A Familiar Void

Chapter 11

Day of Void, a Holy Day of Rest brought upon by Founder Brimir and his magical achievements. It was a testament to his abilities that a day was named after the element that he wielded, an element that made him known as the saviour that he was. It was a day where Mages could relax and enjoy themselves.

Most of them anyways.

Because it allowed for rest, Day of Void happened to be Tabitha's favourite day of the week. Of course it was the favourite day for many, but she liked it because it meant she could stay in her room all day and read. She'd be in her own world, and enjoy the peace and quiet of said world.

An explosion went off, the force shook the glass and rattled the wooden frame of her window.

"Argh, again!"

A shrill shout that was almost as loud as the explosion that just happened followed. Not a moment later, another explosion shook her windows.

Unfortunately, said world is currently being assaulted by unwanted sounds.

"Bug, fill the pot with more water!"

Tabitha's eyes zoomed across the page that she was in, she didn't even care that she was missing any of the details. The explosions had started since early morning, and had been going on for enough that she could already figure out pattern.

Three explosions, a shrill shout of frustration, and a couple of moments of silence.

It was because of this pattern that she could even manage to get any progress with her book. If the rhythm continued that meant she had a couple more moments of s-

"Good, you're getting faster Bug. Now, stand back!"

Damn it.

Following the declaration was another explosion, this one louder than the last. A weary sigh escaped her lips 'This cannot get any worse' she thought to herself.

"Louise! What in the name of the Founder are you doing?!"

She stood corrected.

"What does it look like Zerbst?!" There was another explosion "I'm practising my spells!"

"It's not even noon yet!" Kirche's voice screamed from her window, which was unfortunately loud enough that she could actually hear it past her own window. "Some of us are trying to sleep!"

For a moment Tabitha wondered if she was could just open the window, wave her staff and just cast a Spell of Tranquillity at Louise. But she figured that her range wasn't large enough for it. She also considered just leaning out the window and blowing Louise far into the distance with a Cyclone, but she didn't want a suspension just because she was annoyed.

The next best thing would be to do the same to Kirche, but that wouldn't really solve the main problem that was currently plaguing her day. Plus, that meant Kirche would eventually come to her and beg for the spell to be dispelled.

In the end, Tabitha could only endure the noise.

BOOM

"ARGH!"

Or maybe she could at least leave and head for the library. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.