My miserable parents have found yet another way to drive me mad. It’s not enough that they drag me down to their meals and force me to sit in on their meetings. No - now they’re finding new ways to ruin my work by shoving this vapid little girl into my life. Her voice, her face, and her very being are pure frustration to me. Surely if I keep trying to work in front of her, she’ll be frightened and tell my parents of my work. How can I remove her?
I might be in trouble. That irritating little girl was sent up into my workroom with me. “Spend some time with her,” Father said; “You need to get to know each other!” I don’t want to get to know this stupid girl; I want to be left alone!
She kept trying to talk to me, interrupting what little bits of work I could do in front of her. I finally cast a Fear spell on her to shut her up and drive her away from me. She spent the next minute cowering in the furthest corner of the room. It was only by the time the spell ended that I realized what I had done. She’ll tell someone what happened!
I used one of my more difficult spells on her. I MADE her forget her fear. I hope it was enough.
I’ve never used magic like that on a person before.
I’m not in trouble! I’ve never been happier to see that round little face at my door. The magic worked! She doesn’t know what happened! She actually apologized for her panic attack and for embarrassing herself in front of me and assured me that it “wasn’t a regular occurrence.”
On the other hand. I’m stuck with her again. But perhaps that’s a good thing. I have a lot to learn about magic, after all.
Somehow, I forgot how ignorant this imbecilic town is. I don’t know why I worried so much. The stupid girl doesn’t know anything about magic. I tried a few more spells on her today, and even before I erased it from her mind, she had no idea what was happening. Still, it’s best to be careful.
I couldn’t resist pulling a little prank on her, though. As she was leaving the house today, I gave her a little illusion that only she could see. It was pathetic how many people came running to see her scream.
This is incredible! Magic is incredible! I’m like a god! I command her and she obeys; I wish her to be frightened and she is. And all the while, she doesn’t even know what is happening!
Today, I finally used a spell on her that I have never been able to actually cast before. It seized control and bent her to my will - she could do nothing that I did not let her, yet she was aware the whole time!
But I’ve found that that spell uses too much mana to allow me to alter her memory until tomorrow. I decided to kill two birds with one stone: I both got to see the extent to which I could control her, and embarrassed her enough that it was simplicity itself to plant the idea that she should keep this incident a secret. It’s become so laughably easy to Suggest that she come back in the morning.
As I expected, the stupid Wachter girl crawled back to me this morning, red-faced and quiet. I tidied up her memories, then sent her on her way. I couldn’t do anything too blatant to her today, given that I’d already changed her memories once. I decided to have a little fun instead. After a few illusions that no one else could see and a spell to scramble her stupid brain, she caused quite the hilarious scene.
The stupid girl didn’t show up today, I guess she’s playing sick after her little episode yesterday. That won’t do; I have more things I want to test. There’s another spell I haven’t tried yet. It’s supposed to let me enter someone’s dreams and control what they see.
Well, it worked. The stupid girl is back. But now that she is, I realize how much of my time she has been taking up. Even under my control, she’s still a nuisance. A distraction.
Still, I’ve learned much about magic because of her. I think I’ll just have her play with the cats while I work.
The girl is getting annoying again. She’s acting strange and can’t seem to keep a straight thought in her head until I pound her stupid brain into shape with a spell. Still, at least she’s becoming more responsive to my Suggestion spells; I don’t have to work twice as hard to twist her mind as I did a week ago.
Playtime with the cats isn’t enough to keep her out of my hair. Maybe I can get her to pretend she is a cat. Meowing doesn’t distract me.
This is excellent. The girl stays out of my way, a quick spell shoves her into her role as a cat, and from there she obeys without a single other spell. I can finally focus on what’s important - and she’s still handy if I become frustrated. Even when my work is at its hardest, it’s always satisfying to see my power in action.
Father says the stupid girl isn’t coming back. Apparently, she woke up stuck in her role, still acting like a cat. I suppose this was bound to happen eventually. Her stupid little brain just couldn’t handle magic like mine can. Some of Father’s guards wanted to ask me what happened. It was easy to convince them that I’d had some arguments with the stupid girl, said some things I regret, and that her own delicate constitution had done the rest.
Ignorant, weak-willed idiots.
It’s a shame, too. I’d finally gotten used to her. I guess I can admit that when she wasn’t annoying me, she was a nice piece of scenery to have around. Maybe once I finish my work, I’ll take her with me. She’s already shown herself a good test subject, and it would be a nuisance to have to break another one in.
I think it’s ready. Maybe now I can finally get out of this place. It’s a shame that girl isn’t here. I could have her try it out for me. I’m certainly not testing it first. Perhaps one of the servants might prove useful.
Evidently, it’s not ready. Will keep trying.
What am I doing wrong?
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