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[ledbythewind]

[Anyone who happens to walk by on the road beside House 28 this evening will be treated to a rather unusual sight: a cloud of fireflies hovering around the front lawn, greenish-yellow lights flickering as they fly back and forth, following the movement of a tiny orb of light.

Closer inspection reveals the source of said orb of light as Richard, who is seated in the grass-- he's using a tiny bit of Hyt's power to combine with his own magic (the base for a Holy Lance, not that he's going to cast the entire thing), creating a soft white glowing sphere that hovers a couple of inches above his finger. As he moves his hand to trace mindless patterns in the night air, the orb follows it, and the fireflies follow that in a parade of blinking lights. Richard can't quite hide his amusement at this, reflected in the slight smile on his face. It may be an odd way to spend one's birthday, but to Richard, it's more than fine-- not that he doesn't appreciate what Asbel and the others have done for him. He just needs a little time to himself to unwind after all of that.

But if anyone wanders by, he'll be happy to converse with them. He wouldn't be in a public place if he didn't feel like talking to anyone, after all.]

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[ledbythewind]

[Think fast, Don, because Richard will be tossing the orb over to you next. Have fun with the fireflies!]

[i_speak_softly]

[Three things happen very quickly:

First, Don gets ready to catch the orb, because he's a ninja and his reflex is to either catch or dodge anything thrown at him.

Second, he realizes he's trying to catch a ball of light, and how is that going to work.

And third, he tries to catch it anyway, because what else is he supposed to do?

... What happens next?]

[ledbythewind]

[As things have it, Richard has enough control over the ball of light to stop it in midair, letting it hover just a few inches in front of Don so that he can reach up to cup it in his own hand if he wishes. But that sequence of expressions on the turtle's face as he tries to figure out what to do with the light is enough to make Richard stifle an amused laugh, though he feels a little bit bad about it.]

Don't worry, I'm still close enough to be able to control it myself.

[i_speak_softly]

[The way the ball stops just short of his hands unbalances Don momentarily, but then he tries playing with it - poking it with a finger, bouncing it with his palm, and so on. He understands that any reaction is not Newtonian, but controlled by Richard, but the experiment is fun anyway.]

[ledbythewind]

[Richard just watches Don play with the ball of light, amused by how fascinated he seems with it. Not that it's too much of a surprise; he knows by now that there are many worlds out there that don't have any sort of magic at all, so to the inhabitants of those, anything would be strange and interesting.]

Have you tried forming pacts with any of the spirits here yourself?

[i_speak_softly]

Yes, but - not this.

[Maybe he should consider it.]

[ledbythewind]

It might be worth a try if things like this interest you. It shouldn't be that difficult to form one with Nala, if nothing else.

[i_speak_softly]

[With a little pride:] I have that. Also - [Dropping the ball of light (which will probably continue to hover exactly where it is), Don makes small demonstrations of his ability with Wind and Earth magic. He can't use Water because there isn't any here.]