Hm, this is about as far as Terry wants to go today. That doesn't mean it can't feel good, for both of them.

Mmm so he doesn't want her to return the favor?

Oh no no he didn't say that.

Good because she really enjoys returning favors and is quite good at it.

Well then. There will be a bit of a mess soon. Terry doesn't see any reason this means they need to stop, just. Ease up for a little bit.

Sure thing, easing up and snuggling and kissing, yes?

Mmm-hmm. And warm fuzzies. 

"Have I mentioned you're too cute?"

"You might have, once or twice. A day. And you're too cute too, and a quick learner, and you know a lot more about philosophy than me which shows that you have good thoughtful interests..."

She raises an eyebrow. "I'm glad you approve of my interests," she comments wryly.

"I meant that I like that you're the kind of person who has those interests."

She giggles and kisses him. "Thank you."

"You're great. Having you as a girl-boy-friend is great. Studying magic and programming together is great. Kissing and cuddling and the rest are all great."

"Yyyep, agreed on all counts. You are a marvelous adorable boyfriend with a fantastic brain."

He giggles and kisses her again. And again. And trails kisses down to her neck.

The time for calm gentle snuggling is over if Terry has anything to say about it.

Oooh, she's completely okay with this!

They could spend a lot of time like this. Wonderful delicious time.

'Enough for one day' is a thing, even if Terry doesn't think 'enough Sadde' could possibly be a thing at the moment.

And then they should probably go shower or something.

Yeah, shower or something.

And then they can go down to the library with a neatly written list of symbols and see if anyone knows Chinese.

Yup! They can. And while no one knows Chinese, someone does recognize the symbols as the cardinal directions: North to the left, East on top, South to the right, and West at the bottom.

What about the twelve other symbols?

And does anyone know someone who does know chinese?

(If questioned, they're trying to make a magic-involving role playing game as authentic as possible.)

No one recognizes the twelve other symbols, nor do they know anyone who knows Chinese. They also don't really question Terry and Sadde—this is a library, people are supposed to learn things here, not be judged for learning things.

So... What they know is, windy is affiliated with the East and slightly the West, and cardinal directions are important.

Hm. Not much to go off of.

They also know there's something about "Eastern" and "Western" magic involved, and sun and moon stuff.

"Eastern sounds like the Chinese tradition, and Western typically means 'Europe' in that kind of context. 'The sun never sets on the British Empire?' Eh, probably a coincidence."