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When was Astilbe's last full lecture? It was in May, and now it was already the second week of August, and it was becoming clear that the newly initiated mages were eager to immerse themselves in the mysteries of magic and acquire new knowledge as soon as possible. However, before the lecture itself began, the mages were in for another surprise.
"Such methods remain incomprehensible to me, but my opinion on how things are done in your country is irrelevant. Therefore, asking me questions about this will simply be pointless." It became known just a few minutes ago that, after taking the oath at the beginning of the day, the mages would have to take another oath, this time that they would not use their craft against the interests of the empire or its empress. "All I need is your consent; I will take care of the rest." On the tables in front of the students were writing implements and a contract. "This spell belongs to a highly specialized school of curse magic, which will not be studied in this course. Its principle is simple: your magical channels will be bound by a pact in the form of a tattoo on your bodies; if you break the oath, they will burn out, and you will never be able to cast spells again. I strongly advise against trying to remove them by ordinary means. The good news is that, apart from that, this pact is harmless to human health. The design of the tattoo and the place where it is applied are irrelevant in themselves, but the administration has already determined a generally accepted imperial standard: for the elementals – a lotus flower, for healing – a heart symbol, for summoning – a butterfly, for alteration – a slipper, for illusions – a rose. They will be applied to the upper side of the palm.