Love is in the Air
The slush on the ground went squish with every hoofstep. It was a muddy, slick mixture of dirt and half-melted snow that just got absolutely everywhere. Even though the streets of Upper Canterlot were mostly built on an artificial terrace and were paved, the dirt in the little gardens seemed to spill out everywhere. It was as if the very ground was conspiring to make the inhabitants of Canterlot miserable.
Considering that Bakhotir, the Labyrinth Lord of the Minotaurs, was the personification of the ground beneath their hooves, it was entirely possible that the ground actually was conspiring against them.
And then Sparkle dismissed the idea as ridiculous. Bakhotir had more important things to do than make ponies half a world away miserable.
But, as an upset mind is prone to do, Sparkle aimed her anger at the next most likely source of her ire: the pegasi who had made this unusually warm February. She could just picture it: pegasi melting the snow just enough that it turned to disgusting slush while they hovered safe and clean above, only to laugh at the helpless peons below.
And again, she quickly dismissed the idea as ridiculous. Sparkle realized that all her complaining and blaming wouldn't solve the current predicament she found herself in: being dragged off to who knows where by her brother when she'd rather have been studying.
"Shiny, where the buck are you taking me?" she grumbled.
The stallion smirked. "You'll see."
"Then, why are we going out?"
His smirk only grew. "You're a smart mare."
"Shining Armor, you're being ridiculous," she muttered. "How much farth-"
"We're here," he announced as he turned into a store.
Sparkle looked into the shop - a jewelry store, to be specific. Just six months ago, they wouldn't have been able to afford anything in here, not that they had needed jewelry. But now...
The necromancer followed her brother over to a specific display case. Inside were hundreds of bejeweled metal bands, all glistening brilliantly. "Can I help you, sir, madam?"
"In a second," Shining Armor told the salespony. "Sparks, see any that look good?"
She looked into the case, and then something in her mind clicked. These were marriage bands, which meant only one thing: "You're going to propose to Cadance?"
"Clever girl," Shining Armor answered. Addressing the salespony, the knight said, "I'm proposing to my marefriend and I want to get her a horn band that she can show off. The thing is, she's richer than I am, so sheer opulence isn't what I'm going for. I want something that really fits her."
The salespony nodded in contemplation. "All right. What colors is she, mane and fur? Is her horn blunted or sharp? How long is it? We'll start there."
"Pink fur with pink, purple, and butter yellow mane. Sharp and 1.6 hoof-lengths long,” Shining easily replied.
The salespony took a second to picture the pony Shining Armor described. “I’m guessing your mare looks a bit like Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, then?”
Shining Armor smirked. “Oh, you could say that.”
The salespony nodded. “Right, then I have just the thing! Over here, we have a...”
The two siblings arrived at their apartment two hours later and six hundred bits lighter. As they approached the door, Sparkle’s protective wards kicked in. But, as the two of them were recognized by the magic, the wards then stood down and let them through the door. Had they been anypony else, save Thorn and Cobalt, the wards would have, at first, kept them from looking at or caring about the the room.
Sparkle pushed open the door, causing another compulsion charm that warded her apartment against thieves to brush against her mind before it too ultimately left her alone. Magicing off her robe, she hung it on the hook by the door and continued on inside, Shining Armor right behind her.
The mare turned back towards her brother. “Oh, I never asked - where are you taking Cadance for dinner?”
“I’ve had reservations at Morning Mist for months. I’ve got everything planned out. I’ve got my suit, I’ve got the meal, I’ve been reading up on cheesy romance novels - you know she loves those - and now I’ve got the ring. This date is going to be perfect!”
A loud thump interrupted whatever Sparkle was about to say. Next to them, a chained up door rattled noisily. Behind it, a sickly moan drifted through the reinforced wood.
“Shut up, Z! I already fed you this week!” Sparkle yelled through the door.
The rattling stopped and a wet shuffling sound took its place. A short, higher-pitched moan drifted through the door.
“That’s it, Z. Good zombie, go back to your corner.” Sparkle chuckled. “Anyway, I’m glad for you, Shiny,” she told her brother.
