[Everyone’s always made trouble for Jamil. It’d be nice if he didn’t have to fall into that same lifestyle again, he thinks — before reminding himself that here, he has the power to refuse. But without his magic, Jamil isn’t even sure how he’ll manage to handle himself.
He nods toward the statue.]
We have a bunch of statues at my school, back where I come from.
[The Great Seven. Legendary beings looked to for lessons in morality.]
It almost reminds me of one of those. Not even an imitation, but sort of… inspired by one, maybe?
[Or maybe Jamil just misses home. It’s a strange, sudden thought. Are the statues somehow drawing on their memories of home?]
How many statues would you like to get cleared up today?
[When Jamil gazes around the garden, trying to count how many statues there even are, he loses track. It feels nigh infinite.]
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[Everyone’s always made trouble for Jamil. It’d be nice if he didn’t have to fall into that same lifestyle again, he thinks — before reminding himself that here, he has the power to refuse. But without his magic, Jamil isn’t even sure how he’ll manage to handle himself.
He nods toward the statue.]
We have a bunch of statues at my school, back where I come from.
[The Great Seven. Legendary beings looked to for lessons in morality.]
It almost reminds me of one of those. Not even an imitation, but sort of… inspired by one, maybe?
[Or maybe Jamil just misses home. It’s a strange, sudden thought. Are the statues somehow drawing on their memories of home?]
How many statues would you like to get cleared up today?
[When Jamil gazes around the garden, trying to count how many statues there even are, he loses track. It feels nigh infinite.]