The cause of the blue luminous Will lines that cover a mage's body is known. How or why they came to be is not. An interesting fact is that humans have stripes like a zebra that are unique to the individual but that glow in the dark. The level of light produced is not visible to the human eyes but certain cameras can see it and so can some animals like cats. Why do you think your cat can find you easily in a pitch-black room? If my guess were correct then these stripes are especially conductive to will energy themselves. As one practices Will powers this effect gets stronger or possibly purer. Just as a magnet can push something away, Will powers remove the impurity's in one's stripes through use. These stripes most likely help restore one's Will pool by absorbing the energy around them.

These lines are beginning to become a problem as they reveal someone as a mage and I need to keep myself a secret. Even in summer, I have no choice but to wear long sleeves and my gloves at all times. even my neck has to be kept covered as some lines are beginning to show on my neck. Damn, I hadn't thought too much about this problem beforehand. I believed if I trained my powers that would solve everything but once I had that moment of inspiration on how to make Jack flee I knew that I needed more. If others know of me then so will he when he strikes. No air conditioning and I'm wearing all winter clothes that make me sweat like a swine in a kitchen where the cook is frying eggs. At least within my home, I can be free of this torture to an extent but there's no breeze inside.

On another note, I had an idea of how to help keep Oakvale's people safe. In Fable 2 the demon door at Fairfax castle mentioned Jack of blade's tried and failed to get inside of him. No gay joke intended but it makes a valid point. The door said even if Jack was in his dragon form it would make no difference. So if Jack at his strongest cannot force his way in then it is safe to assume William Black made all demon doors to keep him out. Perhaps that is why the demon door exists in the first place. Jack was William Black's worst foe after all and why make a magic lockbox that wouldn't keep him out? There would be no point in making such a vault if it didn't even keep your enemies out. Since demon doors have a will of their own Jack can't just simply will the doors to open.

So with Nemo's help, I could keep everyone safe inside on the day Jack strikes. I could at least keep all the women and children out of harm's way within but there's a serious problem. How do I get the people to go inside and stay there? They definitely won't listen to me or Theresa. If my mother tries to convince them as Scarlet Robe they will think themselves safe since the hero is here. The whole NPC attitude of, " You go fight them and I'll cheer you on from 5 feet away". They will do this even though they are clearly in severe danger and then blame the hero when something bad happens. The villager would say "You boasted you would keep them safe". To which I'd reply " Within reason Moron!"

Heroes are powerful but they are not gods. Even the Gods here are not technically real gods as the Oracle from the lost chapters mentions they don't exist. Avo and Skorm were said by the oracle to have been come up with by a trader who discovered two places of power on the continent. This I doubt means they don't exist though as we live in a world where Willing something to be can make it so. What happens in such a world when tens of thousands of people to millions believe and worship in a non-existent god? Their belief makes him real because they wish him into existence. That's why in fable when you kill the temples clerics you hear the gods threaten you. They may not have existed from the beginning but they exist now. What did Terry Pratchett call it? Ah, that's right, He coined it, "Polymorphic personification".

I ran my thoughts about Nemo protecting the innocent by my family. After explaining the problem to them in detail they also came to the same conclusion: People can be idiots and sometimes there is no helping them. The children, however, could be convinced to explore Nemo by Theresa and me that day. With Nemo helping to keep them inside while Theresa and myself slip out to the battle, the children would be safe. Its at least a start as we can only protect so many during the chaos of the battle.

Things are coming along as we got Nemo loaded with a ton of supplies. There are even sacks of flour and crates of stuff. Way to go y'all! Mom and Theresa even convinced Brom to start strength training. Not sure how they did it and he's made little to no progress since he started but that's still good. "A journey of a thousand miles starts with but a single step", a famous and common quote from a Chinese book or author whose name I don't remember. The point being if you never start then you'll never get there but once you start you will be there sooner than you may expect. As for my father's lack of Will talent, I have a plan. In both, "Fable the Journey" and "Fable 3" the protagonists use magic gauntlets to cast spells rather than learning to cast magic themselves. In Fable the Journey He learns his Gauntlets powers are crystallized from the fallen heroes Sol, Blaze, and Stone's bodies. So one's Will powers can be preserved in crystals? Then the gauntlets used in Fable 3 may have been the hero of Bowerstone's cultivated abilities that he preserved for his son when he was on his deathbed.

Timeline wise the Hero of Bowerstone won't be born for 500 years so I won't be able to use the gauntlets he makes but the one from Fable the Journey exists now. Sol, Blaze, and Stone died 300 years ago using the spire to close a breach into the void that nearly let the Crawler in. So after the bandit attack with Jack at some point, I'll have to take my father on a journey to acquire that gauntlet and its soul stones. I'll make a hero out of you yet pops! I think I seriously need a personal assistant because I have way too much to do and little room for error.

