Re: [Apus]
[Blinks and looks out again, then shakes his head slightly. He shifts, trying to force down the odd sensation, the temptation to unwrap the gift just because he CAN.]
[It's a moment before he can begin the first thing that he wishes to test, reaching into one of his pockets to drop two small stones, a piece of wood, and a scattering of grain onto the floor for his illusion spell. Everything is exactly as usual, except that instead of drawing power from the white gem, he reaches instead toward the power source in the box. The illusion itself is a simple one: that there is a small basin of water sitting on the floor in front of him.]