Chapter 6 - Old And New

{"messages":[{"id":485362361,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The house looked like it was about to collapse but there was a charm in the old wood and wallpaper."},{"id":485362362,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"While he showed me around each room, he saw that my attention always drifted towards the grimoires and the textbooks on magic."},{"id":485362363,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My fingertips ran past the covers, taking a layer of dust along with it."},{"id":485362364,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Your father never let you practise magic?"},{"id":485362365,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I sighed."},{"id":485362366,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"He said that it wasn’t respectable for a lady of my... status."},{"id":485362367,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Whatever that’s supposed to mean."},{"id":485362368,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled and picked up a book, which he threw right at me."},{"id":485362369,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I caught it in my arms and looked up at him."},{"id":485362370,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Princess Adriane, Princess Sabine, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Mary... countless Princesses in our history have become war heroes."},{"id":485362371,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"If anything, your father is simply unwilling to let you go."},{"id":485362372,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"He doesn’t want to lose you to magic like he lost his wife."},{"id":485362373,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I took a glance at the book, then at him."},{"id":485362374,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Why do I feel like you have better understanding of my life than I do?"},{"id":485362375,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":485362376,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I’ve lived a long time."},{"id":485362377,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Liar. You’re my age, you can’t be a year younger or older."},{"id":485362378,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smirked."},{"id":485362379,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You’d be surprised."},{"id":485362380,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Okay, I guess that it’s time to restore."},{"id":485362381,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Restore?"},{"id":485362382,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He placed his hand onto the wall and closed his eyes. I saw light pour out of his hand and covered the whole house in a shine of light."},{"id":485362383,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Slowly, I watched the wallpaper which had been peeled off return to its pristine state and the dirt and grime along the books simply disappeared."},{"id":485362384,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"So this is magic..."},{"id":485362385,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"A familiar warm envelopped me. It felt so toasty and warm."},{"id":485362386,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Suddenly, the cottage became even more charming and liveable."},{"id":485362387,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"How was that?"},{"id":485362388,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I shrugged my shoulders."},{"id":485362389,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"You tell me. You’re the master of it all."},{"id":485362390,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"It’s a simple rewind light spell."},{"id":485362391,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You try..."},{"id":485362392,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"But I don’t know if I have the affinity for light magic-"},{"id":485362393,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"No way. Light mages are always beautiful so..."},{"id":485362394,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He started to rummage around the house, making me blush."},{"id":485362395,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Hold on, did he just call me beautiful?"},{"id":485362396,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He came with what looked like a broken clock."},{"id":485362397,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The casing was cracked and the hands weren’t moving."},{"id":485362398,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Fix it."},{"id":485362399,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Well, there’s a first time for everything."},{"id":485362400,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"To fix it, I’ll need to know its anatomy."},{"id":485362401,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Good. Open it up."},{"id":485362402,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"What’s broken? Visualise what is wrong and imagine rewinding a clock on it."},{"id":485362403,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"One of the cogs was rusted. I closed my eyes and placed my hand onto the clock."},{"id":485362404,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I imagined a clock in front of me and slowly, I moved the hands rewinding the time."},{"id":485362405,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Jayce looked shocked when he saw each crack in the cog seal, getting rid of any reddish rust."},{"id":485362406,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He watched as the front basing became as good as new again and then, suddenly, something clicked in place... and the clock started to work once more."},{"id":485362407,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Just before I opened my eyes however, Jayce snatched the clock and threw it right across the room, causing it to shatter into pieces."},{"id":485362408,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I opened my eyes and looked towards the area where he smashed it."},{"id":485362409,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong?"},{"id":485362410,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What happened?"},{"id":485362411,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I don’t know. It seemed to have a mind of its own."},{"id":485362412,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Come on, up the stairs!"},{"id":485362413,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then pushed my confused self up the stairs, taking a sigh of relief to himself."},{"id":485362414,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 6-"},{"id":485362415,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}