Shining Armor was not looking at her; rather, he was looking at the door that “Z” was behind. “Sparks, why exactly do you have a zombie in there? I thought I told you I didn’t want those in the house. They’re gross and smelly. Actually, how long has that one been in there?”
She laughed nervously. “Eh, I’d say about a month. I just forgot to put his restraints back on and refresh the silence spell.”
“Why do you have him?”
“Well,” she began, “Since last September, I’ve been wanting to perfect some rituals to increase the strength of other ponies’ bodies without causing them to accumulate corruption. The ritual itself works, and I’ve had it in its almost complete form since before Hearth’s Warming, but I wanted to practice it so that I could do it without hurting a living subject. I practiced it on Z.” Her horn darkened; there was a loud thump and then Z screamed his unholy scream. “I haven’t been able to put him down yet, which says a lot about how good my enhancements are.”
“Well, why don’t you just cut the magic animating him,” Shining Armor suggested.
“That would defeat the purpose of testing the ritual’s limits, now wouldn’t it? Besides, I wanted to see if there was any last minute adjustments that I needed to make before I gave it to you as a birthday gift next month.” She blinked. “Shoot, there went the surprise. Happy Birthday?”
Shining Armor frowned. “You were going to cast dark magic on me?”
“Only if you wanted it, and only once I knew it was safe,” Sparkle defended. “Besides, I know you and Cadance liked my first little surprise.”
Shining was almost afraid to ask. “First little surprise?”
“Wait, you didn’t notice?” Sparkle asked, genuinely surprised and a little offended. “The little healing factor? The increased muscle mass and density? The stamina boost? I know you used that last one every time Cadance came over. Did you think that was all natural? Shiny, please.”
The white stallion groaned and face-hooved. “Of course. Is there anything else you’d like to tell me?” His eyes narrowed in annoyance as he looked down at he sister.
Sparkle, despite now being equal to him in height, felt much smaller as she shrank back. “I may have used a spell to help you think faster and used a little mental conditioning to prevent you from panicking on the battlefield. Little things to keep you alive in your dangerous job.”
For a moment, his glare intensified. Then, without warning, the angry mask shattered as Shining Armor broke out into a big, goofy grin. His horn lit up and his magic pulled Sparkle’s head forwards, where it met his hoof for a friendly, sibling noogie.
Sparkle pushed away. “What? I thought you were mad at me!”
“Yeah, I’m mad that you did all that without asking me, but you did it to protect me, right?” At Sparkle’s nod of agreement, Shining’s smile widened. “See? I can’t blame you for looking out for me.”
Sparkle relaxed, thinking she was going to get away scott-free.
“Although, you still need to be punished for doing that.”
And nope.
“What!”
Shining Armor chuckled menacingly. “Oh yes, I’m thinking... no peanut butter ice cream for a month.”
“WHAT! But that’s your favorite, too!” Sparkle loudly protested. “If we don’t get any, you won’t have any either.”
“Nope. You’re going to have to watch me eat both of our servings. Won’t that be fun? Muahahaha!”
“You monster!”
“Hence the evil laugh. Muah. Ha. Ha.”
“AHH!”
Shining Armor tumbled out of bed, desperate to get away from the zombie standing over him. A split second later, he found himself pressed against the wall as the zombie shambled closer to him.
“Goo.. mormim... Simy... Armor... Spa’uh... ma’e... bre’fah,” the tongueless zombie slurred. Good morning, Shining Armor. Sparkle made breakfast, the living stallion mentally translated.
He looked towards the door to his room and saw a clear path of escape. “Rightgottagobye!”
Z was left looking in confusion at the spot where a pony once stood not a second ago. The zombie’s animating magic wasn’t very sophisticated, so it rectified its confusion by deciding to return to its maker. The reanimated pony turned and shambled out of the room.
Meanwhile, Shining Armor found himself besieged by a horrid smell, and it wasn’t coming from the remarkably whole zombie shambling up behind him. No, it came from the pan in Sparkle’s magical grip. “Hey, Shiny, I made your favorite: brussel sprouts and alfalfa!”
Shining Armor stared at the abomination in his sister’s pan. Some might claim that she was a good cook, but when she willingly made his most hated foods, all her credibility went out the window in his eyes.
