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- [thudding]
- [footsteps running]

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[AGOTT] It's mating season
for the scalewolves.

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To prevent injury
to their coming offspring,

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they use sharp bodily impact
to shed their plaitscale fur.

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Were they to forgo mating,

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they wouldn't have
to weaken themselves.

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I sincerely believed

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that there was nothing
I could learn from her.

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That Outsiders
didn't belong here,

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that they had nothing of value
to offer the world of magic.

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But...

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if she can learn
how all of it works,

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just as the rest of us do,

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how is she different?

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[♪ opening theme song playing]

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[pen scribbling]

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[Coco gasps excitedly]

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All right! I did it!

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You most certainly did!

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You've developed
a reliable talent

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for drawing your spells.
Well done.

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[COCO] I'm so happy!

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But still...

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There aren't many spells
I'm fully confident

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in my ability to draw.

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I keep falling back on the seals
I'm more comfortable with.

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- [Coco sighs]
- [brushbuddy squeaks]

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[QIFREY] If you ask me,

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those particular spells...

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the ones you can complete
easily and consistently,

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are, in fact, your specialty.

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[Coco gasps softly]

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♪

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I have a... specialty?

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[QIFREY] Hm.

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Take a look.
See the common thread?

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All of these spells
include straight lines.

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Look at the difference
in confidence between

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your curved lines
and your straight ones.

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Think back to the day
we first met.

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You were drawing straight lines
then as well.

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Every witch
has their own specialty.

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Identifying yours
will give you confidence,

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when you need
to believe in yourself.

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If you're uneasy,
say it aloud.

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Let your ears hear the words.

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My specialty is straight lines.

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They're what I can always draw.

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It's true, isn't it?

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Straight lines are my specialty!

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From now on,
I'll focus on straight lines!

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Now onward on a straight line
to success I go!

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Now, now, not so fast,
young lady!

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[COCO] Huh?

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Mastery of your specialty spells
will come naturally.

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The spells you'd do well
to practice,

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are the very ones
that give you the most trouble.

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In so doing, you may even
find new specialties.

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[Coco gasps softly]

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[QIFREY] Ready to start?

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[Coco chuckles nervously]
Uh-huh.

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[paper rustles]

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[COCO] Incredible.

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Casting Seals are more
and more impressive to me.

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[Coco gasps softly]

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With everything
I've learned about them,

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the specifics
of exactly how they work...

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I can appreciate how hard
they must have been to design.

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[Coco exclaims]

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- Incredible. Truly incredible!
- [QIFREY] Uh?

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Incredible magic drawn
by incredible people!

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Her vocabulary of praise

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- is rather limited.
- [Qifrey chuckles]

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[COCO] This all feels
incredibly beyond me.

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Want to come look, Richeh?

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- [RICHEH] No.
- [brushbuddy squeaks]

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I have no interest in looking.

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I prefer to draw.

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[COCO] Really? Are you sure?

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- There's so much to learn!
- [RICHEH] Very sure.

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- It's incredible!
- [RICHEH] And stop your swaying.

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[Coco sighs]

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There is more
to the study of magic

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than training your hands,
you know.

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- Much more.
- [scribbling]

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By turning our focus to
the advanced spells of others,

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we witches can
effectively train our eyes to--

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[RICHEH] I don't want to!

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Richeh, are you hurt?

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Let's see.

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My dear girl,

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you mustn't cast spells
while agitated.

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It's dangerous.

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[Richeh grunts]

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Wait. Richeh, hold on!

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[OLRUGGIO] With eyes closed
to the guideposts of learning

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and ears plugged to
the words of your teacher,

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you've nowhere to go
and no way to get there.

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[Qifrey gasps softly]

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- [door closes]
- [running footsteps]

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[Coco pants] Richeh!

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I, um... I'm really sorry.

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I didn't...

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[COCO] Huh?

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Richeh, are you...

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in here?

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[door closes]

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Where could she have gone?

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[brushbuddy squeaks]

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What's wrong?
Do you know where she is?

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[brushbuddy huffs]

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[yelps] What are you
doing in there?

