Cantrips of Courtship

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**Cantrips of Courtship** was the 25th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around April 9th, 2022. Toa, Roy, and Rio were available at the start of the event. Guy, Lynt, and Fenn were added a few days later on April 15th, 2022.

## Routes

### Lynt Akedia

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MC recently started dating Lynt and was pleasantly surprised when he agreed to a date. The two decided to go around the town, and Lynt suggests that they should walk to town instead of taking a carriage. He holds MC's hand while they walk and pulls her out of the way of some kids running around. He asks her if there's anywhere she wants to go and MC points out a general store. MC suddenly stops as she thought that she saw Lance go into the general store, but isn't sure it's him. Lynt notices she seems distracted and asks if everything is okay. She says yes and they go inside. Before her date with Lynt, she was talking to Sherry and Violet about Eostre. They told her about some cookies that are only sold during this time of year called Matching Eggs. Each cookie is sold with a picture of the cookie's pattern. If the pattern of your cookie matches someone else's, they say that you will be bound to that person forever. The couple is meant to stack the pictures on top of each other and make a wish. However, buying cookies with matching patterns happens so rarely that neither Sherry nor Violet know anyone who's ever managed it. While on her date with Lynt, the pair buy a cookie each. MC is disappointed that their patterns didn't match. Lynt noticed that she seemed sad and asked if she was okay. She quickly brushes off her disappointment, feeling silly for being sad over something that wasn't likely to happen anyway. She makes a comment about not being able to make a wish and asks Lynt if he has any wishes. When he quickly and emotionlessly says, "no," MC wonders if he likes her as much as she likes him.

The next day, Lynt and Fenn are teaching one of MC's classes. Fenn comes in as the bell rings and apologizes to Lynt for being late. Lynt doesn't mind. MC notices that he's dragging Lance behind him. Lance tells Fenn he didn't need to drag him like this, but Fenn says that Lance would've run away if he had let go. He also tells Lance that the lesson he and Lynt are teaching today is mandatory for C ranks; those that miss it will be punished by the Headmaster. Lance then sighs and takes a seat. Seeing him a bit closer, she's even more sure that she saw Lance in town the other day when she was with Lynt. After the lecture is the practical application practice. Fenn suggests everyone break off into groups of 4 and from there break off into pairs. Once they complete the exercise in their pair, they can switch partners. MC and Lance end up in the same group. Lance levitates the flowers and has MC tie a ribbon on it. When she struggles, Lance suggests she tie the ribbon with her hands first. Once she does he unties it and tells her to remember what she did, keep the image in her mind, and try the magic again. MC was surprised he didn't just get mad and yell at her. She attempts the magic again and is able to do it. She's excited. Lance notes that what she did wasn't a great feat of magic. She feels a little silly for celebrating, but Lance seems happy she was able to do it. While this is happening, Lynt and Fenn are watching. Fenn notes that it's nice that they're getting along. Lynt wants to agree that the peace is nice, but can't bring himself to do it. After class, Lance gets up to leave. He drops something and MC picks it up to return it to him. It's a picture of a pattern that comes with the Matching Eggs sold in town. As she was about to tell him that his pattern was the same as hers, Fenn hugs Lance from behind. When Lance tries to get Fenn off, Fenn says they looking like they were having so much fun talking so he wanted to join in. Lance then leaves and Fenn follows. MC then goes over to Lynt, who seems proud she was able to complete the task. He asks if she can go with him to his room and she agrees.

Once in Lynt's room, Tino brings them tea. MC is drinking it while she and Lynt talk about Lance. Lynt thinks Lance must be kind because he saw Lance helping a kitten the other day. MC tells Lynt about the Matching Egg picture Lance dropped and notes it matched hers. Lynt gets very quiet before hugging her and asking if she was going to bond herself to Lance. She says, "no," and insists that she wants to be with Lynt. MC thought that would make Lynt feel better, but he just squeezes her tighter.

