Shadow's Essence
"These require proper placement. The ember alignment must be precise, or the ceremony will be... imperfect."
And imperfection would be intolerable to one who has built her entire identity on flawless appearance.
Xalara moved forward, taking the first pin between her fingers. Unlike ordinary hairpins, these were slender crystalline needles infused with ember magic, designed to channel and amplify the bearer's natural energy signature. In the hands of a skilled ember mage, they were tools of beauty and enhancement. In the hands of a servant with unrecognized essence magic, they were potentially volatile.
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