Origin of Magic

Noir stayed that night and left again that morning, making Rino miss him more. As the lich cleaned his house, he found a few short black strands of fur and kept those in a little pouch he asked the brownies to make for him. On the days he missed Noir, he would turn to the little patch of black fur he collected to play with it.

Just like that, four days passed with the farmers and fairies diligently tending to the field.

"My lord," Fronzo knocked on his door one night. "Please come out to take a look!"

Rino knew that the farmhand was a very diligent person who would not trouble him with small matters. The only other time Fronzo spoke out of line was when Rino interfered with farming work. Fronzo only looked for him when things out of his control happened, like finding a strange glowing rock while ploughing.

"What is it?" Rino asked and opened the door.