"Understood," Pela answered in regards to the reporting instruction.
The fact that Nausicaa's desire to watch her work was phrased as a request when an order would have been more expected, was more surprising than the actual asking. Some magi's enactments were subtle, even invisible. Wards were bright, colourful, flashy things unless specifically made to be invisible. Pela rarely had call to make hers hidden, and she was used to the people of her town watch and talk with her while she worked.
Still... Pela wasn't fool enough to think that phrasing aside, declining was a feasible response.
"Of course, Your Grace, I don't mind at all. I will be working in counterclockwise pattern, beginning from the southern side of the palace and spiraling inward. The exterior wards will be different than the exterior wards, which will be done clockwise from the north."
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The fact that Nausicaa's desire to watch her work was phrased as a request when an order would have been more expected, was more surprising than the actual asking. Some magi's enactments were subtle, even invisible. Wards were bright, colourful, flashy things unless specifically made to be invisible. Pela rarely had call to make hers hidden, and she was used to the people of her town watch and talk with her while she worked.
Still... Pela wasn't fool enough to think that phrasing aside, declining was a feasible response.
"Of course, Your Grace, I don't mind at all. I will be working in counterclockwise pattern, beginning from the southern side of the palace and spiraling inward. The exterior wards will be different than the exterior wards, which will be done clockwise from the north."