“You know, I thought about making rose omelets,” - his favorite - “but, since he ate all my ice cream last night, I thought that he could use something a little healthier for breakfast.”
“You! This is revenge for the ice cream?”
“I need my peanut butter and sugar, Shining Armor. If you don’t let me have my fix, I’ll make your life miserable, starting with daily wake up calls by Z over there.” The zombie in question chose - for a certain definition of “chose” - that moment to bump into the stallion from behind.
“AHH!”
“You know what to do, Shiny.”
“This means war,” he replied resolutely.
“OW!”
“Hold still, you big baby!”
“Owowowowow! You’re pulling too hard!”
“I’ll be done faster if you’d just keep your head still.”
With a mighty tug, Sparkle’s comb plowed through the thick tangle of knots in her brother’s mane, sibling warfare temporarily set aside. The stallion, now suited up, was about ready to head off and pick up his marefriend from the castle. Sparkle was just putting the finishing touches on his mane, straightening out the normally unruly mess.
A moment of awkward silence fell between the two of them, so Shining Armor decided to fill it with small talk. "Have you seen the headlines?"
"No, I haven't," Sparkle replied as she worked on a particularly stubborn knot of hair.
"Princesses Celestia and Luna have announced that they - Ouch! - are officially dissolving parliament because of the sheer - Ah! - corruption they found in it," he said between grunts of pain.
"Really? And here I was, excited to use my new nobility to get into politics. A shame, really, but that was to be expected," she mocked. Sparkle pulled the comb once more, vanquishing the final knot. “And... There.” Sparkle set down the comb and released her brother from her magical grip. “You ready, BBBFF?”
“As I’ll ever be, LSBFF.”
Sparkle smiled. “Well then, go get her, and don’t forget the ring.”
He plucked the ring box from his jacket pocket, showed it to her, and then tucked it away safely. “Don’t worry, I got it.”
“That you do, Shiny. That you do.”
The stallion trotted over to the door, grabbed his wallet and his apartment key, and opened the door. Much to his surprise, Cobalt stood outside, hoof raised as if he were about to knock. “Oh, Cobalt. Come in.”
“Cobalt?” Sparkle looked up and saw the two stallions switch places. Her apprentice trotted towards her as Shining Armor closed the door and headed off to the castle. “What are you doing here?”
Cobalt was, surprisingly, dressed similarly to Shining Armor, with a full suit and tie. “I wanted to ask you something. Tonight's Hearts and Hooves day, after all, and I was wondering...” He swallowed visibly. “Ms. Sparkle, would you like to go on a date with me? As... as my marefriend?”
It was like a bomb went off in Sparkle’s head. A million thoughts and emotions exploded in her mind, far too jumbled to be coherently described in words. The resulting mental chaos left her gaping like a fish. “You... want me to be your marefriend?”
He rubbed the back of his head nervously. “Err, yeah. I mean, yes, I would love that.”
Sparkle’s hind legs gave out beneath her, dropping her to the ground with an audible thump. “Cobalt, I’d love to, but-”
“But what?” the assassin said, fearing what she was going to say but knowing it anyway. As he trotted over to her and sat down beside her, he said, “The geas? I don’t care. That I’m your student? Why does that matter?” He wrapped a foreleg around Sparkle’s shoulders. “I don’t care, Twilight Sparkle. I... I love you.”
“Cobalt... why did you have to say that?” Sparkle asked. “Now this is going to be even harder. This is is why I can’t be your marefriend. Cobalt, would you kindly inflict mild pain on yourself for three seconds?”
He never had a choice in the matter. The magic of the first geas around his soul activated, digging through his mind, making a decision, and acting upon it, all without his consent. His lower lip curled inward on its own, and his teeth clamped down on it without his control.
It was exactly as specified: mild pain for three seconds.
And at the end, when he finally regained full control of his body, Cobalt was still confused. Seeing this, Sparkle elaborated. “What if I wanted sex, and you didn’t? What if I wanted you to do something painful and humiliating, and you didn’t want to do it? I could make you do anything I wanted you to do, even if it were beyond your physical and emotional abilities. Cobalt, that kind of power is bad for relationships. I don’t want that in my love life; it makes me really uncomfortable.”
