No.

...Might be just that it's past midnight and she's bone-tired.

She wants to get this – or at least try a bit longer – before she goes to sleep.

It really doesn't seem to be happening tonight.

Ugh.

She'll go to bed, then, leave the stick where she found it and try to calm herself down enough to do so.

Exhaustion tends to help with that.

By the time she wakes up the next morning, everyone she sees congratulates her!

It's... Interesting how the attitudes toward her shifted overnight. She's brilliant and foresighted for learning to write now, instead of having wasted time on a useless hobby. She's kind and outgoing, not chatty and pushy. And everyone wants to see the manalights.

She can do some manalights. Preferably with more people around, not just for individuals, because she still needs to figure out what sorts of limits she should have, but still.

… It's a bit weird, the change in reactions, but she tries to take it in stride, and checks that someone has notified… someone… about everything.

Father Clemens is riding in from the chapel after his morning observances are done, and they sent a rider to the Baron to tell him the news. Would she like a free meat pie from the butcher?

… She would!

Okay really she did not realize people were so – focused on the status of witches like this. Or, well, she did but not in such an obvious way.

Or maybe it's just that she was never the celebrity herself, before.

She shows off a few more manalights trying to keep them at a constant intensity and enjoying the attention it brings her.

There's a lot of positive attention coming her way, certainly! Especially the gaggle of small children, they clap and ooh and ahh and ask her if she's going to fight demons.

She… uh… of course she is, she's going to be like one of those badass maidens in the fairytales that – they probably know about, but, without the 'badass' descriptor. (She's gonna be badass anyway.)

(Hopefully. If she doesn't get killed. Not that she says that.)

After a while the bulk of the crowd disperses. Sensible and only slightly jealous voices reminding everyone that there's work to be done, come on!

Mr. Hammond is one of the ones that remain, looking at her with a complicated emotion in his eyes. Excitement? Reminiscence? Fear?

"… Is there something I can do to help you, Mr Hammond?" she tries.

"I don't really know, to be honest, young lady. I think there might be something I can do for you, though."

Evelyn frowns lightly in response but waits.

"Advice, I mean. Maybe not where everyone can hear." He looks pointedly at the people who remained. "Indulge an old man, will you lot?"

They disperse.

Evelyn waits for the people to leave, then says, "I'd appreciate that, thank you."

"Mm. Ana... We were... Good friends. I didn't grow up with her, but I learned a bit about how magic works and what is expected of Witches from her. You probably can't fly or use a shield or know what your special ability is, yet. That will come in time - a few weeks at most."

"– I tried to fly, last night, but hadn't gotten around to trying that today," she nods.

He nods. "It's a magical time in your life. She told me how she was fearful that she was a defective Witch. But you just need to be patient. You will not have much magical endurance until you are older, too. And it will fade again when you're out of the prime of your life."

… She nods. "Do you know when it peaks? – Do you know if I'll have all my abilities, in a few weeks, or do some take longer?"

"I don't know the timing of it. I'm sure the army Witches will know, if you join them as I suspect you will."

She nods. "Do you know if they'll be good at giving me information on my options? I don't really know – what I can do – and I'd want it unbiased."

"...They probably won't outright lie, but you won't make many friends if you ask after things that aren't fighting the Neuroi. You could ask to be a courier. Less pay, no glory, but it's safe. You could figure out what your special is. Perhaps it's truly amazing. Healing or turning rock to steel or something."

"… Do you know if they have ways to figure that out, for me, if I don't have it down by then?"

"You'll do it by accident or get a feeling about it sooner or later, I think."