In a small, unassuming town where magery is a norm, a leopardess mage of both true and stage magic fantasizes about overcoming the stringent boundary between both. Worried that her hobby of spellplay spilling into her job as a performer would be too risky, she decides to take the simple route--but a decision is made for her instead.

One of the first complete short stories I've ever written, so suitably what I've decided to tidy up a little bit and make my first upload here before I slink away. It's not my best work and has some signs of age, but certainly remains one of my favorites.