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[Coco gasps, yelps]

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[Coco exhales]

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[COCO] Brushbuddy?

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What is this place?

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[Coco gasps softly]

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- [wind blowing]
- Huh?

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[Coco gasps]

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[gasps]

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[exclaims excitedly]

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[brushbuddy squeaks]

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Don't recall inviting you here.

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Oh, sorry.
I followed brushbuddy.

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What a beautiful spell this is!

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It's like ribbons
made out of crystal!

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[chuckles]

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[RICHEH] I made it myself.
Haven't named it yet.

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You made your very own spell?

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Now that really is incredible!

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It's beautiful, Richeh!

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My eyes are so happy! [laughs]

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[RICHEH] Unique perspective
you've got there.

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[Coco continues laughing]

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I really...
really love this spell.

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[Coco laughs]

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[Richeh gasps softly]

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[RICHEH] You can take one
if you want.

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[Coco gasps]

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[RICHEH] I have plenty.

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What? Really? [chuckles]

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Thank you!

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I'm honored!

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So, uh...

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Can I ask something?

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Why don't you want
to look at spell books?

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Maybe it's because
I still have so much

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to learn about magic.

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But to me, it's a pleasure.

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I adore it!

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Imagining who invented
the spells, and for what!

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It's one of the best parts
of magic for me.

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Not for me.

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I don't want to think
about anyone's spells but mine.

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I know what would happen
if I looked at those books.

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They'd start making me copy
whatever was in them.

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I'd have to draw things
I didn't want to.

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Spells that aren't my style.

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I'd hate that.

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Richeh.

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It's nothing to do with you.

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I just don't need
other people's spells.

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Not one bit.
They'd only contaminate mine.

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[QIFREY] You know,

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Richeh only joined us here

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after her apprenticeship
to another witch

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came to an untimely end.

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That stubbornness of hers
is a shield she hides behind.

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Much like the thick fur
that protects

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the noble scalewolf.

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I never know how hard to push.

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[OLRUGGIO] The sad truth is...

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people just aren't
as simple as spells.

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Speaking of...

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Uh? What's this?

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Stones?

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Snugstones, to be precise.

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My latest creation.

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They're intended as a sleep aid.

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Simply pop one under the covers

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and you'll be warmed
from tip to toe.

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Might not offer
more than comfort,

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but pass them on
to your apprentices.

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Thank you, I will.

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There's such kindness
in your magic.

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Far more than in your words.

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Oi! This is purely for research,
you got that?

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Before I can start selling
these things,

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I need some data
on how effective they are!

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We needn't argue
about it, surely.

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[QIFREY] Uh?

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- Olly...
- [OLRUGGIO] Hm?

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You miscounted.
There are five of them.

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[OLRUGGIO] Four for the girls.

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And one more for you.
That's five.

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[Qifrey gasps]

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Set a good example for them
and get a good night's sleep.

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You are a teacher, eh?

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I shall try.

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[clattering]

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A letter. Who could it be from?

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Hello. I've returned.

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- [QIFREY] Agott.
- [AGOTT] Uh?

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Your timing couldn't be
more convenient.

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I've received word
from the Great Hall.

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The date for your second test

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- has been set.
- [gasps] When do we leave?

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- [QIFREY] Three mornings hence.
- [bird screeching]

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At Cape Romonon,
in Serpentback Cave.

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♪

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[RILIPHIN] Are you making
ribbons from crystal?

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[RICHEH] Uh?

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What a charming spell,
Richehlette.

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00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:04,723
I'm impressed.

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- [Richeh grunts]
- [Riliphin gasps]

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[RICHEH] Huh.

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Look at it, Rili.

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Roly-poly sparkly. Pretty.

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[RILIPHIN] Huh.

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[Riliphin chuckles softly]

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[RICHEH] Huh?

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[Richeh sighs]

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♪

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What is it?

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My dear Richeh,

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your big brother loves
when you express yourself

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through your spells.

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Never lose that.

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Stay true to who you are.

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[RICHEH] Rili?

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Where are you going?

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Do you not want to look
at my spells anymore?