“Then don’t use it,” the earth pony mage replied. “It’s that simple.”
“But it’s not. Even if I didn’t use it, we both know that I could. You’ve been subservient to me since day one, but love is about being equal.” The mare sighed, and then looked Cobalt in the eye. “I’m sorry, but no. And that’s final.”
Cobalt slumped down, quite disappointed with the turn of events. He’d know it was a possibility, of course, but that didn’t mean that it didn’t hurt any less.
“Hey.”
Cobalt perked back up.
“We can still go to dinner tonight. As friends, mind you. But...” When she failed to come up with any other words, Sparkle settled for this: “Yeah.”
“I’d like that, Ms. Sparkle.”
“We’re friends, Cobalt, you can call me Sparkle or Sparks, if you want. No more “Ms. Sparkle,” alright?”
“Of course, M- Sparkle. Just Sparkle. Heh, that’ll take a while to get used to.”
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Awww, poor Cobalt.
I Ship it. I Ship it hard.
meh it would have been interesting and while he is oc he at least has some character
'M fine with this.
Poor Cobalt, but he can try in the future again after he graduate and maybe have less geas. That or incluse a clausule in the geas like "You are not going to obey any order related to sex"
Well, looking at the situation objectively; fair enough, it's your story, how the plot plays out is entirely up to you
Now going off my emotional side: you... fucking.... BITCH!
Sparkle had two options there: either what she did, or to remove the subservience compulsion. Given that there is still good reason for the compulsion to exist, she made the right choice.
This chapter is so cute it's painful ;3;. I dunno, the thing is exactly as Sparkle said, she has too much power over Cobalt. Forbid if Sparkle wanted sex or something and worded something the wrong way so Cobalt had to do it. Scary stuff that. I'd ship it super duper hard if it weren't for those awkward power dynamics.
Damn geases. Still, it would be extraordinarily satisfing to get a kiss scene
I liked the idea of the ship but I hoped it would be with another one whome I would enjoy (pollyamous relationship)
If this is the end of the CobaltxTwilight romance then I will cry.
Just... why?...
I'm not kidding.
Tears are welling up in my eyes.
THEY BOTH DESERVE HAPPINESS GODDAMIT! WHY MUST YOU BE SO CRUEL! WHY!
I don't like ships docking in my undead port, so I am more than alright with this. This is just one of those stories that a ship wouldn't make sense I think.
I just checked similar stories, and for some reason my story is there. How does the site determine what is similar? Because I'm pretty sure my story isn't like this at all. I'm baffled.
6181604 also just imagine what she could order him to do when her pregnancy and labor are messing with her head.....
There's not anything wrong with SparkleXCobalt (Sparkobalt makes me think of sparkcrovitar or whatever its name was) per say, but i feel like the normal kind of relationship just doesn't fit them at all - something more like a friends/master/student with benefits fits better in my opinion.
I wanna see Cadence! I really hope everything works out they way Shining hopes it will, and that nothing interrupts them, especially hoping that if anything does happen, that it won't be Sparkle's fault.
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Two of the three "similar" stories are stories I've added to my favorites list, including yours. Perhaps it looks for stories with similar tags that the authors have mutually(?) liked. IDK.
Also, I've been waiting for an update on that one. Please?
I for one am glad it didn't happen.
To be honest, since the chapter where you described how magic works, how it affects attraction and when I read how Celestia and Twilight interact with each other, I shipped them. And I still hope for Twilestia.
of Upper canterlot
Since last september
1. Forgot to capitalise.
2. Forgot to capitalise.
I'm one of those that wanted the ship to happen for two reasons. One was that the shipping bug hit me. Second was that the relationship is therapeutic for Cobalt.
Why therepeutic? Because Sparkle is the only ever pony he can call as a family member. His past was all of his blood relatives belittling him and indoctoring him to be nothing more than a subservient tool to kill. I suspect that would be because he's not a unicorn and the rest of his family are but that's only speculation on my part.
