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Richard Pearman @graptopetalum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#WIPSnips October 4 contract Pre-teen, Eleprin and her parents are helping to run a hotel. Some new guests are arriving. From "Tales of Midbar: Religious Intolerance" - If you like this, click the link: www.inkitt.com/stories/618270

Background: A blonde woman with brown skin wearing a sari.

The girl ran up to the desk, holding two suit cases, spun around smiling the most stunning display of big, white teeth I've ever seen and staring with big, grey eyes. "Ta-da! The great mage Yoldasia and her beautiful daughter and apprentice Miandri make their spectacular entrance! I believe we have reservations!"

"Calm down Miandri!" said the older woman who was presumably Yoldasia.

"I'm Eleprin and I'm important and I'm going to be a mage."

Yoldasia approached the desc more slowly as Miandri looked at our computer screens.
"There have been multiple Vineyard magises alive at the same time in the past," she said, pointing at Vritan's computer, "but now, well there's probably just one who's eight years old." She stared at me with eyes that seemed to see into my soul. "You may know her. The Vineyard magis is always female, always an anavah! The other magises are always nibeyim but can be either sex."

Vritan gave Miandri a cross look and said, "Well genius, anavim are very rare, I doubt there are any in Minris and the same goes for magises. I've lived in this town all my life and I've never met either."

"Would you know?" asked Miandri.

"Just give me the contract and don't mind my daughter," said Yoldasia.

Vritan printed off the contract from Yoldasia's reservation and had her sign it while Miandri looked at her computer. "You know you're making the normal mistake of assuming that all magic is Associate Magic."