"It was something I recall a friend recommending to me," Tazendra said, "when one is living in a city and cannot ride regularly. And the supplies for painting are an expense when one is trying to set up a household." Which was frustrating for her: so many of her hobbies cost money, a fact that she had not considered until having to count every last juulan. And her studies of magic were stalled until she could find something to actually power spells.

"An architect, then." Tazendra only knew about architecture from the time she had to commission repairs after blowing a hole in her residence with magic, but she was used to employing people who knew more about their craft than she did. "Is there much call for your work in the city?"