Attack! (Legend)

[Legend Filikan]

Legend's head cocked to the side. "You're Lady Raven's servant?" He smiled back at her. He didn't mind that she was a servant. He was just surprised. He wasn't used to seeing the servants out and about in the woods.
He said, "I mean I don't mind it's just that I don't usually see servants in the woods. What were you doing?"
Again it was that curious sense of his bugging him.

[Felicity Wood]

"Well, Lady Raven gave me a little while to go out and enjoy myself." Felicity responded, "She's a wonderful friend. Do you know her?"

Felicity wondered if Legend and Lady Raven were friends as well. That would be interesting. Felicity was really glad that she was able to spend this time with Legend because not many people cared to talk to a simple servant girl like herself. She didn't have too many friends.

Felicity looked down at the ground, loving the feeling of being so high up in the tree. It was amazing, the feeling.

"So, you know magic? Were you born with it or what? I've never known exactly how it worked. Do you just learn it?"

Felicity hoped that her new friend wouldn't think that she was stupid for not knowing this information. It's just that her mother was against the art of magic. She thought that it was dangerous. Felicity wasn't even allowed to speak of it back at home.

[Legend Filikan]

Legend shrugged his shoulders, "I don't really know her, I just know her name. It's not a surprise, I don't know many nobles. Only Arthur, of course, Uther, and Lillian."
He looked at the tree and swung onto a higher branch. He leaned against the bark and looked down at Felicity. He replied, "I was born with it. And I'd read many books on it, I could do simple things with it, but never really understood what to do with my magic, so I came to Camelot to learn how to control it."

[Felicity Wood]

Felicity looked at Legend with interest. His life did seem very amazing. At least he had something going for him. Felicity would die a lonsome servant. Yes, she loved her job. She was grateful for what she had, but sometimes she desired something more.

"Thats great." she told him,"I wish I'd have been lucky enough to be born with magic. Then again, my mother would throw a fit, probablt give me up. She....Isn't fond of sorcery. She doesn't trust it. Niether does my grandmother. They think it's dangerous. I don't understand why, though. Honestly, It's accepted now. I do wish they would just get over their fear and trust that it can be used for good."

[Legend Filikan]

Legend nodded. Then he said, "But there are some who still wish to use it for bad. Magic was never bad, it was just the people who used it were bad. Evil isn't something that comes with sorcery, it's the sorcerer that made magic banded from Camelot. Now that's it's back, those evil souls should be triumphant, for they got what they wanted, magic to be back in Camelot, but instead they still use it for evil. It makes no sense." Legend sat and pondered on that thought. Then his mind wondered and he said, "Perhaps I could teach you."

[Felicity Wood]

Felicity perked up. She culd not believe her ears. Was it possible that she was able to learn magic without being born with it? Felicity felt hope rising. She had always had a secret desire to learn magic.

"Could you really?"she questioned, excitement rising within her. "That would be....amazing."

[Legend Filikan]

Legend liked her enthusiasm. He said, "Of course I can try." He jumped from the tree branch and landed gently, using magic to help him. He also used magic to set Felicity down beside him.
He stood and said to her, "Put out your hand and concentrate." He walked around her. "Shut out the noises of the wind, the birds, only hear my voice as a far away voice." He continued to walk. "Silence out my foot steps, and close your eyes. See your hand in your mind and picture a leaping flame. When you think you are ready, whisper Inferno."

[Felicity Wood]

Felicity closed her eyes and did as Legend instructed. She had a difficult time, trying to erase all sounds from her mind. She couldn't distract herself completely. The sounds around her continued to envade her mind.

She listened to Legend speak, trying to make his voice sound far away as he told her too. This was trickier than it sounded. Was it possible that she would be able to learn? Legend seemed to think so.

Felicity took a few minutes to finally clear her mind. She allowed each sound to roll over in her mind, makign herself unaware of them before softly whispering, "Inferno."

[Legend Filikan]

Legend continued to walk around her. He heard her whisper the spell. Nothing appeared in her hand, so he began to speak again, "When you say the incantation, picture the flame. See the way it dances, feel the heat as it warms your hand, not enough to burn you, but enough to feel it. See the perfect lines of red, orange and golden. Feel the power of the magic inside you, perhaps it is there you just have to waken it form a long slumber."
He was really hoping she was able to do it. Not only would it make him feel good, but he knew Felicity would be incredibly happy.
"You can do this, Felicity, I know you can. Perhaps you should try a different word for the spell, something like flamma, or ignis."

[Felicity Wood]

Felicity closed her eyes again, doing as she did before but with more feeling and now had the addition of the flame in her mind. Focus, Focus, Focus. Felicity focused with all of the brain power she could manage and took in a deep breath.

"Flamma." she said in a soft voice, not feeling the flame quite yet. Felicity had to try several times. She was sure that Legend was getting irritated with the time she was stealing from his afternoon, but she was not read to give up.

If she could do magic, she would finally have a purpose. She wanted to have something special about herself. Even if it would go against the belief of her gaurdians.

"Ignis... she whispered, feeling her hand grow slightly warmer. She slowly opened her hand and her eyes grew wide. She did it! She actually managed it! The flame was gone almost instantly because she was too excited to keep it there with the concentration that was straying away.

"Oh, Legend! I did it!" Felicity threw her arms around her friend with glee. "Thank you! Thank you!"

Felicity released him quickly, looking ashamed of herself for attacking him like that, but the smile stayed on her face.

"You don't know how much this means to me." she told him in a calmer voice, "I will be forever grateful."

[Legend Filikan]

Legend grinned back at her. He said, "Congratulations! I knew you could do it!"
He was a little surprised when she hugged him, but it wasn't like it bothered him. He said, "Would you like to try something a little bit more complex?"
He cocked his head to the side, his gaze wondering. He rather enjoyed spending time around her.

[Felicity Wood]

"That would be great! Perhaps you could train me to be as good at magic as you are." Felicity said to him with a hopeful expression. She really did want to learn how to do this. She was the type that would use magic for good. Felicity was so excited she could hardly stand.

"What else can you teach me?" Felicity asked, eager to learn.

[Legend Filikan]

"I can teach you to heal wounds, to repel other spells, to turn things to ice, to make things come to life and more," said Legend. He was glad Felicity wanted to learn, with her eagerness also came practice for him.
He smiled at her, his eyes bright. He looked at her eyes and felt himself feeling slightly odd. He wanted to tell her something, but chose not to.

[Felicity Wood]

"Lets start with healing." Felicity suggested with a smile at her friend. He really was a nice guy. She hoped to get to know him better. He was turning out to be an amazing teacher. "If you'd like."

Felicity wanted to start out with simple spells that eventually grew more and more complex. She had always heard that that was the best way to learn. Felicty felt a strange feeling now. Something unfamiliar to her. Perhaps it was the realization that she was learning magic.

[Legend Filikan]

Legend nodded. He took out his dagger and split his hand. He cleaned the blade with his tunic and then sheathed it. He held his hand out to Felicity and said, "Concentrate like before and when you're ready, say sano to heal the wound I've given myself. I know you can do it, just relax."