' Would he want to be able to change the color of the leaf pattern? Better safe than sorry. ' the young mage thought to herself as she carefully drew complex patterns on a piece of paper. Nodding to herself, she finished the final touches of yet another scroll, before setting it down atop the main piece of paper, watching it mold into the original. She let out a pleased sound, glad to have gotten much closer to completion. She looked up from her work as Jacob asked her a question. She was completely caught off guard by what he said. ' Wait, so he doesn't know why no one partnered with me?! Does this mean I've been assuming he would be ok with this, but in the end, he might not? What if he wasn't willing, and all her work was for nothing?! ' Denna started to panic a bit, turning to face Jacob fully, panic clear on her face.
" You mean you don't know why people stopped helping me with the experiments?! " Denna was completely taken aback, unsure what to say. She took a moment to collect her thoughts. " Ummm... so.... the experiment requires.... in order to simplify the process, and to remove any hindrances to the summoned equipment, any clothes the individual is wearing are sealed into the scroll at the moment of casting. This isn't normally a problem, since the clothing is replaced soon after. But... when in the testing phase... sometimes, the clothes aren't formed in the correct way.... and can leave oneself.... kind of..... exposed. This may or may not have caused several people to spread rumors that nobody should participate in the experiment, though most are unwilling to say why. " Denna looked incredibly sheepish, not daring to look at Jacob. " I... I thought you knew.... and that was why you were acting like human females didn't interest you, so I wouldn't be embarrassed... if.... " Denna trailed off, looking at the floor.
" You mean you don't know why people stopped helping me with the experiments?! " Denna was completely taken aback, unsure what to say. She took a moment to collect her thoughts. " Ummm... so.... the experiment requires.... in order to simplify the process, and to remove any hindrances to the summoned equipment, any clothes the individual is wearing are sealed into the scroll at the moment of casting. This isn't normally a problem, since the clothing is replaced soon after. But... when in the testing phase... sometimes, the clothes aren't formed in the correct way.... and can leave oneself.... kind of..... exposed. This may or may not have caused several people to spread rumors that nobody should participate in the experiment, though most are unwilling to say why. " Denna looked incredibly sheepish, not daring to look at Jacob. " I... I thought you knew.... and that was why you were acting like human females didn't interest you, so I wouldn't be embarrassed... if.... " Denna trailed off, looking at the floor.