#Sparky and Grace have a very dedicated frenemyship

[larissa-the-scribe]

Puddle Girl?

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Info:

So "Puddle Girl" refers to a girl from one of my stories, Jemima Grace (she goes by Grace). She had the audacity to grow up as besties with the son of powerful mages, and the probable subject of a prophecy. His aunt and uncle do not approve of this connection because they have Very Big Plans, and he should have better and more important friends. So at one point when the teens are accidentally out in the woods after dark (which they're not supposed to), the aunt and uncle shove Grace through a(n illegal) portal and wipe their hands of the affair, pleased that they've "protected" their nephew.

What they didn't know (and what she didn't know) is that she also has a kind of magic that allows her to travel through reflections (in mirrors, or, say, puddles) to different worlds inside Dimere. She doesn't know how to control that power, so she gets lost among the realms--before getting tracked down and adopted into the Mirrajer's Guild, where she can get properly trained.

This document is a scene where she is trying to talk her bestie out of adopting a seeing-eye dragon.

Snippet:

“Okay, so you have a pet now, and he’s a dragon.” Grace stared at the both of them, trying to process the fact that, this morning, not only did Conner not have a dragon, but he had given no indication that he would ever have a dragon, or even that he was wanting a dragon. But now there was a dragon. And according to Conner, it was here to stay. “Yes. Look, I know this is a very complicated topic for you to grasp-” Conner began, smirking. “Oh, shush.” She punched him on his arm. “How long did you think about this? Did you even think about this? Did you consider the fact that you’re going to have to keep him somewhere? Give him food? Take care of him? I’m glad you made a new friend, but-” The dragon poked its head out from behind Conner’s knee, giving Grace a side-eye that she could have sworn was sizing her up with disdain. “His name is Sparky, by the way,” Conner interrupted, “and he is now my seeing-eye dragon.” “No.” “Yes.” Grace pinched the bridge of her nose. “You can’t just say that to get what you want. Do you have answers to any of the questions I asked you? Also… Sparky. Really?” Conner chuckled. “I mean I did think about Erebor, or Toothless, but I don’t know, it kind of seemed to fit.” Grace shook her head. “You’re a dork.” “Certainly. But now I’m a dork with a dragon.” “You can’t just adopt stray dragons!” Grace exclaimed. “There are rules about this! I think! Also how are you going to train him? Since he’s not just a pet and is a ‘seeing eye dragon’.” Knowing he couldn’t see the air quotes she was making, she made sure to put special emphasis on that last part.