Kin-Kin guessed by their excited response that she'd gotten it right, and bared her teeth in a wolfish grin. She puffed out her chest, a proud look in her eye, tail waving beneath her cloak, and watched as the pup pawed the chalk towards her. The wolf tilted her head, squinting at it before her ears perked sharply as she understood, she raised her tail again to tap into her magic, but as she approached the wall she paused, appearing to think long and hard. As an afterthought she turned back to the pup and picked up the chalk with a wink their way...

As she turned to face the wall again though, she hit a blank. The chalk drooped at the side of her mouth as she stared at the now-glowing sigils. She thought of her name; Kin-Kin. What did Kin-Kin mean? It meant family, of course. The problem there, being... well... she had no family. So how could she put it in a symbol? She settled back down and contemplated.

Finally, she leaned in and, holding tight onto the rock, began to scratch at the wall. It took a while, but she managed a crudely scribbled heart. A little longer, and she'd given it two little eyes, ears, and a nose. After settling back to admire her handiwork, she looked back at the pup. "Kin," she explained briskly. "So..."

She lowered her head and scribbled the symbol again, this time managing it a little easier. She gestured to the two symbols, side by side. "Kin-Kin."

Finally she dropped the chalk, opening her jaw and sticking out her tongue to get rid of the taste.


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Kin-Kin watched the eager motion they made towards her glowing marks. She bared her teeth in a grin and offered a nod. She'd said earlier that there was a lot more where that came from, and she wasn't lying. Kin-Kin's title spoke true; demigod and master of light. And even if she'd fallen out of touch with her ego, her pride remained sure of her skill.

The she-wolf again turned parallel to the wall and raised her tail, resting the glowing tip against her own chalk markings. As before, she traced the markings- aiming to make them glow just as brightly. And where the fur of her tail traced, it left lines of glowing light, until her own symbols too, were glowing brightly. The light wouldn't last forever, she knew, but they'd certainly last until she and the pup were long gone.


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The she-wolf was pleased that the pup seemed excited by her spellcasting. Grinning, she settled back down and raised her head tall, her glow once again spreading across her fur. She looked down once again as she felt a pat against the gem upon her chest. The stone was warm and smooth, radiating power. Her ears twitched, grin fading into a bemused look. She allowed the pup that touch, but soon stepped back and planted her paws. She had a plan in mind, something that she did for most of the young ones she met, and something that would hopefully spark even more of an interest in magic, though she wasn't sure of their capabilities.

"So, kid- ya got anything hidden up your sleeve?" she was sure they'd figure it out once she showed them a thing or two. "I mean... paint's pretty nice, but it ain't my specialty." she winked at the pup in a playful fashion, stepping back so that her paws were set against bare stone.

The earth at her paws creaked as her paws themselves glowed brighter- as the stone itself reformed beneath them. There was a groan and a sound like straining glass, and the magic left a hollow in the earth. Kin-Kin lifted her paw and eased the result from its hollow- nudging a small pink gem towards the puppy. It wasn't the finest gem she'd produced, but not the worst, either. A little dull, but still pretty.

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Kin-Kin examined the pup closely, narrowing her eyes slightly and watching as they picked up the gem she'd made them. She nodded approvingly. She got the impression that they wanted to know more, so she tilted her head slightly, and nodded. "Okay, magic practice. Sure!" she said, closing her eyes in a moment of thought. "Okay, so. Magic comes in different types, and that affects what you find easiest, and what's harder to learn. My natural magic is light. We don't know what kind of magic you have, but the principle is always the same. You can do anything with magic, if you try hard enough."

She paused for a moment to make sure the pup was still listening, then continued. "To cast a spell, you gotta look inwards. Focus on your gem, try to find the source of magic inside you- and then push it into the real world. Make it physical. Got it?" Kin-Kin's glow dulled as she acted on her words, focusing again on the stone that was now in the pup's mouth.

The crystal pulsed slightly like a little candle- and then began to glow steadily.

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Kin-Kin watched as the pup concentrated, all the excitement quashed into pure concentration. The older wolf nodded approvingly, tail swishing beneath her cloak. The pup seemed to have struck gold, and she could tell that they’d found the source of magic inside them- even if it appeared to be taking some time to manifest. She couldn’t tell what their element was, or if they’d managed to actually accomplish anything; all she could really do was wait and see what came out.

"You got it, kid! Keep going!"