#iyar

@ftf-appreciationweek

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Nikkal and Rix grew as close as siblings since May. After all, they went through the fight for their third seasons together. Darea herself was enchanted by the mages and quickly forgot about the grudge she held against Nikkal for "attempting to replace her". Meanwhile Ethan was starstruck by the technology this world holds. Su became friends with Stortia and Paulina rather quickly, and Niall befriended Graut. Iyar got splendidly along with Hotch and Gars.

Artemis and Nikkal left the others behind that day and went hunting. While Nikkal wasn't as good as her brother with the bow, she was still decent.

Meanwhile, Su and Aphrodite were fast friends, and Kingu exchanged eyeliner tips with Murphy.

Nikkal and Ellaire were opposites, which probably was why they went along so greatly. Though, Ellaire did NOT appreciate Nikkal's suggestion to go the palace and show king Osmont how fire mages deal with pricks (Gisella cheered her on tho).

Taki was beyond happy with this visit. He had been right, magic exists! But some of his comments and questions did irritate the mages. During one particular incident, where Taki almost went flying, Wyatt asked Ellaire: "Why is he treating the magician poorly?"

But excluding the Taki moments, Nikkal's companions went along well with Ellaire's.

Some interesting information (from Chabad.org) about the month of Iyar:

Each day of Iyar represents another step in this spiritual journey toward Sinai.

There are not many “special days” in Iyar, but every single day of the month is part of the Sefirat HaOmer. It is a mitzvah to count every day between Pesach and Shavuot.

G-d promised that if Israel followed his ways, he would provide protection, “for I am G‑d your Healer (אני י‑י רפאך).” The acronym for this last phrase spells out the name of the month of Iyar (אייר), thus indicating that Iyar is a propitious time for healing.