Post by Antonio Firenze on Jun 26, 2009 5:52:21 GMT -5
Antonio was no fool, but he was also no warrior. Certainly, he knew a little of battle and a little of magic, but this was mostly in a way that benefited his business. He knew what armors were best. He needed to charge higher prices for better armor. He knew the preferred weapons of many famous warriors. Once again, this was a pricing issue. He knew military tactics and strategies. He could sell information if he needed to. Besides, business itself was like a war. You couldn't afford pity on those you had no stake in. Military tactics were but a few words away from sound business advice.
Magic was another story. He was sure it could be used to further business. After all, it was clearly powerful. His own personal guard used magic to keep him safe. But, there were other uses of magic that he had discovered.
The mind was like a book to those who knew the right spells. Others' business secrets were his for the taking with a few arcane words and silly hand gestures. Further, he needed to protect himself from others' prying minds. And thus he had searched for the proper magic to deal with minds, and often came to the magic academy for help in developing his talents.
Such a day was today, and Antonio was not as prepared as he usually was. He didn't have anyone with him with the spells to read minds, and it was a shame, too. He needed help to keep his mind hidden from spells he didn't like. Certainly, to practice reading minds, any old sap would do. In fact, he never came here to do that. He merely went into the market, practicing his magic on competitors. It was all well, however, as this was the academy of magic. Certainly he would find at least one brave soul here that knew how to challenge the fortress of his mind...
Magic was another story. He was sure it could be used to further business. After all, it was clearly powerful. His own personal guard used magic to keep him safe. But, there were other uses of magic that he had discovered.
The mind was like a book to those who knew the right spells. Others' business secrets were his for the taking with a few arcane words and silly hand gestures. Further, he needed to protect himself from others' prying minds. And thus he had searched for the proper magic to deal with minds, and often came to the magic academy for help in developing his talents.
Such a day was today, and Antonio was not as prepared as he usually was. He didn't have anyone with him with the spells to read minds, and it was a shame, too. He needed help to keep his mind hidden from spells he didn't like. Certainly, to practice reading minds, any old sap would do. In fact, he never came here to do that. He merely went into the market, practicing his magic on competitors. It was all well, however, as this was the academy of magic. Certainly he would find at least one brave soul here that knew how to challenge the fortress of his mind...
