Vincent blinked in surprise as the instructor outlined his intentions.<br/><br/>Inventing runes?<em>Novel</em>applications?<br/><br/>By the time class was dismissed, he found that one corner of his mouth had curled up in a secretive little half smile that no mental reminders seemed able to erase.  While this was hardly what he had expected by signing up for a course on the fringes of his interest and aptitude, it was certainly promising to be far more challenging (in a good way) than he would have ever admitted to anticipating.