#WordWeavers Day 1: Introduce an MC from an antagonist's perspective
In my world, when the City awakens someone to magic, it also tells an experienced city shaman about it, and sends them to be the newbie's mentor for the first few months.
So this is Vanessa Martinez's first meeting with Ángel Castillo, just after their epiphany. N.B.: Though Ángel is non-binary, they didn't realize it at the time of this scene (2012) and Vanessa wouldn't have realized it anyway — hence the yucky misgendering.