The next day, MC's in the library nook with Lynt. She tells him she has to go to her next class and asks what he plans to do. Lynt tells her that since he doesn't have to teach or attend class, he's going to take a nap. With that, MC heads off. On her way to her lecture, she bumps into Lance. He says he has business with her and tells her to follow him to a place with less prying eyes. He starts walking off before she can answer him. She follows him, curious about what he wants. He leads her to a secluded area and brings up the subject about how she has a matching pattern with his cookie; he asks her for the picture. MC asks why, and Lance reminds her that when the pictures are stacked, a wish is supposedly granted. MC was fine with this and tried to give him her Matching Cookie picture, but he hesitates to accept it. He feels bad that if his wish is granted, hers wouldn't be. MC tells him that's fine. As MC goes to hand the picture over, Lynt hugs her from behind and objects. Lynt had a bad feeling, was unable to sleep, and followed MC. He says he won't give MC to anyone. Both MC and Lance look confused. Lynt asks if Lance wanted it to bond himself to MC. Lance says he'd never do something like that, especially when she already has a paramour.

Later, MC and Lynt are in the library nook. Lynt's head is in MC's lap as he's napping. She runs her fingers through his hair and he wakes up. He tells her about a dream he had about Lance finding a Matching Egg. MC laughs and says how that wasn't far off from what happened. She then thinks back to Lance's explanation about why he wanted the picture that came with her Matching Egg cookie. There was a child in town that wanted to see a pair that matched. He wanted to give the pair of pictures to that kid. MC realizes that this was why he was in town in front of the general store. Lance gets embarrassed having been seen going into the store.

Back in the present, Lynt notes how kind Lance was to forgive him for the misunderstanding. MC apologizes; she didn't think Lynt cared about the Matching Egg pictures, so she didn't think too hard about handing it over to Lance. Lynt also apologizes. He tells her he has never wanted anything before, so he couldn't really understand how the Matching Eggs worked. He overlooked the desires of the people involved and thought that the Matching Eggs alone would decide which 2 people would be bonded together.

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### Fenn Luxure

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Fenn takes MC out on a date. She notices that there's a lot more people out than usual. Fenn tells her it's because it's getting close to Eostre. He notes there are foods, trinkets, and performances that are only available during this time of year, so it would be a waste to spend the day inside. He walks very close to MC and she wonders if he's tired. She asks him about this and adds that a few days ago he said that he had writer's block. Fenn tells her that spending time with her gives him energy. She's not sure that this is true and tells Fenn he should pay attention to where he's going. He says he won't bump into anyone as he levitates her using magic into his arms and out of the way of man that was about to bump into her.

The first stall they approach has a bunch of small boxes set out. Fenn tells MC it's a treasure hunt and she should open one of the boxes. She does and is jump scared when a (probably fake) snake pops out.

The next stall has a bunch of glass eggs. The saleswoman tells MC that by putting the egg by the window and making a romantic wish, the egg will change colors and reveal how her paramour is feeling. Fenn says she has no need for something like that since she knows how he feels about her. He tells her to close her eyes because something's on her eye lid. Thinking it's an eyelash, she does ask he asks. He kisses her cheek and puts a ribbon in her hair. He said it was an apology for the snake thing earlier, but MC wasn't even mad about that.

The next day when she's in class (about the history of the Isle of Colde), Lynt asks if everyone did the assigned reading before the lesson. Sherry has, and she's very excited about the topic. They're learning about a cave called the Cavern of Truth that's only open to the public this time of year. Sherry notes that if two people go there, ask each other a question, and answer truthfully they'll be together forever.

After the lesson, Sherry and MC go to the anterior courtyard to hang out. Sherry seems to want to go to the cave. Violet shows up and Sherry invites her to go with them. Sherry says that it is rumored that if lovers ask each other a question and one of them lies, they'll be absorbed by the mural (which is in the cave). Violet says she wants to go to the cave with the new guy she's been dating. Sherry seems excited for her when Fenn shows up behind MC and says he'd like to go to the cave too. Violet immediately says that's a terrible idea since Fenn lies so often which would lead to MC being absorbed into the mural for sure.

Fenn asks MC if she'll walk with him for a minute and she agrees. As they're walking, Fenn tells her to be careful of the puddle. He levitates her into his arms and she realizes he was lying as there was no puddle. He eventually puts her down.

Later, Fenn appears at MC's window and invites her out for a date. She agrees and leaves out the window with him. They start to make out in midair. MC gets shy at first, but also notes that it's unlikely that anyone can see them. Fenn makes an excuse that he kissed her because he needs more magic in order to maintain his levitation magic. MC is satisfied with his answer until she realizes it was a lie. He tells her she can only trust about a fifth of what he says. She gets mad at him and then gets over it as they walk together in the sky.

