Chapter 109: Two weeks
"Really?" Ada’s widened eyes sparkled as she gripped her quill tightly.
"Yes! Really!" Arabella chirped, "I suppose the particularity is exclusive to fairies. Oh! It is most interesting!" the young woman held a book open before placing it down on the table, "Look here! It says that fairies’ role during the war was crucial as they alone had the ability to see through deceit," looking pensive, Arabella paused and let out a little hum, "That makes a lot of sense, honestly,"
"It does?"
The furrowed eyebrows on Ada prompted her to elaborate, "Well, yes," she started, "The leaders of the army of liberty back then stopped at nothing to ensure victory, even turning to witchcraft as a weapon. Since fairies are able to see one’s aura, then they would have been the only creatures capable of spotting an ally from an enemy masquerading as one," her index finger went over a specific paragraph on the page that had her full attention.
"Then it is very interesting indeed," at those words Ada’s eyebrows were slightly raised while she simultaneously nodded and smiled, "Whitcraft can accomplish so much but can’t replicate an aura. I did not know that,"
"Neither did I," Arabella’s eyes then jumped onto the notebook Ada had under her wrist, "How are the letters coming along?" she asked.
"Quite well, actually," the maid leaned back a little, allowing Arabella a better view of the page, "I think I’ve gotten accustomed to them. They are much easier to replicate now, and I don’t even feel the need to look at the source sheet anymore," Ada simpered, the radiance of her beaming almost rivaling the rays from the sun which prepared to descend and sink behind the hills already.
"Much like multiple other skills out there, writing and reading are mostly honed through a lot of repetition and more importantly a generous amount of patience. Especially at the beginning,"
"That is fair," Ada’s head swayed slightly to the side before resting against her free hand, "The educator I had back then was not of the patient kind. Well, never with me, at least," her smile dimmed a little, eyes sort of drifting away, into a land separate from reality, "Though, it did take me a lot longer to grasp basic concepts than my peers... I’ve always trailed at the tail end of the herd," a bit of redness had gathered around the maid’s cheeks throughout her speech.