There was some mild annoyance that the mage didn’t even look at or acknowledge the symbol she had drawn. Sure, it wasn’t the same as his, and maybe not as pretty, but it still had meaning and she was trying to sort out what was necessary to give a symbol this pronounced ‘intent’ which he so referred to.
He did, however, address her query about the Black Sun marking, so she instead followed that line of thought as he explained it more in depth. Her low hands fidgeted behind her back as she recalled the day so long ago with the auristics. Much like this, out at sea, learning magic… Although her eyebrows narrowed when he implied that as a master glypher he could create a glyph, a symbol, that somehow had meaning to her and would net results.
That aside, she was surprised at the idea that glyphs could harness foreign magic. But then she realized that was exactly what his stone cube did. Not wanting to forget about it, she handed the small stone back to Clyde. She certainly imagined that she would do glyphing for her own magic instead of another’s, if she did manage to learn it properly. However as he elaborated on what could and couldn’t be done by a novice she started growing somewhat dismayed at the limitations.
“So at the beginning, I’ll be able to draw my djed towards a focus. Is that it?? I won’t even be able to make something to store my magic?”
It was disheartening to say the least. Although she found herself toying with her fingers once again, this time with her mid and high hands. Twisting her fingers about, she crafted various shapes, trying to think of something which she could settle upon for a focus symbol. It was probably a focus glyph that she needed right now with her mind being so distracted.
“So one glyph, a block, and a sigil,” Sayana repeated and purposefully refused to use the writing analogy Clyde had included. “A move, a movement and a dance.”
The Eypharian got to her feet, no longer able to sit patiently any longer and strode across the small room. Squinting out the small window, it was clear that it was still raining but the steady rocking of the boat meant it wasn’t storming with strong winds either. Her high hands were fidgeting again, and this time she was absently stroking a circle in her palm.
Sudden realization struck her and her mind immediately jumped back to glyphs. “Clyde, are gestures kind of like a glyph? Like sometimes they can form a picture and they can help with focus… But are they a true glyph? Or do glyphs need ink or something to work?”
The looming fear of boredom was causing her ideas to jump around chaotically. She seemed to seek out further use than just a mere focus glyph, that she could wrap her hands around and try out.
He did, however, address her query about the Black Sun marking, so she instead followed that line of thought as he explained it more in depth. Her low hands fidgeted behind her back as she recalled the day so long ago with the auristics. Much like this, out at sea, learning magic… Although her eyebrows narrowed when he implied that as a master glypher he could create a glyph, a symbol, that somehow had meaning to her and would net results.
That aside, she was surprised at the idea that glyphs could harness foreign magic. But then she realized that was exactly what his stone cube did. Not wanting to forget about it, she handed the small stone back to Clyde. She certainly imagined that she would do glyphing for her own magic instead of another’s, if she did manage to learn it properly. However as he elaborated on what could and couldn’t be done by a novice she started growing somewhat dismayed at the limitations.
“So at the beginning, I’ll be able to draw my djed towards a focus. Is that it?? I won’t even be able to make something to store my magic?”
It was disheartening to say the least. Although she found herself toying with her fingers once again, this time with her mid and high hands. Twisting her fingers about, she crafted various shapes, trying to think of something which she could settle upon for a focus symbol. It was probably a focus glyph that she needed right now with her mind being so distracted.
“So one glyph, a block, and a sigil,” Sayana repeated and purposefully refused to use the writing analogy Clyde had included. “A move, a movement and a dance.”
The Eypharian got to her feet, no longer able to sit patiently any longer and strode across the small room. Squinting out the small window, it was clear that it was still raining but the steady rocking of the boat meant it wasn’t storming with strong winds either. Her high hands were fidgeting again, and this time she was absently stroking a circle in her palm.
Sudden realization struck her and her mind immediately jumped back to glyphs. “Clyde, are gestures kind of like a glyph? Like sometimes they can form a picture and they can help with focus… But are they a true glyph? Or do glyphs need ink or something to work?”
The looming fear of boredom was causing her ideas to jump around chaotically. She seemed to seek out further use than just a mere focus glyph, that she could wrap her hands around and try out.
Credit: Shimoje
