Anne had spent the first few weeks of school shirking her responsibilities. She'd been out partying, on dates, or up on the station, doing just about everything except for the things she was responsible for. She wasn't the only one who noticed, either. Her uncle, the head of the family, wasn't at all pleased with how she was acting and had no qualms summoning her to the family estate to admonish her directly and in front of other members of the household. She was told that if she wanted their continued support she needed to get to work practicing her magic.
The hand warmers were a start, sure. They worked decently well and people seemed to like them when she was giving out the extras she'd made, but they weren't nearly enough to impress her uncle. She needed something that would prove she was dedicated to learning their traditions, whether or not that was true, and so she'd arranged with Wednesday to do some research and experiments together. She sat at a desk, waiting with a stack of books on runes and other script-related magic practices from around the world for her friend to show up.
