->You give him a look like he’s gone nuts PAGE: If I wanted to leave I would’ve when you blacked out earlier. If anything, you’ve gotten less strange since then. ->Well, except for this PAGE: Am I going to have to sign a contract or something? What’s your deal?\
->You consider the idea of leaving for a second, and thats a second too long to be thinking about what you have to go back to ->You set your face in a steely expression, determined, meeting his eyes full on PAGE: I already decided I’m staying. Am I your apprentice or what?
>You take Page’s hands in your own, light shining in your eyes as youaugj slightly.
Now that.. is the attitude I love to see from my young apprentice! Come here, I have a small sapling and a book here ready to go.
>You bring out the items and hold them out to Page.
How would you combine these?
->You look between them, puzzled but not incredulous PAGE: Hm.. Weave the stems into the binding, and the leaves on the cover? Unless I’m supposed to keep it alive, in which case… I don’t really see how that’s possible.
>You nod, guiding them over to a crafting table. Do it as you see fit, my apprentice. Take your time, I am here if you require assistance.
->You’re puzzled and a little worried by the lack of direction, but it’s not like you haven’t seriously fucked up similar projects before ->Well, the living thing wasn’t usually a tree, but it’s pretty close, you’d presume. Less messy this way at least
->You pull out an appropriately small knife and get to work, attempting to make the combining look at least somewhat aesthetically pleasing ->You don’t think you’re succeeding, but you’re doing… something?
>You nod, waiting until Page finishes before you step over.
>You place a hand on the book, muttering a small incantation.
>When you move your hand away, the two have fused together, and the book looked greener, with the leaves being still clearly visible where Page put them.
>Lexica Botania.
Excellent work.
->You watch in awe as the book transforms, unused to that type of magic ->You hold it up and turn it around a couple times, looking at your work with wonder PAGE: Oh, wow, I didn’t think that was gonna work! It looks so cool!!
This, as the letters may suggest, is your Lexica Botania. Your personal one.
>You pat them on the back.
This will have information for you about the botanical art of magic, and you can write down any notes into it as well as needed.
I have my own personal copy somewhere around here.
PAGE: Oh, excellent! You wouldn’t have been able to stop me anyways, so it’s good you approve of book vandalism. ->You flip open the book to a random page- heh- with excited energy PAGE: …I kinda thought it wasn’t.. gonna work. Life magic is kinda.. I’ve never had much luck with that sort of thing.
Magic, I’ve found, has shown it will lend itself to anyone who has an open heart to it. >You give a small chuckle. ...It’s good to see you so excited over it. We can start with mana generating flowers, unless you want to start from the real basics and make your own things.