Sparkle on the other hand is none of the above. Yes she made several Gaes on Cobalt, yes she can also harm him against his own will and he won't be able to stop it but does she choose to do it for her own pleasure? To see Cobalt suffer? No, she doesn't. Sparkle, much like Cobalt was born into a life of never ending death and misery but they stay strong despite the many moments to just not care.
Now that I think about it, they both have similar situations. One was the above mentioned born into a life of hardship, another is being belittled for who they are and both deep down have a good and loyal heart. Provided that the others earn it of course, if not, you're dead.
6181732 I've had the biggest writer's block for awhile now. I just can't seem to figure out how to break it. That's why I put it on hiatus; I just don't know when I will write again.
Oh boy, now I feel obligated to write. This might be just what I need. I've also had this weird problem lately where I try to say, or type, a word, but I completely forgot what the word is, and only remember the idea behind the word. An example is that It took me three minutes to remember that 'obligated' was the word that fit with the verb I was thinking of, if that makes sense... Man, my brain is messed up lately for some reason.
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That being said, eh.
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I use bullet notes for each chapter, listing out the events of the chapter without any description. Then, writing a chapter is just fluffing up the list. I also type [FIX] or [TODO] to note where I need to go back and change something. That way, I can keep my writing flow and fix the little things later. Both help me overcome writer's block.
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Shipping ships shipping ships? Ship-ception? Polygamy?
your authors note seems as though sparkles decision is finale, this battle has only just started.
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Perhaps.
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I see. Well, I wasn't raised or conditioned by anything to ever believe that a soul was somehow immune to destruction so I've never had any problems with either depiction of a soul.
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Considering how tense things usually are, I certainly don't mind a lighter chapter every now and then. Some time to unwind and collect one's thoughts before diving head-first in to the next adventure is always appreciated, and allows for all sorts of character building and interaction that action doesn't often leave room for.
Like the whole Sparkle/Cobalt situation, for example. Personally I'm all for it, so it was a bit of a shame to see Sparkle shoot the idea down, but I can see why she did that - and given the life she has been forced to lead, I applaud her for still having that much moral integrity left in her. And I can see why the thought of mucking this up scares Sparkle - Cobalt is, all things considered, one of the very few positive things in her life. Regardless of how he came to be her apprentice, he is one of the very few individuals she can feel good and happy around.
And the thought of having the geas get in the way during an emotional outburst must be scary indeed - because chances are that she ... well, not exactly wouldn't live it down, but the shame and self-loathing she would feel about tainting one of the few good things about her life ... the thought must be pretty mortifying.
Still, I'm not giving up on the ship, and neither should Cobalt - a genuine relationship and all the emotional closeness and comfort it brings would probably do a world of good for both of them (once they work through the myriad of issues - which could be an interesting topic of its own, as neither of the two can be called ordinary) and it would be interesting to see the two fumble their way through what would be the first genuine long-term relationship in their lives (and, possibly, their only realistic chance at one).
And besides, it's not like Sparkle has any less control over him right now. While a relationship might add additional pressure on Sparkle to not misuse the geas, it's not like there is anything stopping her now from saying "Cobalt, would you kindly buck me senseless" if she was feeling frisky, relationship or no relationship. Either way, here's hoping Cobalt doesn't give up that easily - it's well worth fighting for.
Cute. I love (watching) sibling warfare.
Would it be possible for Sparkle to remove the geases from cobalt without damaging him, or are they very permanent? Just saying, that could be a solution to her issue.
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I second the motion of bringing Cadence in for a chapter. Maybe the next morning?
It's a bit sad to see Cobalt being banished to the friendzone (for now), but it's the right thing to do (for now). If I remember correctly, atleast the second geas can't be removed, but the "Would you kindly..." was part of the first geas. Can that one (or only that clause) be removed, or is the whole construct set in stone? If so: Poor Cobalt. Not that the future (or even their current situation as master and apprentice in a forbidden art) would make that particular relationship easy.
Calling it now. Sparkle's gonna remove those geases at some point...
I personally do not support the SparkleXCobalt ship, and am glad to see it floundering.
My preferred ship for Sparkle is actually Luna, as their interaction during Nightmare Night was adorable. But I think that ship already sunk... Ah well.
