The girl went to the back of the shop and returned a moment later. She had changed her shirt into a low-cut and tight fitting green one. Her smile was wide as she stuck out her chest for him, showing that she had tied a wire and string around the crystal, making it into a necklace.
The girl looked down, slightly bashful as she rubbed the crystal along her skin, not really knowing what to say now. Why am I so intimidated? He's the most genuine guy I've ever met... I wish I could do for him what he's done for me. "So... if you want to buy something from the shop... I'll give you a pretty good deal..."
There was everything he could possibly imagine in the shop as he looked around. Weapons, charms, wards and pipes all lined the shelves. Each relic told its own story through the accendo and all of them begged to be read.
She stood next to him, looking at it, "I honestly can't. I know it's been here for a pretty long time, but my Dad never told me about the history of any of these things. I've been reading up on some of the weapons, but I don't know much about the charms."
As the accendo began forming images, Dante's concentration was interrupted by the girl as she put a hand on his arm, "umm... may I ask what you're doing?"
The girl looked at him with a look of understanding, "after what we've told each other today, I hardly think you're going to start making up stories now."
Dante took a deep breath. "I'm a light adept. Rather rare, although not excessively so. That's how I got that crystal to glow. But in addition to the ability to manipulate light...ah...you know what accendo is, right?"
She giggled, "of course I know what it is. And I also know that you light adepts can see it. That's pretty impressive... your kind aren't easy to find. Does that mean... you can see my emotions?"
She smiled as the accendo danced about her playfully. There was still some of the flat, dull aura that showed that she was far from totally healed but it was being stifled by a more curious and caring one as she looked into his eyes, "that's okay... read me anytime you want. If you want me to leave you alone so you can study the charm, I will. I don't mean to interrupt you."
The girl stood beside him, staring at the light adept as he utilized his gift from nature.
The accendo started to form rough shapes, figures running about. As the accendo painted a picture of the history, he could see wooden floors and many people running on something that seemed to be rocking from side to side.
The rocking was increasing as the picture started sliding and the charm fell into... something. With startling realization, Dante understood now that the charm had been on a boat and had plunged into the water. It was very hard to see the accendo's images now as the charm fell through the water. The deeper the water got, the less light there was and the weaker the picture became.
"Hrm." Dante grunted. "This was on a boat for some time...but it went overboard. I wonder, though...if it was accidental or not." He looked on the charm, looking for a price.
Kaith grabbed the price tag and ripped it off before Dante could see what it said. She put it in her pocket and feigned innocence, "Well... would you look at that! There's no price on it. That must mean that it's free. Sucks to be this lonely shopkeep, doesn't it?"
She put her hand on his arm, sliding it down to his hand and closing his fingers around the charm, "after everything you've done for me, it's honestly the least I could do. Seriously, Dante, this doesn't even begin to repay you."
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The accendo started to form rough shapes, figures running about. As the accendo painted a picture of the history, he could see wooden floors and many people running on something that seemed to be rocking from side to side.
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The creator of Maro's Magic 8-Ball!
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