City of Seven Hills

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（以下便是小艾华丽地在不到半分钟内连续传送三次，loot走了实习团中最美丽的、同时也是主动在法师对决中向小艾提出挑战并败在了Charm Person下的年轻女法师Jenna后,发生的情况）（小黑屋，恩）

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“Take me…”Jenna realized what she was saying, flushed, “eh…as your apprentice, so that I could be with you.”

“Why do you want that?” Ivellios was not sure.

“Because I could learn much more from you than most of my tutors, I know it. And… and you know that I want to stay with you…”

Jenna's eyes followed the small gray thread of smoke, the incense drifting through the arched doorway and into the room where she saw, just in glimpsing, a bed hung with soft netting, the standard drapery of a nice summer rife with black flies. Ivellios smiled, a lean humorless twitch of his lips, and he made his choice in that moment. He would accept her and take her with him. Why not? She was ambitious, such an ignorant young pupil as he used to be. She challenged him with such aggressive attitude, and something ironic as it seemed, she was here only because of this challenge. He rose, took their cups and the bottle of wine, and held it to the light to see how much remained. He then tucked it under his arm, walked toward the bedroom, and said, "Come along, then."

She followed, grabbing on his luxuriant purple-silk robe, like an obedient lamb… Later that day, as the sun set in gold over the city, Ivellios watched her sleeping and touched her cheek, once in magic. Only that light touch did he need to read what she dreamed, to know what she felt and how deep and strong was her enthusiasm. Jenna, she would do, he thought, as a companion on this journey.

She would do, as an apprentice to him.

He lay back, drowsy, listening to the sound of the city growing still at day's end. He thought about how interesting this experience would be.

In the morning, they woke, the dregs of wine in their cups, the memories of love-making still on their bodies, and they went to find breakfast. Fed, they returned to his rooms, and Ivellios told her of his decision.

Her eyes sparkled, with satisfaction…