Auden’s Blessing
he asked quietly, “that telling me this might cost you your chance to go to the battlefield?”
“If I hadn’t broken her work, that opportunity would have belonged to her.”
After a pause, Lan said, “In that case, study the commission first.”
He looked at me and smiled faintly, his eyes shining like violet crystal.
“If you truly want me to take her back… then put your heart into crafting this wand.”
“Alright!” I agreed with one hundred and twenty percent confidence.
But about five minutes after Lan left, I completely regretted being so confident.
The commission listed only five primary materials: