Draco Campfire, Monday Morning

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Hinata, despite the fact that she had to live now with seven other people, was feeling more at ease. Yes, this wasn’t quite the same as mission back home, but a campfire at least held more than enough good memories of Kiba, of Shino, of Kurenai-sensei, that she didn’t feel quite so adrift at being here.

And Ino-san was around, that helped too. A familiar face, one that had always been kind enough to her.

She started a fire then sat close to it, feeding it twigs and thought about maybe, maybe going exploring later that day.

[Open as a campfire is!]

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately his example wasn't going to work so well with her.

A confused head-tilt. "M-middle ages?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

Seregil chuckled. "Ah, I can see we might need to establish what your world is like before I can use examples to explain mine."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Ino-san had told her this much at least. "I-it's like Feudal Japan but with radio." A long considering pause. "B-but I don't know what 'Feudal Japan' means, really. Ino-san told me that though and s-she comes from my village."

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Ah," Seregil said, brightening. "That would be the Middle Ages in Japan," he explained. "So my world may not be all that different from yours. Only wihtout radio, but with magic."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She considered that, turning it over in her head for a moment before nodding--after all, how was she to know better than him.

"W-what can magic do?" she asked, leaning forward to offer another stick to the fire, "it only exists in our stories at home."

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Depends on who is doing it and what their specialty is," Seregil explained. "It can cover a lot of the same ground electricity and electronics here do. Which might be why we don't have those back home."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Specialities?" she glanced at him. "I-It's not all one thing?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Well, most wizards can all do the basics, but some specialize in shapechanging, some in communication spells, some in fire..."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

He got a rueful smile for his efforts. "I-I suppose it's much like how not all ninja can do quite the same thing."

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Seregil said with a smile.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I-is magic hard to learn?" she wondered, "Or can anyone do it?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"You need to have been born with the gift," Seregil explained. "It's not something everyone can do."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

That got a long considering--if still somewhat timid--glance from her.

"D-do you have the gift?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

Seregil smiled a little. "Yes and no. I do seem to, but it... doesn't work right."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I-it's broken?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Something like that. It's like... I'm allergic to it or something."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"You're allergic to yourself?" That got a tiny frown.

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Not to myself. But... when I attempt a spell it rarely if ever goes the way it's supposed to. And if certain spells are cast on me, I tend to get very ill."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Do you get spells cast on you often?" Hinata asked. "Must they be renewed?"

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"Often enough," Seregil said with a sly smile. "I sometimes have to travel by portals or there's some shapechanging needed..."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"A-ano," she said, taking the smile into account, "I d-don't think you said what it is y-you do back home."