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Miyuki blinked for a moment, and thought about it because it was a fair question to ask. Even though she was as good at runes as she was going to get, everything else was experimentation and a willing to learn her limits.

If there were any when it came to runes.

"Well... three reasons, the first is, no matter what I'm working on, it's still within the realm of runes. The binding scrolls, the home, the preservation spells, they're all runes that I just want to experiment with because I think they'll be useful or they interest me."

She scratched her cheek and then laughed, more at herself than anything else.

"And in truth they're not the only ideas I've thought of over months. They're just the ones I'm currently focused on."

Runes for lights, runes to make things stay very cold or very hot, runes that could track, runes that could protect, there were so many uses for runes she probably should start making a list of what she wanted to do.

"The second is I'm use to jumping from thing to thing. When I was little, that is what I did a lot of, mainly in languages, math and writing, but those three I use but don't need to learn in lessons as much anymore so I guess I'm trying to fill up time."

She smiled sadly and then finally said.

"And finally, I think it's time I learn some sort of offensive magic. I'm getting good with the battle fans, but I won't ever be like Auntie Feng and frankly I don't have the skill like Mom does. I'm very much I think like Grandma, that is Grandma Kara, if I fight it might be best through magic"

The young kitsune shrugged her shoulders as if to admit defeat.

"I actually hoped that if I messed around with illusions enough I could come up with a few tricks enough to scare people into thinking twice in attacking, but I know that I might not always get that chance... I don't like the idea of using magic to hurt people, but I would be stupid not to learn in case anything happens again."

Miyuki tilted her head a bit, he did have a point. However, she also thought he was missing the point. Sometimes, you didn't have the luxury of working on just one thing at time. Granted, she could do that with runes, but that was another matter completely.

"True, and I do have in mind which of the current projects has priority to test and make into reality," Miyuki replied.

She could test the binding scrolls at any time, she just needed something to test on, and the preservation runes had priority otherwise it was going to be hard going up north.

"But this kind of learning, I can't put off until I'm done everything else. I never know when I'm going to need that," Miyuki finished.

Though if he was so worried about it, Miyuki thought to herself. Maybe part of it was, Andarien didn't realize how close she was to being done or just being done.

"Though... since we have time today, maybe I have find targets for those bind spells. Though I might have more luck finding a piece of fruit to experiment on the preservation seals instead. I don't think anyone wants to be on the receiving end of that...."

She knew that the spell itself would activate, she had used them on inanimate objects (mainly trees and rocks), but she didn't know how strong they were because that required something living that moved. Well, actually she knew it worked, she just didn't know it's strength.

She wondered if that would freak the guards out, but Miyuki nodded and smiled anyways.

"We'll see, we might get volunteers," Miyuki replied, "And if all else fails we might have to recruit the Pokemon."

"Sure," Miyuki got up to take a look over Andarien's shoulder.

They were all very pretty she thought, and had also thought if Andarien hadn't been such a good clockwork maker, he might be a good artist. Her eyes though, gravitated towards the third design.

She tapped that on that one, "That one."

"Watches are a perfect idea," Miyuki assured him.

Though that did beg the question, what would their mother and ada like?

"As for designs... maybe something with a phoenix for ada and..."

She had to really think about it, their mother owned a lot of butterfly things, and so did their grandmother. Snowflakes and butterflies had almost come to represent the Winters in a way.

"Maybe something like snowflakes or butterflies or both for Nana?" she suggested.

"The second one is better I think," Miyuki pointed to the second drawing.

The pattern on the wings were cute, and it allowed for the butterfly to be bigger than in the first drawing.

"And for that we need to get word back, Kyrie did say she would ask," Miyuki murmured.

Waiting though was hard, since it put everything else on hold. Andarien needed a forge, and Miyuki needed new clothes and someone(s) to test her binding runes on.