"An interesting child. Won't you come in for a sit?"
Breathing nearly stopped, feet immobilized, the heart which should have leapt out of the throat was pressed down at the bottom of the chest.
But in an instant, that child's smile flashed through the mind, the warmth left in the palm during their connection, making the soul that felt like it had fallen into an ice cave become active again.
"... Could you, could you care for her a bit more?"
Words that were not thought through at all slipped out.
"I, I know she's a Magician and doesn't like to study, maybe she really can't inherit your robes as a Mage, but she isn't weak at all, as long as you give her a little guidance..."
Beast Spirit Mage, though it does sound like a strange talent, she didn't believe it was a useless profession.
