Despite the dark atmosphere

[curiousdiscoverer]

They are in a derelict warehouse, the owner was quite happy to rent the place, it was easy to see why, it took all day to clean the floor and create a space to properly write the spell circle.

Despite the dark atmosphere, their purpose was far from evil.

Franklyn observed Ada draw the circle, while Maeghan read a book, using her cloudpine to support herself more comfortably. Maeghan looked bored, but Franklyn knew she really wanted this to work more than she was letting on.

Because if this worked, Franklyn would have magic, actual personal magic, the first male witch in this world.

Actually, the second male witch in this world, since this spell was meant to bring a male witch from another world so they could do another spell to copy them.

When Ada completes the last line of herbs in the cycle, Franklyn helps her memorizing the spell’s verse.

“Nothing will go wrong,” Maeghan assures Franklyn when Ada starts speaking the spell...

Comments

[of_all_trades]

"Witchcraft is mostly focused on nature and life," Franklyn explains some of the tension seems to wash away from his face "they can call animals, influence the growth of plans, can heal living things, but have some difficulty with chronic illness, have some vague forms of divination and scrying." he thinks for a moment "Our fridge is actually unplugged, Ada just made cold inside and another to make the lamp glows with indefinite magic. No cost to our electricity bill. They can influence the weather but it is very complicated magic that needs to be adapted every time. It can bring and return brought objects, but..." he waves to indicate distance "teleporting to other places is possible but very complicated according to the Alethiometer."

[intricate_engineer]

"That sounds really useful. Do you know why only girls can use it?"

[of_all_trades]

"It is a complicate genetics things," Franklyn says "the Alethiometer isn't designed to answer very precisely, but it boils down to some complicated interaction between the genes. In this world and some other worlds it manifested as only girls being witches. In some is only men. There are worlds where witches can be either gender but they need one witch and one mortal parent."

[intricate_engineer]

"Can human girls ever become witches?"

[of_all_trades]

"The spell we are going to use on me can do it," Franklyn says "but not naturally, if that is what you mean?"

He tilts his head "If you want to...?"

[intricate_engineer]

"I don't know," Glen grins.
"It could be fun."

[of_all_trades]

"It should be!" Franklyn says "I should consult the Alethiometer first but I think the only side effect is that Echo would become a bird."