In the original version of Fable 1, there were very few weapons for mages. Since magic was sort of a sorcery version rather than wizardry, staves and rods weren't used until later and even then they were blunt weapons. That is fine for me though as not having a blunt weapon for close-range combat is a weakness my enemies could exploit. That being said I have a very particular weapon in mind that is one of the main original decent mage weapons from Fable. "The Dollmaster Mace", as it was called. It's one of the weakest legendary weapons and has the fewest augmentation slots of any weapon in the game. That being said its located in a demon door right next to Oakvale in the abandoned road. The door having a very peculiar requirement to open as his eyes sight has gone bad.

"I don't want to be the evil mage!" Elvira whined.

I gave her an amiable look, "Come on we need to all play a part or we won't get inside and that's not an option"

"Why do I need to be the obviously evil one?" She demanded.

"Err... believability", I muttered.

"That's horse poop!" Elvira complained.

"Just let her be what she wants", Theresa added.

"Then how about you be the bandit then", I suggested.

"I'm not wearing those rags!!!" She screamed.

"Fine, then I'll be the bandit then", I conceded.

"But I wanted to be the bandit", Theresa complained.

"Oh come on! Why is this so hard?" I asked. I did the math and looked at the outfits we had made over the past month. A fake shiny knights outfit made using silverware Elvira took from her manor. Since silver is one of the most reflective metals from earth it should be enough to fool the old blind door. We had expected Lady grey to be the dark Will user so we had made it rather dressy and witch-like. Her outright refusing it and Theresa also being adamant meant one thing. I had to wear it and let's just say "I ain't happy bout it". Making a boy crossdress to get a decent weapon and save people's lives.

We three stood before the door and like I hoped he mistook us for the 3 heroes from his past he had described.

The doors face lit up with glee, "I recognize you all! My friends, welcome!"

The door disappeared and we entered inside. There was the battle scene that was always there in the game and the wooden chest at the end of it. Surprisingly Elvira gagged at the sight of the skeletons reminding me she wasn't the monster she'd been in the game. At least, not yet she wasn't. Theresa who should have still been affected by the scene was seemingly unfazed.

I gave her a hard stare locking my eyes onto her. She visibly stiffened as I asked what was on my mind, "Sister how far have you looked into the future".

"Well, you see there were certain issues and..." Theresa mumbled trying to change the subject.

"What did I say about looking too far into the future. It can mean never living in the present and becoming lethargic towards everything. Look at this scene and now at Lady Grey. This making a young girl sickened is normal but you act like its just another Monday morning. What else have you been hiding Theresa?" I demanded.

"It's not like that!"

"Isn't it?" I pressed.

"Hey cut T some slack", Elvira said trying to defend her best friend. "T" is what Lady grey sometimes called Theresa for short.

"Stay out of this, we had an agreement and she broke it," My glare made her shiver in place.

"So sister what is so freaking important that you broke your promise to me?"

"It's you... I'm trying to save you!" Theresa shouted.

"Thwack", was the sound a slap made when it hit my face but it didn't hurt me. I was shocked I was the subject of concern and I wasn't sure when the tears in her eyes had started but they were there. Somehow that hurt more than any physical pain.

" I see... Then that must mean I die in the future prematurely", I mumbled.

"Well..." Theresa began.

"I DON'T WANT TO KNOW", I cut in, "Death comes to everyone someday and as far as I know no one is an exception. No one should live their life knowing and just waiting for the end".

I walked over to the chest and opened it. Within was the Dollmasters mace that was massive within my hands but still lightweight even to my small body. In my hands, the weapon appeared to be a staff with a big ball on the top. It was perfect for what I needed and so was the augmentation. "Mana augmentation" The one that makes Will energy replenish way faster. It was the perfect tool to wield for battling Jack. Since I had no martial skills a mace made a good close distance weapon as well.

"Hah", I sighed," I can't blame you Theresa and I forgive you but I wish you'd told me before this point. Now you have lost your childhood too and that's a terrible thing to waste. Especially since it is supposed to be only one to a customer."

"It's better than losing everyone you love", Theresa said matter of factly as she stormed out. I could tell she wasn't really angry and neither was Elvira who followed her out imitating her.

left alone after the fight it did feel like I was the bad guy. Realizing I was even dressed for the part made it even more ironic. As I undressed from the no longer necessary attire I didn't want to be seen in I hummed to myself, "and I do it all because I'm evil and I do it all for free".