"Kyra! Practise the magic. Feel it flowing through you. Use the magic, use it to help others."
"B-but I don't know how, it's hard, I can't use it like Mama can."
"Kyra! You're our future, whether you want to or not, and one day you're gonna be as powerful as your mother."
"It's boring and hard though, I wanna go play with my friends."
"It's 'I want to', not 'I wanna', Kyra. If you're going to take your mother's place eventually you need to speak properly.'
"I WANT, I WANT, I WANT!!!!"
"Fine, that's enough for today, you're dismissed, go back to your room."
"How's progress with her magic?"
"No progress, my Lady. She's too young."
"It's vital she learns this before the Empress requires her."
"She'll discover it when she's of age."
"But that's too late."
"Mama! Mama! Mr Magic wants me to learn magic!"
"He has a name you know, and when you're in front of others call me Lady, or just Mother."
"Yes, Lady Mama!"
She sighs.
"So, can you teach me how to do super cool magic Lady Mama?"
"It's not my job to teach Kyra."
"PLEEEEEEASE!"
"You could, my Lady. She is your daughter."
"Fine, just this once."
"Thank you, Mama!"
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House of Bone
Teen FictionFor as long as she can remember, Kyra's always been shunned for what she is-an orphan-not truly belonging to any one of the five Houses. One day, she's whisked away to the Institute, and she finally has a place to belong with two other initiates. B...