When they land, it's at some ruins. MC wonders if going to some ruins can be considered a date. Fenn assures her that it is a date and that he just never mentioned where they were going. He leads her to the Cavern of Truth. MC is excited to see the mural as Fenn tells her that it's one of the oldest caves on the island. Scholars from all of the kingdoms often come to investigate it. However, it is only available to the public during this time of year and it's during this time that it's at its most stable. He then takes her by the hand, leads her deeper into the cave, and the two start to make out. A bit later, Fenn seems spooked by something and the two quickly leave the cave.

When MC gets back to her room, she realizes the ribbon Fenn gave her is missing. She assumes she lost it in the cave while they were kissing. She leaves to retrieve it as Fenn talks to Lynt in the S-Rank lounge. Fenn tells Lynt about the uneasy feeling he had and Lynt says that the magic barriers should prevent anything bad from happening unless the thing that Fenn sensed was very powerful.

As MC searches the cave for her ribbon, she touches a switch on the wall and falls in a trap/hole. She thinks she's landed on a pile of branches and lights one using magic so that she can see her surroundings. She's surrounded by human bones. Then, she hears someone walking around above her; it's Fenn. MC yells out to him for help. She tells him to look for the switch on the wall, but he can't find it. Fenn tells her that he will leave to get some more help and that he will definitely come back for her.

Fenn goes back to the academy in search of the Headmaster as he thinks he broke the barrier since his powered increased when he and MC were making out. However, he can't find Lou. Instead, he goes back to the S-Rank lounge hoping that Lynt is still there. All of the S-Ranks are there and Fenn tries to convince them to go to the cavern with him to help MC. The others are skeptical and think he's lying at first, but Lynt seems willing to believe him. Lynt convinces the others to go with them because he's never seen Fenn this frantic. Lynt also doesn't think Fenn would lie about MC being in trouble. The other S-Ranks agree and come along as well. Fenn leads them to where MC is and some are surprised to hear her under the floor. They try to break through to the floor beneath them, but their magic isn't enough. Fenn accidently finds the switch and falls through like MC.

They hug and MC notices Fenn's hands are scratched. She kisses his fingers to heal them. After they confirm that the other is okay, MC realizes the other princes are watching them from the floor above. MC starts feeling embarrassed as Fenn levitates them out of the hole.

After making sure she's okay, Roy credits Lynt for the rest of them showing up. Lynt comments that he'd never seen Fenn so frantic. MC notes that Fenn only lies about silly little things, not big, important stuff; that's why she trusted him when he said he'd come back. Fenn teases Toa about a similar scenario happening in a book that Toa is reading (and has read 10 times). Toa asks Fenn how he knows, but Fenn continues to tease him rather than mentioning that he was actually the one that wrote that book. At some point, they all head back to the academy. Fenn takes MC to his room. He says he regrets buying her the ribbon (since it lead to her being in danger) and tells her that he'd be more than happy to accompany her on any other late night strolls. As they make out on the bed, MC pokes Fenn's chest, indicating she thinks he's at fault here. Fenn acknowledges his previous lies hadn't done him any favors while trying to convince the others to help him. Fenn promises to never lie again (which MC doesn't believe) and the two keep kissing on his bed.

He then tells her to turn around so that he can fix her loose ribbon. MC feels like a Fenn wouldn't be Fenn without his lies, but now more people can trust him. She then feels her hair come loose as Fenn unties her ribbon. MC expects Fenn to retie the ribbon, but he instead slips his hands under her clothes. She is surprised as Fenn kisses her as soon as she turns her head around. MC then realizes that Fenn lied to her again and wonders why she always falls for his lies. Fenn reiterates that MC should never believe what he says. MC glares back at him and thinks about how Fenn isn't repenting on his actions at all. However, she can't stay mad for long as Fenn's touches and kisses are too hard to resist. Fenn then comments on how MC's clothes and hair are in disarray. MC says that this is why she wanted to go back to her own room instead. She didn't want to get him dirty as well. Fenn says that she doesn't have to worry about getting him dirty as he will soon take off her clothes anyway. They then proceed to take off each other's clothes. MC tells Fenn that her hair is also dirty. Fenn says that he can make her hair clean and MC assumes that Fenn will use magic to clean her hair. But, Fenn tells her that he is going to use another method to clean it. MC doesn't know what to expect, but she knows that she can always trust his actions even if his words aren't always truthful.

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