#anywhere

"I get it fine, but what can you do? Sidhe keep some Arts to themselves."

"I know." He huffs "Chronos, Soveriegn, Dreamcraft, Naming.. they try to hoard em all. If I didn't need the money I'd quit this place"

"You make money here?"

"Clean things up, eat shit folks want disposed of. Basically janitor duties I guess"

"Not far off from my own duties." He acknowledges "But you want to work magics?"

"Yeah, best advice I got was you could intimidate folks with an education.. made me want to learn. "

"Course, it was something of a trick.. I started learning so I had more information to scare folks with.. .then I realized I was growing to like learning. Man, don't trust teachers, most don't give a shit but some will fuck your brain case over forever with like... ambitions and intllectual improvement. THOSE are th e ones that get you"

"You said his apprentice was almost ready for the big show. Why not see if you can be the apprentice's apprentice?"

"You think he's gonna blow his chance by pissing his boss of at this close to the finish line? Sides.. you know the nobles, they stick together"

((AFKish for a bit, long lag))

"You let him get to the finish line, THEN approach him?"

"Once he's made as a Sainer, if it turns out his master was wrong to make him one, that reflects on the master, right?"

"mm maybe.." A beat "I'm Raze by the way."

"Gowan." he offers a single name. "Is the apprentice any good?"

"Honestly? He'll do all right. I think I'm smarter, but that's no sign I am. I once was told that if you think you're the smartest one in the room, either you're being conceited or you need to move to a more interesting room"

"Does -he- think he's smart?"

"Well, yeah, he's the namer's apprentice. He's impatient and annoyed. You should hear him grumble about the old man "

"Ooo, really?" The old biggan is one big ear.

"Oh sure... Jeomry.. pardon MASTER Jeomry is such a hypocrite. Old fart has like two or three lovers he visits, but warns his apprentice on not getting involved and focusing on his studies"

"Perhaps Master Jeomry feels he has learned all he can?" With a smirk.

"Ha.. I guess Viagra is the REAL magic treasure" Raze grins with jagged teeth, then sighs "Fuck. I'm rambling. Nothing I can do about it. Man if I coudl teach either al esson though..."

"Isuppose chewing a limb off either or both is out of the question?"

"Don't tempt me... they're so full of themselves they think they're the only ones who know the CONCEPT of magic. Yeah, they'e warded the door and windows and put up protections against portal passage... but they're not thinking of what commoners can do. Like some slug might still squeeze in.. hell? I could BITE my way in"

"But the wards.... wait, through the wall itself?" impressed.

"Well, sure, see, it's brick work, and if I can get purchase with my teeth, I can ..well, you know.. but do they think of that? NO.. because it's a commoner thing" A snort "one day some 'comon thing' is gonna end em"

"Oo, now, there's a thought."he murmurs, then says louder "Look, no man is perfect. He must have some skellatons in his closet. those lovers, for exampl; I'm sure they could say a thing or two. Where there's smoke there's fire."

"You just need the opportunnity, Carpe diem, yes?"

"Well. .shit if I do get caught I'm in deep shit..." Raze ponders "But they do have SOMEHTING coming. Still, it's your kith not mine that does the snooping well, well you guys and sluagh"

"The best revenge is one you walk away from." he points out "Could you get in without being caught? Perhaps... through the wall at a point behind some furniture? So the gap would not be obvious right away?"

"Huh.. yeah. .yeah I could.." he admits.. "See, It woudl take effort... but I could fly to the outside wall and chew NEAAR The window but not at it... from there I might be able to unclasp it from the intereror if I coudl reach... wards are only outside coming in"

"Which is a critical flaw, yes."

"Or.... come up from under the floor?"

"Huh.. that could work.. but one brick might give way then another then the whole floor collapse below"

Slowly the boggan considers the idea and raises an eyebrow. "Oh dear. That -would- be tragic. Such structural failure..... tsk."

"Yeah... I.." Realization "Wait, if I do it right.. yeah.. they might see it as natural"

"Yes! I think that might be the answer. Once you're inside, I can join you and we can see what there is to see."

"Why do you want in?" Confusion but realization

"Oh dear... well... my kith have trouble turning away from those in need." sheepishly "And we do support meritocracy, within reason. It strikes me you have not only a desire to learn greater magics, but a legitimate reason to."

"You could do as well or better than either master or apprentice? Is it not a benefit to all if you were recognized and taught? And if you can not, that will be discovered shortly."

"Well I don't know if I could do BETTER" A snort "Always bigger fish" Raze seems practical

"As good then. Either way, you deserve a chance, don't you?"

"Yeah.. I need to find the right time though" a thought "Night is better for sneaking but he'll be there sleeping"

An eyebrow. "He doesn't visit his lady friends at night?"

"Oh right... huh.. yeah. .I just have to find out when his next booty call is"

"Ah, perhaps I can assist with that. Do you know anything about the ladies involved?"

"Well, he tries to be 'discrete' " eye roll "But it gets out. Let's see... there's Lady Ysfrande... she's this Fiona minx .. pretty hot to be honest. And he slums with a satyress ,but who doesn't? named Gilly. Not sure about the third one or if there IS a third."

"Mmm. And you know where those ladies might be found? Or where their quarters are?"

"Yeah Gilly's a servant here, doesn't live here, but has an apartment at .." He names the place "I don't know which room though.. but I know her last name , mortal wise, is Morton. Lady Ysfrande is in a room by the gardens"

"MMm.... and where might you be found, young master-to-be? For when I have information."

"Oh.. " he names his location , also not a resident mostly working here.