Chapter 517 - Hereditary Ⅱ (1/2)
After some time, Rowan finally glances up at Sir Knight Prince, and says, ”I have a favor to ask.”
”Oh?” Sir Knight Prince c.o.c.ked his head to the said in puzzle.
”I need an hour within a week or two weeks' time for my own personal use with no questions asked,” Rowan steadily requested. ”Should grandfather or anyone else ask, I am off in the woods.”
A gleam appears in Sir Knight Prince's eyes as he replied, ”I can do as requested, but just where exactly will you be, Rowan?”
”Gringotts,” Rowan truthfully answered.
Hearing the ring of truth in her voice, Sir Knight Prince slowly nods his head. ”Very well, I shall not ask since it is your own personal business. But I will only cover for you for exactly an hour, Rowan. Should you be even a minute late, I will inform your grandfather.”
”Understood,” Rowan crisply muttered. A deal was a deal. And beggars cannot be choosers.
”Now, then, let us take care of your immediate problem at hand,” Sir Knight Prince said.
Rowan pays close attention to Sir Knight Prince as he says, ”The spell is Oculus Specula.” One of Sir Knight Prince's arms showed her the of the wand movement in order to complete the incantation.
Rowan withdraws her wand from her sleeve and points it at her left eye. ”Oculus Specula,” she muttered as she cautiously moved her wand in order to complete the spell and not poke her left eye out. A strange warm blanket like feeling tingled over her left eye, before completely fading away.
Blinking Rowan sighs in relief at finding she can see normally without any strange block in her depth perception. However, everything did seem a tad sharper and brighter than normal. And said another side effect of the spell would be her senses being much more sensitive than before. Then in the future, it might be uncomfortable for her to walk around in bright sunlight.
”Thank you,” Rowan sincerely thanked the ghost.
Sir Knight Prince mere smiles at her and says, ”Now run along, I��m sure you have plenty of things to do.”
Rowan does not rise to her feet, but rather crosses her arms in front of her chest and leans back against the seat. ”So, when will Severus be taught the rest of the Percussor hidden skills? I am assuming that said skills are taught to the next family head by the keeper of the Prince records, you, Sir Knight Prince.”
Sir Knight Prince flashes her a wolfish smile. ”My cheerful nature has served me quite well in the past to disguise such questions,” Sir Knight Prince murmured. ”But you are right, I am indeed the keeper of the Prince family secrets. And yes, when the time comes, your brother will learn that which is still taught to the head of the family.”
”Not everything?” Rowan curiously inquired.
”Some things are best lost to time,” Sir Knight Prince icily answered in such a tone of voice that Rowan did not dare ask any more on the subject.
Instead Rowan changes the subject, ”And is there any reason, why I can't be taught?”
Sir Knight Prince regretfully shakes his head. ”Said skills are passed down to those with a full gift, your half-gift would drive you mad, Rowan.”
Rowan sighs in disappointment at the logical explanation. ”You are right. Without being able to turn on and off my gift at will nor much less understand the internal magic of my opponent, I would easily be killed in battle, while distracted by my opponents magic.”
”That is exactly correct,” Sir Knight Prince regretfully confirmed. ”It would be like attempting to duel with the sun in one's eyes. And in your case, you would even be blind on your left side. Tragically, it is simply not meant to be. However, I do not believe that all is lost.”
Rowan glanced up curiously at the ghost attempting to cheer her up. ”I would think that a partial gift would have a rather limited usage,” Rowan drily exclaimed.
”Being able to see magic should be prove to be quite to useful to you even in partial usage,” Sir Knight Prince interjected. ”After all, your career of choice would be benefitted by being able to see how spells form or even learning to forge magical items much like your paternal ancestor, Helga Hufflepuff. She was a talented witch that forged many magical items including her famous locket.”
Rowan's mind slowly churns on the idea. Though said gift had its limits unlike Severus's, what Sir Knight Prince said was true. If she could see compare how the magic cores of Squibs and wizards were different it would certainly speed up her progress on curing the illness that caused squibs magic cores to not form or be properly connected in the first place.