She might recognize Wilhelm as one of the Summoned who was putting on a magic demonstration during the first stage of the banquet. Fire is his specialty — an ironic turn, after he had struggled with it for so long, after he had wished he could remove it from himself instead, but it's also the element that matches his temperament best. He had thrown controlled balls of flame into the air, stoking them twice as big in his palm and extinguishing them in the next breath.
Out of some sense of loyalty to Istredd, Wilhelm offered to stick around and help answer questions. Now he regrets it. He's terrible at explaining things, and he feels awkward about still being younger than pretty much everyone else here despite having stumbled through two birthdays since he arrived.
When the girl addresses him, he attempts to assemble the look of someone who knows what they're talking about.
"Um..." It's hard to answer when he doesn't know what she's tried. "Concentrating is important, yeah, but if you're using academic magic—" Which he assumes she is, if she's new. The Singularity likes to wait a little before it springs a surprise gift on you. "—you also have to say the words exactly right."
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Out of some sense of loyalty to Istredd, Wilhelm offered to stick around and help answer questions. Now he regrets it. He's terrible at explaining things, and he feels awkward about still being younger than pretty much everyone else here despite having stumbled through two birthdays since he arrived.
When the girl addresses him, he attempts to assemble the look of someone who knows what they're talking about.
"Um..." It's hard to answer when he doesn't know what she's tried. "Concentrating is important, yeah, but if you're using academic magic—" Which he assumes she is, if she's new. The Singularity likes to wait a little before it springs a surprise gift on you. "—you also have to say the words exactly right."