Vibria and her family (husband Jaksic, son Artur, and daughter Maria) ate supper in their dining room, as is their custom. It was a quieter affair than normal (aside from Maria deciding she wasn't going to eat vegetables ever again). Jaksic and Vibria shot each other sidelong glances and surreptitiously watched Artur over the course of the meal. Artur noticed (eventually), but continued eating as though nothing out of the ordinary was going on.
After supper, Maria the Maid gathered the dishes to take to the kitchen; Vibria's daughter Maria went with her to keep her company (at Jaksic and Vibria's request). No sooner had the door closed behind them then Solomon knocked.
"Glad you could make it, Solomon," Vibria said as she stood to greet her sodalis.
Solomon greeted Vibria and Jaksic warmly, and smiled at Artur. "Good evening, Artur. How are you doing?"
"Well, thank you. And you?"
Solomon nodded. "You'll hear no complaints from me."
Vibria knelt before her son and put her hand on his shoulder. "Has anything unusual happened to you, Artur? Or strange things happen around you?"
"Besides my fire-breathing, Mama?" Artur thought hard for a minute, then related a couple of instances of what could only be described as Turbulences (Apprentices, p. 22). Once he finished, Vibria beamed as she stood.
Solomon nodded. "That's what I thought. His Gift manifested recently, but it may have been gestating for a few weeks. Unusual, but not unheard of."
"Gift?" Artur said. "You mean like you and Mama and the other magi?"
Vibria grinned. "Yes, dear. Not exactly like us, no two magi are alike, but with training, you could become a magus like we are."
Artur nodded vigorously. "That would be fun."
"Oh, you have no idea," Vibria muttered under her breath.