puff of smoke.

That's because it's the opposite of your primary element. I can count on my fingers the number of Fae I knew who mastered an element in opposition to their primary one.

Oh. That makes a lot of sense. So I guess that's why other things hard to too. I mean, they're not my opposite but they're not my primary element like water is.

I believe we all have a natural resonance with a certain element. The further we stray from that natural resonance, the harder it becomes for us to learn.

Have you ever tried to learn anything outside of earth? [Maybe not but it doesn't hurt to ask!]

I can spark a fire if pressed. Illusions I'm not bad at. Mostly bigger, shorter-lasting ones. Not like your hair. I couldn't do something like that without a lot of practice and focus.

[He glances at some of his own hair since it does always hang a little in his face.]

Wow. I didn't know that was a hard thing to do. I never have to think about it at all. It honestly only really slips when I get really emotional and even then not every time.

I'm sure there was a time when you did have to think about it. But you trained yourself to do it without conscious thought. It's impressive. And quite beautiful.

[He preens a little at that.]

Yeah. It was like that with water too. But now I don't even have to think about it and sometimes I really surprise myself with things I can with it just on instinct. Like, I've been learning how to use a sword and one of my teachers is really hard on me...oh he's really great by the way...and one time I ended up making an entire ball around me that he couldn't get through after I fell down. It was surprising but really amazing too!

(( He's so enthusiastic in talking about what he's learned. It's something Will enjoys. People who love life are the most wonderful type of people! They smile and laugh easily, they feel deeply, and they're just so incredible! ))

Not bad! Your instincts are good. It shouldn't be terribly difficult to explore all of your potential.

[It's thrilling to have someone not mind how he rambles when he gets excited about something. Because boy can he chatter on when he's excited.]

Really? That's great. There was someone here once who told me that maybe I'd even be able to make it rain or snow. Like controlling storms somehow. I'd never even thought about that before and I haven't really tried it yet either. But it seems like it would be something really cool at least.

(( Not only is he used to Riley's chatter, he adores it! ))

I don't see why not. It's certainly not out of the realm of possibility!

Really?

[He looks so excited and ends up taking Will's hand again to hold it.]

That would be amazing if I could learn how to do that!

Storm magic isn't so unrelated from water magic. If you're already work ing with water and ice, rain and snow shouldn't be too big of a reach.

Is storm magic more related to um...air? Or something like that?

[He's been trying to work on that one too and it's also been a challenge but if it'll help with storms that could be interesting and he could put more effort into it.]

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