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Don't go.

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Rili!

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[Richeh groans softly]

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A dream.

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[Agott groans] How could I have
let myself fall asleep?

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I'd resolved to dedicate
every available moment

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before the test to practicing!

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These blasted Snugstones!

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Curse them
and their luxurious warmth!

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- [OLRUGGIO] Yeah!
- [all laugh]

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[QIFREY] All is well, Agott.

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Everyone always worries
they haven't prepared enough.

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It's natural.

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Approach it as the person
you are now...

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In service to the person
you'll be next time.

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[Agott inhales]

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[AGOTT]
There won't be a next time.

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I am of House Arklaum.

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I will be passing this test
on my first try.

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[MAN] My!
what a heartening pronouncement!

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Different as night and day
from this sad little failure.

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00:14:01,466 --> 00:14:04,803
My apprentice Euini
has failed this test twice,

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despite having
only one chance a year.

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A remarkable disappointment!

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I'd trade the lad away
without a thought

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to have an Arklaum daughter
under my wing!

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[QIFREY] Master Kukrow...

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Apprentices are human beings.
Not possessions to be traded.

261
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[KUKROW] But that would be
preferable, no?

262
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A faulty possession
can be repaired.

263
00:14:26,073 --> 00:14:27,784
How dare you speak like that!

264
00:14:27,826 --> 00:14:30,036
[EUINI] Oh. It's fine, really.

265
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After all, what he says is true.

266
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I am a poor apprentice,

267
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and I've caused Master Kukrow
no end of trouble. So...

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I apologize that
my incompetence continues

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to reflect so poorly
on you, Master!

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And furthermore,

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please allow me
to apologize in advance

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- for my future incompetence!
- [QIFREY] Are you all right?

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[WOMAN] Sorry to have kept
everyone waiting!

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As it happens,

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the closest Windowway
has become unusable.

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I had to walk all the way here.

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Quite the imposition!

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It's a giant brushbuddy!
And it's talking to me!

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[gasps softly]

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Hate to disappoint,
but look a bit more closely.

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- She's a witch.
- [COCO] What?

282
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Aren't transformation spells
forbidden?

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[ALAIRA] A Mirror Cloak
of Borrowshade.

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A magical contraption
that handily allows its wearer

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to project the illusionary guise
of a nearby beast.

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A pleasure to meet you.
I am Alaira.

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And it will be my responsibility

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to administer
the second test here today.

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You'll be
the test proctor, then?

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Pure coincidence!

291
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I see you've brought
the apprentices

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who aren't testing today
as well.

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♪

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The second test,
the Sincerity of the Shield.

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As the name suggests,

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you become like
a protective knight,

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ensuring the safety
of your target

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as you escort them
through the Serpentback Cave

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from its entrance to its exit.

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At no time may you
lose sight of your charge.

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If either of you reaches
the cave exit alone,

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you will have failed.

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Furthermore,
being seen casting a spell

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will also constitute a failure.

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[AGOTT] Does being seen
casting a spell

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pose some kind of danger?

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[ALAIRA] Well, there's
no risk of exposing

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the secrets of magic,
but you will fail nonetheless.

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For you'll have exposed
your humanity.

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Shall we proceed?

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Put on your cloaks
and have a look.

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[Coco gasps softly]

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- [birds squawking]
- [all gasp excitedly]

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[COCO] Are those gryphons?

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Close, but no, they're myrphons.

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A species that lives
near the water.

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The Serpentback Cave,
our test site,

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is a ruin from
a more tumultuous age.

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A labyrinth spell
pervades its caverns,

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making it highly dangerous
to stray from the path.

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[squawking]

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[AGOTT] So, the object
of the second test

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is to use our magic
to protect them from magic?

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That's the gist!

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It's exceedingly rare for humans
to enter the ruins.

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But for ages now, the animals
have been using them

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as a route between
their breeding grounds

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and their winter nests.

329
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We witches must take
responsibility

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for altering their environment.

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And so, every year,
when the young ones embark

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on that journey
for the first time,

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we offer guidance and protection
to keep them from going astray.

