🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

– Yes, technological progress creates some difficulties for pure art, – Kamistella agreed. – What kind of posing are you interested in? Female anatomy is quite interesting. How closely do you wish to examine it, Mr. Phainant? In my attire, in something from your collection, or perhaps to the taste of the enigmatic Scryers, who, I suppose, are not very concerned with clothing?

– Imagine if there were magic that allowed wizards to create paintings with a snap of their fingers... The very thought of it makes me think that magic should be banned. The mystery of the Scryers in your imagination can be easily dispelled; just look at my sketches: here is the Crimson Claw tribe, here is the Green Skull, here is the Great Axe, and here is the Slime Lip. You have a very interesting outfit, so we can use it. I doubt you have anything under your clothes that I haven't seen in my life.

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–...I-I'm sorry, but why do you need to know my height? – the boy stammered, taking the book.

– It's customary, – the professor replied instead of the foreigner, – don't waste your mental energy thinking about it.

–...And you, Professor, also teach one of the subjects? – he then turned to the new face. – Sorry for my curiosity, but from your appearance, I would like to think of you as one of the researchers of the ancient magic Temples, but I don't see such a program in the list...

– You are very perceptive, or perhaps just lucky? – Peleng smiled. – My main specialty is archaeology. However, I will not hesitate to say that I am practically a living library – I know a lot, and therefore I often teach for students who cannot attend classes every day at the same time. I think that in the near future, you and I will have to spend a lot of time together. – The professor winked again. – I hope my company will not disappoint you.

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– My name is Erika. And no one asked me when they gave me a name. So, you can say that we are in the same situation. I don't feel any discomfort from this. I think you will be fine too, – Erika replied.

– Well, you weren't named Jack, so there's no discomfort.

– Look at it from another angle. For 25 gems, they sold you, and now you're standing here talking to me. They could have made mushroom soup instead. And completely free, without any names. So, it's not all that bad, you have to agree.

– Then I wouldn't have had the mind to grieve about my fate and my unfair place in this cruel world.

– I see. And how old are you? Or how many days? How quickly do you mushrooms grow?

– Well, a few minutes ago – as you gave me a name, so consider that I was born. And do you know what that means? That today is my birthday... Well?... Where is my gift?