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(So, heads up, I have an entire chapter planned for Felicity regarding the Hysterian Tour. This may take a while and will be tricky at points, but I've be working on it for a while.)

The next stop on this little tour of the castle was what is called the Magician's Spire... truth be told, it's no spire at all, it's simply a large room for a magician to practice her tricks. Upon entering the large room, Sonya and Winter were greeted firstly with the sight of all manner of odd things. At first, they did not understand what any of this was for, but then they heard a voice call out to them, "Hello, and welcome to my lair."

"Felicity, this is Sonya and Winter, two elves from a far away kingdom," Aaliyah introduced them. "I'm hoping to recruit them as permanent residents and potential guards of the castle."
In a nonchalant tone, Felicity responded, "Oh, that sounds wonderful, good idea."
"Hm, ladies, this is Felicity, the kingdom's magician and entertainer," Aaliyah introduced the magician to the tour group.
"Magician?" Winter questioned. "So you know real magic?"
Felicity laughed and responded, "Hahaha, no, no, no, no, my magic is not real, it's simply illusion, slight of hand, a trick for the eyes. I don't deal with real magic like casting fireballs or bolts of lightning or anything like that. Uhh..."
"Don't worry, Felicity, dear, they know about the fairies," Aaliyah assured the woman.
"Ah, alrighty then," was Felicity's response. "Actually, the fairies are what inspired me to become a magician... sort of."
"Oh really?" Sonya asked with interest. "So, is there a story involved?"

Felicity chuckled at this, bowed her head slightly and responded, "It's not a big one, I was just inspired by the way those fairies cast magic to help plants grow, heal wounds, talk to animals and plants alike and, especially, enhance everyone's ticklish experience."
"What do you mean, enhance?" Winter questioned with slight suspicion.
"Well, you see," Felicity began to explain as she strutted closer to the girls, "the fairies have various spells, which can make someone more sensitive, or they can duplicate someone for a short time, or they can make one's muscles completely useless as they lay in a bed or on a couch or something like that."
"Muscle loss? Oh, that sounds dreadful!" Sonya exclaimed. "Would that be more of a scary thing?"
"Hehehe, I didn't explain the context of my statements well enough, forgive me," Felicity bowed her head in apology. With a friendly smile, she added, "These fairies are actually very polite and humble, probably the most polite of any creature you've ever encountered before. They do not seek to control things, they do not seek power, they do not get filled with jealousy, hatred, anger or any negativity like that. So, any spells you DON'T want cast upon you, they will not cast upon you, including... oh, what did they call that spell, again?"
Aaliyah responded this time as she visited the fairies in secret as frequently as she could, "Binding is one of them, Paralyze is the other."
"Yes! Thank you, my queen," Felicity said.
Aaliyah bowed her head humbly, "You're welcome, dear."

"But, anyways, enough with the stories," Felicity said, "who wants to see a magic trick? Or, should I say, an illusion?"
Sonya and Winter both glanced at each other. With a few simple looks, which Felicity observed, they only took a moment to respond with, "We would love to see this magic trick."
Before anything got started, Felicity suspiciously and curiously asked them, "Did... you two just... talk to each other using your facial expressions?"
Winter smiled and responded, "We elves are keen on various facial expressions, we are quite observant of even the smallest details regarding the face."
"Mmm-hmmmm," Felicity said, still in suspicion over what they said to each other with raises of their brows, changes in their smirks and... she think she saw a nostril flare in their. Shrugging her shoulders, she went on in a showmanship manner, "Meh, step right on up, for on today's display is this wonderful box!
Felicity upped the notch of her showmanship to really try to put on a display, "But don't be fooled, it's no ordinary box. Once inside, your body will become phased while your head and feet must stick out of the box... SOMEthing's gotta stay in this reality, anyways, hehehe. Once inside, I will cut the box in half, but the blade will simply go right through your body, won't even hurt you in the slightest! I can even bring a box around to show you your own feet, hehehe."

"A curious explanation," Winter went on as she processed all the words in her brain. "But... won't you be getting in the box?"
"Actually, I need a volunteer, perhaps one of you lovely ladies?" Felicity had said as she held out a hand for any one of the two elves to accept
"Oh," Winter and Sonya both hesitated. Sonya turned toward Aaliyah, hoping to get a word from the Queen.
"It's alright," Aaliyah said, understanding their concerns. "Many of us have volunteered before, she's quite an accomplished magician... or, illusionist, if you prefer, heeheehee!"
Sonya then turned to Winter, who had the same look of concern as before, yet trusting the Queen, Sonya said, "I volunteer."
"Wonderful!" Felicity exclaimed. "Please, ascend these stairs and hop into the box! I'll prepare you afterwards."
Winter wanted to object to everything that was happening, but she was also very curious. Would this magic trick work? Would it hurt or kill Sonya? What's going to happen? Many thoughts scrambled through her brain.

