I suppose that's a useful enough comparison- One of my friends used the same analogy when I described it to him.
Now, to start I'm going to teach you a simple spell- just one mark. It's the first one I ever learned.
[Sabriel reaches back into the Charter- and this time, Felix will feel something- a sudden flare of power as she traces out the mark for light again, more slowly so that he can see it.]
I want you to visualize the Charter- what you saw before. Reach out to it, and picture that mark. Reach out, select that mark out of the Charter, hold onto it, then let it flow out of your fingertips as you trace it out.
[Sabriel taps her own forehead mark, then offers him a reassuring smile.] If you need to see the Charter again, touch my mark. And don't worry- the very worst thing that will happen if everything goes wrong is that you'll singe your fingers.
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Now, to start I'm going to teach you a simple spell- just one mark. It's the first one I ever learned.
[Sabriel reaches back into the Charter- and this time, Felix will feel something- a sudden flare of power as she traces out the mark for light again, more slowly so that he can see it.]
I want you to visualize the Charter- what you saw before. Reach out to it, and picture that mark. Reach out, select that mark out of the Charter, hold onto it, then let it flow out of your fingertips as you trace it out.
[Sabriel taps her own forehead mark, then offers him a reassuring smile.] If you need to see the Charter again, touch my mark. And don't worry- the very worst thing that will happen if everything goes wrong is that you'll singe your fingers.