<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/Hsz1fYQ.jpg)<br/>Sera</div><br/>Sera returned with the children a little after third bell, one hand holding Lucius's small hand, the other arm holding a sack with what Lise assumed was full of fresh food from the market for dinner.  Amellia, a little older, was carrying a book that looked rather large in her seven year old arms, but was jabbering excitedly as they walked in the door.  She saw Lise and immediately yelled<strong> 'Mama!' </strong>and ran forwards to hug Lise.  Lucius got a broad smile on his face as well, but looked at Sera who smiled and led him to the kitchen for his after school snack.<br/><br/><strong>"Mama, Mama,"</strong>Amelia said excitedly.<strong> "Today we learned about the elements in class.  And the magister, he, he, he asked the students what the elements were, and Micah shoulted out earth, wind, fire, and water.  But then I raised my hand and I said light and dark too, and he smiled.  Mama, I made the grumpy old magister smile."</strong>Amelia's excitement was a run away avalanche and Lise couldn't even get in a word edgewise against the excited seven year old if she'd wanted too.<strong>  "But then but then but then,"</strong>she said barely taking a breath,<strong> "He also said that mana is an element, like what the wizards use to summon stuff, like that one that we saw that made a bunny rabbit come out of the hat.  But then the magister said that probably wasn't real magic but street magic."</strong><br/><br/>She pushed a long auburn lock of hair out of her face, her eyes wide as she tried to import the seriousness of her words that couldn't stop coming even as she rolled right on from one word to the next,<strong>"Then Aira asked what the difference was in street magic and real magic.  Then Magister said that there were really only two types of magic, arcane and divine, but there were other lesser types, and that street magics might use a little arcane or divine but usually were just tricking us, like how daddy can make a copper coin appear from my ears even though he doesn't have any magic, not real magic, like you do.  Then I said that when I fell and screped my knees and elbows  the other day,"</strong>she said referring to an event that had actually happened two weeks ago,<strong> "How you were able to put your hands on my bloody elbows and ask Lihrit to heal me, and the blood and the scrapes vanished, and then..."</strong><br/><br/>Sera thankfully called from the other room,<strong>"Amellia do you want some carrots too?"</strong><br/><br/>Amellia's unceasing torrent broke as her head whipped around towards the sound of the servant's voice,<strong>"No ma'am!" </strong>Then back at her mother, but her train of thought had been broken and she hugged Lise again and said,<strong> "I had a good day at school mama."</strong>