#manamanipulation

I don't understand why she would willingly pierce her own face so many times... But it doesn't look like she's hurt by it so I suppose it's a cultural custom. Or maybe they're stuck, with the tissue attaching to metal... no, too unlikely. She is in too much of a rush to even imagine that. Come to think of it I never learned why she is in such a rush to learn. Power hungry? I hope not. That attracts quite a lot attention in the end, and being a womer in a land of Nords could end badly. But if she's in the College that is hardly a problem, those incompetent fools are not able to provide anything.

[Neht vanishes into the kitchen and then returns with cups, a pitcher of water, ink, and quills.]

"Fine, fine, here" he took out a scroll and handed it to her. "That essay you needed on underground fungi, I think it's okay. And if you need any more, just tell me. But now, unless you want to help me with experiments on those, I'm afraid you will have no other option to stare because I'm going to ignore everything outside of those beauties. I mean what is that?" He raised up an ash yam. "I've never seen this before, this is extraordinary!"

[Neht is beaming.  Neht’s also probably thinking about how totally mad Savos Aren would be if he discovered he was giving lessons of any sort to a College student.]

It is very silly, but we do not turn honey into alcohol in Hammerfell. The Nords have a curious habit indeed.

I...you want me to tutor you?  Really?  That's...well, goodness, sure.  Um, hello.  I am Neht Orphelin, wizard of House Telvanni.

Y'should see what I do to actual libraries.

Just dead ones. No money in live vampires. Leave it to someone else t’find a use for ‘em.