[ She can't say, either. She doesn't recall ever seeing anyone in Nott revive flowers or plants, but then again, who pays attention to other people's flowers? It's entirely possible that housewives and florists all over Thorne are perking up their bouquets and rosebushes for weeks on end before replacing them. But Julie doesn't remember ever seeing it.
Her expression is thoughtful as she listens to the explanation. She's torn when she tries to apply it to herself -- her interactions with nature, animals, they stem from growing up in the middle of nowhere. She's never been particularly outdoorsy, never drawn to that side of life. The hunting, camping, hiking, learning about plants. It was all backdrop to her, things she absorbed and did because that's what surrounded her, not because she enjoyed or connected strongly to it. But still, it resonates much more clearly for her than the studying and the books, the pure academia of what Nadine is teaching herself.
It's not that Julie thinks she has to fit any singular definition from any one world. It's simply that her experience feels so disparate from what everyone else says, describes. Human nature looks for a label, but none quite seem to fit. ]
How do they decide who goes to the academies and who doesn't? Is it about money? [ It would be in her own world, she knows that. Elite education reserved only for the rich, with everyone else fighting over scraps. It's not much different in Thorne, from what she's gleaned; average people learn enough magic to move through everyday life, while the mages in the castle and at the university in Hayle use their wealth to support extensive, lifelong study.
Despite her lifelong desire to be one of them, Julie distrusts the wealthy, the powerful. When you come from nothing, it's difficult to have faith in those who have everything. But maybe she's just trying to find reasons to not feel kinship with the Thornean mages. Maybe she's not really like any of them, when it comes down to it. ]
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Her expression is thoughtful as she listens to the explanation. She's torn when she tries to apply it to herself -- her interactions with nature, animals, they stem from growing up in the middle of nowhere. She's never been particularly outdoorsy, never drawn to that side of life. The hunting, camping, hiking, learning about plants. It was all backdrop to her, things she absorbed and did because that's what surrounded her, not because she enjoyed or connected strongly to it. But still, it resonates much more clearly for her than the studying and the books, the pure academia of what Nadine is teaching herself.
It's not that Julie thinks she has to fit any singular definition from any one world. It's simply that her experience feels so disparate from what everyone else says, describes. Human nature looks for a label, but none quite seem to fit. ]
How do they decide who goes to the academies and who doesn't? Is it about money? [ It would be in her own world, she knows that. Elite education reserved only for the rich, with everyone else fighting over scraps. It's not much different in Thorne, from what she's gleaned; average people learn enough magic to move through everyday life, while the mages in the castle and at the university in Hayle use their wealth to support extensive, lifelong study.
Despite her lifelong desire to be one of them, Julie distrusts the wealthy, the powerful. When you come from nothing, it's difficult to have faith in those who have everything. But maybe she's just trying to find reasons to not feel kinship with the Thornean mages. Maybe she's not really like any of them, when it comes down to it. ]