Dear diary,

Gerry said I need more experience closing portals and making barriers before I could close the big portal I made. For now It's being used by other apprentices collecting stuff from the forest.

I didn't know this at the time, but the shrubs and bushes I've been whacking while I was in the forest were worth more than their weight in gold.

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What a waste. If I plucked them up and sold them then I'd be rich. Well, maybe not. Spell ingredients are really expensive. I owe the tower money for the barrier ingredients and the portal stones I used.

Now I have to find a way to make money in order to learn more about portals and magic.

I might do some chores for Gerry for pocket money or something.

Love,

Tina