Her brow furrows, then she slowly settles into actually thinking about it. Well. It wasn't as if it was an entirely unthinkable beginning to magic that could be used to trick or deceive. ... And it wasn't like she'd ever considered herself a good liar. Mainly because in her sheltered little lie of a world, there had never been a need to lie- not even the ones children are quick to tell in order to avoid eating food they didn't like or bedtime. She'd been allowed to do as she pleased with anything that was not leaving the village... So there had been no reason to lie in the first place.]
So I have to convince the world to believe in what I wish to give shape. I have to make myself believe it, even if I know it to be false?
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Her brow furrows, then she slowly settles into actually thinking about it. Well. It wasn't as if it was an entirely unthinkable beginning to magic that could be used to trick or deceive. ... And it wasn't like she'd ever considered herself a good liar. Mainly because in her sheltered little lie of a world, there had never been a need to lie- not even the ones children are quick to tell in order to avoid eating food they didn't like or bedtime. She'd been allowed to do as she pleased with anything that was not leaving the village... So there had been no reason to lie in the first place.]
So I have to convince the world to believe in what I wish to give shape. I have to make myself believe it, even if I know it to be false?