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As long as you remain
shrouded in those cloaks,

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the myrphons will perceive you
as one of their own.

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But take care,
for if you should remove them

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or disrupt their seal,
the myrphons will flee!

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[AGOTT] So that's it.

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Compared to drawing spells
without being seen by humans,

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this might actually be harder.

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[ALAIRA] You'll each be
in charge of a myrphon.

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This one is yours,
young man.

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- And here's yours.
- [squawking]

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And this last one goes...

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to you.

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[squealing]

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Richeh too?

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[RICHEH] Sorry,
there's been a mistake.

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I'm not taking the test.

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That certainly is confusing.

351
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I was sure you applied.

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[QIFREY] There's no mistake.

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You'll be
taking the test, Richeh.

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It's true.

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[Richeh gasps]

356
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[wind blowing]

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You liar.

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Richeh.

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I know you remember.

360
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You said you'd always
let me do what I wanted.

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That was the reason

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I came to you
in the first place.

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But in the end, you don't care
what I want, either.

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You're just another adult
making rules.

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[QIFREY] I care
very much what you want.

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That's why I'd like you
to take this test.

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Because I care.

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I believe that
what you will learn from it

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will empower you to live
the life you want to live.

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So...

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May I ask you for your trust
this one time?

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[Richeh sighs]

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[Coco gasps]

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[RICHEH] I'll take it,
but I'm doing it the way I want.

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[QIFREY] Hm.

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Hm. Fine with me.

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[RICHEH]
If I try it and hate it,

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I'll never do it again.

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And if it makes me
stop being me,

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this will be the last time
I ever trust a word you say!

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[running footsteps]

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[KUKROW] It appears
you have a handful of your own.

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I'm afraid fools like that
have no hope of being corrected.

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Nothing but complaints
and excuses from them.

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[sighs]

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Honestly,
it's all such a bother.

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- Why can't children be more--
- [QIFREY] What was that?

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Sorry. Could I trouble you
to repeat yourself?

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[Kukrow gasps]

390
00:19:47,728 --> 00:19:49,480
Ah, but the hour grows late!

391
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I must be making my way
back to the Great Hall.

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[Qifrey gasps]

393
00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:56,946
You mean you're not staying
for your apprentice's test?

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[KUKROW] Huh? Surely you two
have the situation well in hand.

395
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Stop dilly-dallying
and get to it!

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Incredible! He really left!

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Euini.

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I'll do my best not to fail,
I promise!

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00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,801
Yes. Good. I suppose.

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00:20:24,431 --> 00:20:25,975
The time is near.

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[QIFREY] May they each
elude the darkness,

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and reach the end safely.

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00:20:30,897 --> 00:20:33,941
For that is why we have magic.

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00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:39,321
[birds screeching]

405
00:20:45,203 --> 00:20:46,579
The migration has begun.

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00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:48,706
♪

407
00:20:58,256 --> 00:21:00,342
All right, follow me.

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00:21:16,859 --> 00:21:18,276
[grunts softly]

409
00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,071
♪

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[TETIA] Off they go.

411
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Now then, might I interest
the two of you

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in a late breakfast?

413
00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:29,830
I could share
a bit of history as well.

414
00:21:29,872 --> 00:21:31,331
History?

415
00:21:31,373 --> 00:21:32,583
[QIFREY] Yes.

416
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You don't know terribly much
about magical ruins

417
00:21:35,335 --> 00:21:37,463
like the Serpentback Cave,
do you?

418
00:21:37,504 --> 00:21:38,965
[Agott panting]

419
00:21:40,174 --> 00:21:42,176
[QIFREY] The effects
of forbidden spells

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drawn before
the Day of the Pact...

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[Agott gasps]

422
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[QIFREY]...still linger
across the world like scars.

423
00:21:50,308 --> 00:21:53,311
What? This is the road
we have to take.

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As you said,

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the goal is to use magic
to protect against magic.

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00:21:58,943 --> 00:22:01,154
And so,
my little magic knights,

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show me how
you'll traverse this path.

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00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:09,078
[♪ closing theme song playing]