Omake - Sedia’s Induction
Grand Elder Piyo seldom tutors others personally in the arts of magic.
Though she has strict requirements for her apprentices, that's not the real reason she's had so few over the years...
““One of us! One of us! One of us!”” A band of hooded and hat-wearing people chanted repeatedly as they threw Sedia up and down in jubilance, the kid in question laughing loudly with her newfound friends.
…The real reason is that more often than not, her apprentices end up as raving lunatics, obsessed with their chosen specialties.
Piyo simply sighed at her pupil’s antics.
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“Alright, you lot! Get the hell out of here before I knock the dust off my joints on your thick skulls!” she yelled, waving her staff threateningly.
““Boo!”” The crowd jeered, though half of them were already running away with fire at their heels. “It’s been so long since we’ve had a new sister! Let us enjoy this moment a little!” One of them yelled defiantly.
“Yeah!” Another woman agreed. “Why the change all of a sudden? It’s the first time we’ve heard about this and you haven’t shown any signs of looking for a new apprentice in years.”
Grandma Piyo grumbled to herself, “Unforeseen events forced me to play my hand… And then Clauren happened.”
““Ohh…”” They made a sound of acknowledgement as if that explained everything they needed to know.
“What did he do this time?” A short man who was wearing a safety helmet asked.
“Other than the usual?...” Piyo said, massaging her brow. “...I only just learned a few days ago he is teaching the kid he is fostering magic, and when it comes to that I trust him as much as I trust my bones… and that is, not at all.”
“A teacher? That Clauren?” Someone said incredulously.
“And also, well, it’s about time those sprouts begin to learn the ways of the world. I’m only starting a little early is all.” Piyo shrugged. “I have plans for that troublemaker” She said conspiratorially, “Sedia! Come here, I’ve got something to tell you.”