As to all the people hoping for the Geas to be removed, I think, going on the phrasing of the two geas Twilight's placed on him, Cobalt can no longer willingly end them and Sparkle would likely have to rip the magic from his mind, triggering the less pleasant portions of it in the process.
Also also; Sparkle X Cobalt doesn't strike me as something that would, in any way, be healthy.
Neither are mentally healthy, and both have suffered extreme amounts of emotional and mental trauma while young. Too, Sparkle is getting closer to having a mental and emotional breakdown brought on by a combination of the corruption of dark magic and the emotional stress of her existence.
Maybe after she gets purged by the RAINBOW OF FRIENDSHIP and has all her trauma magically fixed, it might work? If she's not flat out purged by it, and the timelines aren't rammed together again.
SHIP DOWN, I REPEAT, SHIP DOWN!!!
ALL STAFF BOARD THE LIFEBOATS!!!
Nuuuh why no ship ;3;
I was looking forward to the shipping, but it's your call, of course.
I like how Shining sprung a good surprise on Sparkle. And she didn't guess until they were looking at the rings. I also had a chuckle over the description of Cadance, the salespony, and Shining's comment. Actually, I just liked the Shining/Sparkle interaction. We don't get enough brother-sister moments.
The existence or lack of Sparkle/Cobalt has no impact on me one way or the other. Though, I think Sparkle did an excellent job outlining why a relationship was a bad idea. That was handled well.
Random zombie servants. So we know him from somewhere?
6182116 I wasn't either. It just seems that a soul, if it actually existed, would be invulnerable, since the person lives for eternity after they die. Living for eternity means the soul would be immune to entropy, and so immune to everything. But eh, since the soul is fiction anyways, I guess it doesn't matter too much.
(To everyone) Oh, and for that one person who always wants to start an argument about whether or not the soul exists just because I took the default position; please don't. I'm operating under the evidence that exists, or lack thereof, as compiled by scientific thought, so someone's opinion alone wouldn't change things. Neither would case studies. Only irrefutable research and overwhelming physical evidence, as well as experiments that can be tested to work, and a consensus among the majority of scientists would make me see if the soul was possible. And even then I would have to confirm it myself.
I'm glad that the ship didn't set sail, I prefer Sparkle as a lone 'vigilantly' of sorts.
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That was cobalt's target from the chapter before. Maybe if I'd put in a bit of physical description, you would have noticed that more easily.
I can't wait till the wedding, i think thorn is going to have helluvaday with the 'lings
Glad!! So very, very glad. Kinda would be interested in Twilight Shimmer, but don't know if she will ever have an appearance here.
I'm not super fussed either way about the romance. I am glad about Sparkle's reasoning, because any relationship would necessitate removing the geas, otherwise it would be all sorts of bad/wrong/awful. Monster she may be, but at least she's not a dickhead about it. Very respectable that.
6184179 I completely agree with that in reality, but in fiction souls are made out to be things that can last for infinity, which means there shouldn't be anything that can destroy it. Kind of a contradiction. How can something last forever, but still be destroyed? Eh. I'm overthinking things.
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The soul is made of energy, which can't be destroyed, but the consciousness within is a pattern, which can be destroyed. To destroy a soul, you scramble/drain the energy until the mind can't hold together. Or at least, that's how it works in this story.
i have not given up on it yet. though her resins are very very sound but come on she can fix that little problem if she really wanted to.
I was kinda got my hopes up for sparkle and cobalt dating. Why'd you ruin it?
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Like you said, it's fiction. At least most fictions have an afterlife on a different plane of existence. Probably follows different laws of physics there. It's really up to the author how they handle it. I handle the soul by saying that it's a mass of life energy. In my head canons a soul doesn't naturally expire because it no longer has a body using its energy and what energy it loses naturally is replenished because they absorb free floating life-force. Not a perfect reason, but it's what I do in my writing.
I'm glad that ship didn't set sail.
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Agreed. If she gets into a relationship, it shouldn't be lovey dovey. Kind of like Blackhat and Danish, but a bit more magic involved.
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I love xkcd.
And that is why you add loopholes regarding your relationship with your apprentice, or, better yet, as a graduation present,
Just make the situation a lot more in character. Like A LOT MORE.