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(So, heads up, I have an entire chapter planned for Felicity regarding the Hysterian Tour. This may take a while and will be tricky at points, but I've be working on it for a while.)

The next stop on this little tour of the castle was what is called the Magician's Spire... truth be told, it's no spire at all, it's simply a large room for a magician to practice her tricks. Upon entering the large room, Sonya and Winter were greeted firstly with the sight of all manner of odd things. At first, they did not understand what any of this was for, but then they heard a voice call out to them, "Hello, and welcome to my lair."

"Felicity, this is Sonya and Winter, two elves from a far away kingdom," Aaliyah introduced them. "I'm hoping to recruit them as permanent residents and potential guards of the castle."
In a nonchalant tone, Felicity responded, "Oh, that sounds wonderful, good idea."
"Hm, ladies, this is Felicity, the kingdom's magician and entertainer," Aaliyah introduced the magician to the tour group.
"Magician?" Winter questioned. "So you know real magic?"
Felicity laughed and responded, "Hahaha, no, no, no, no, my magic is not real, it's simply illusion, slight of hand, a trick for the eyes. I don't deal with real magic like casting fireballs or bolts of lightning or anything like that. Uhh..."
"Don't worry, Felicity, dear, they know about the fairies," Aaliyah assured the woman.
"Ah, alrighty then," was Felicity's response. "Actually, the fairies are what inspired me to become a magician... sort of."
"Oh really?" Sonya asked with interest. "So, is there a story involved?"

Felicity chuckled at this, bowed her head slightly and responded, "It's not a big one, I was just inspired by the way those fairies cast magic to help plants grow, heal wounds, talk to animals and plants alike and, especially, enhance everyone's ticklish experience."
"What do you mean, enhance?" Winter questioned with slight suspicion.
"Well, you see," Felicity began to explain as she strutted closer to the girls, "the fairies have various spells, which can make someone more sensitive, or they can duplicate someone for a short time, or they can make one's muscles completely useless as they lay in a bed or on a couch or something like that."
"Muscle loss? Oh, that sounds dreadful!" Sonya exclaimed. "Would that be more of a scary thing?"
"Hehehe, I didn't explain the context of my statements well enough, forgive me," Felicity bowed her head in apology. With a friendly smile, she added, "These fairies are actually very polite and humble, probably the most polite of any creature you've ever encountered before. They do not seek to control things, they do not seek power, they do not get filled with jealousy, hatred, anger or any negativity like that. So, any spells you DON'T want cast upon you, they will not cast upon you, including... oh, what did they call that spell, again?"
Aaliyah responded this time as she visited the fairies in secret as frequently as she could, "Binding is one of them, Paralyze is the other."
"Yes! Thank you, my queen," Felicity said.
Aaliyah bowed her head humbly, "You're welcome, dear."

"But, anyways, enough with the stories," Felicity said, "who wants to see a magic trick? Or, should I say, an illusion?"
Sonya and Winter both glanced at each other. With a few simple looks, which Felicity observed, they only took a moment to respond with, "We would love to see this magic trick."
Before anything got started, Felicity suspiciously and curiously asked them, "Did... you two just... talk to each other using your facial expressions?"
Winter smiled and responded, "We elves are keen on various facial expressions, we are quite observant of even the smallest details regarding the face."
"Mmm-hmmmm," Felicity said, still in suspicion over what they said to each other with raises of their brows, changes in their smirks and... she think she saw a nostril flare in their. Shrugging her shoulders, she went on in a showmanship manner, "Meh, step right on up, for on today's display is this wonderful box!
Felicity upped the notch of her showmanship to really try to put on a display, "But don't be fooled, it's no ordinary box. Once inside, your body will become phased while your head and feet must stick out of the box... SOMEthing's gotta stay in this reality, anyways, hehehe. Once inside, I will cut the box in half, but the blade will simply go right through your body, won't even hurt you in the slightest! I can even bring a box around to show you your own feet, hehehe."

"A curious explanation," Winter went on as she processed all the words in her brain. "But... won't you be getting in the box?"
"Actually, I need a volunteer, perhaps one of you lovely ladies?" Felicity had said as she held out a hand for any one of the two elves to accept
"Oh," Winter and Sonya both hesitated. Sonya turned toward Aaliyah, hoping to get a word from the Queen.
"It's alright," Aaliyah said, understanding their concerns. "Many of us have volunteered before, she's quite an accomplished magician... or, illusionist, if you prefer, heeheehee!"
Sonya then turned to Winter, who had the same look of concern as before, yet trusting the Queen, Sonya said, "I volunteer."
"Wonderful!" Felicity exclaimed. "Please, ascend these stairs and hop into the box! I'll prepare you afterwards."
Winter wanted to object to everything that was happening, but she was also very curious. Would this magic trick work? Would it hurt or kill Sonya? What's going to happen? Many thoughts scrambled through her brain.