Yeah, I get that, but I don't really have an idea of what Alexandra's feelings towards learning spells are. For example, I don't know why she would choose to learn or not learn a particular spell. Shock-and-awe? In-duel effects? Ease of casting? Furthermore, does she care about legality? The answer to that is probably not, but I don't know her reasoning--is it merely teenage rebellion, does she have a political objection to the Confederation banning certain spells, does she just object to the idea of banning spells, does she find herself sort of in a middle ground where she wants to know every spell she can but isn't sure if it's morally right to know some spells?
I find it most likely, especially with what you've said about her frame of mind and maturity, that she finds herself in a middle ground where she wants to know and use spells that achieve her goals at almost any cost; but at the same time, she's aware of the sort of suffering that the extremes can cause and is hesitant to delve deeply into certain waters. It's the sort of internal conflict that I imagine becoming the center of her growth as an adolescent and a key factor into her biggest decisions down the line.
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Date: 2011-04-05 03:32 am (UTC)I find it most likely, especially with what you've said about her frame of mind and maturity, that she finds herself in a middle ground where she wants to know and use spells that achieve her goals at almost any cost; but at the same time, she's aware of the sort of suffering that the extremes can cause and is hesitant to delve deeply into certain waters. It's the sort of internal conflict that I imagine becoming the center of her growth as an adolescent and a key factor into her biggest decisions down the line.
~DarkSov