Mary Catelli's Erraticly Updated and Exceedingly Ill-Organized Journal

The heroine has gone into the woods. Several other scholars are with her.

I know that they will threatened by monsters of shadow. Probably lions. I know that her woodcraft will be vital -- you can tell you really reached the top of a hill when you see the sky ahead of you.

Nothing else is clear.

Furthermore, this will lead into an eruption, where the villain, having been foiled at every turn by our heroine, goes all out to make her play.

Nothing about that is clear, either.

sigh

One thing about becoming a magical knight: you have to be sane. And over fourteen, or you're not mature enough. They tend to go for twenty-one for tradition, because back in the day, you had to be a man strong enough to bear full armor. But fourteen is the lowest possible.

All right, some mental problems are feasible, but you understand the nature and quality of your actions.

So I was pondering what happens if you go insane. Or perhaps they don't go insane, the magic prevents them.

Can't work for wizards, I realize, because I have already put insane wizards in, doing plot significant stuff because they are insane.

Choreographing the fight. . . always fun when you are dealing with magic. At least the two sides are, in fact, two people. At least at first.

But one can turn invisible and fly. The other has knowledge based powers that may nullify the first -- perhaps I need to define them more clearly.

The first one does have the advantage that he is there to rescue people with more magic. Which only complicates my task further.

In this world, every kingdom has its borders and all within them bespelled. Does wonderful things for health, defense, life, etc.

I was pondering the mountainous regions where kings do not reign. I think, perhaps, that villages and even farms have smaller scale spells. This has consequences. For instance, the spells help protect against congenital health issues. Hence, there are rumors about children who are born with problems.

Ah, complications. Sometimes it is clear what sort of powers suit a personality. Flight for those who want to get away from things, or fire for a fiery temper.

But what sort of superpower suits someone who is studious? Except, perhaps, more knowledge.

I foreshadowed it.

I outlined it.

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