>>5295250>>5295284>>5295245[“Truth be told, I think it may be best that I have this conversation with William myself.”] The old wizard confides mentally. [“Though I’ll keep everything you’ve told me in mind, naturally…”}
With that, the old man begins fumbling with the wrist straps, gently loosening the bracer before offering it to his goddaughter still at the lunch table.
“Here you go, my dear. Now, I’ll trust that you’ll be good for the rest of your lectures?”
“Mhm!” Cici says cheerily. “Ms. Willow is really nice an’ I’ve been getting better with math!”
“Excellent!” the elderly wizard lauds. “I’ll be off, then, and see you and your mother around supper time.”
“’Kay! Bye, Grampa!”
With a groan, he then pushes himself back up onto his feet, the mound of dirt he had conjured for a seat already sinking back into the earth as he dusts off his pants. Cici offers a brief hug once he’s done, but no sooner have her tiny arms clasped around him than the belfry of the school tolls, calling all without back in for lessons.
“I can’t believe you’re still going to school today!” Katy points out in an urgent whisper as they’re making their way back. “If I had a wizard grampa, I’d make him teach me all of the magic instead of dumb fractions.”
“Fractions are important too, though,” Cici returns. “Besides, Grampa probably has lots of stuff to do today.”
> Cici does still have school today, after all. How will the voices spend their time?> Continue acting as a teacher’s assistant.> Send their projection elsewhere. To where?> Something else? Write-in 