>became a dark wizard post-DotR
>met, proactively dated (kinda, she didn't really resist at any point), and married a troll druid
>lots of people thought our union was weird, didn't care enough to learn why
>first born was a boy, took to dark magic instantly
>second boy doesn't really have any sort of interest or talent in magic, fine by us
>after hoping and hoping, finally got an adorable troll daughter
>everything we dreamed of, the sweetest little girl you can imagine, the whole family adores her
>loves helping out her mother with garden work, alchemy, and druid magic
>I've been teaching her to read, write, do basic math etc., loves reading stories with me
>turned 5 years old last week
>try to introduce her to dark magic
>scared of the dark and cowers in the face of a simple skeleton summon
>any sort of attempt to introduce her to the subject beyond a simple shadow spell results in her hiding behind my leg, holding it with a vice grip
>don't understand, neither of the boys were like this, even the one who ended up not being interested in magic
>wife explains to me trolls are naturally averse to unliving or extradimensional beings, as it's the opposite of their natural element, earth and life
>said she was something of an exception to the rule, hence why she never minded and even showed a bit of curiosity in my work, but our daughter might not be
So, what should I do? She can certainly be a druid like her mom, I have no problem with that at all, but a general magic education is important. Everyone knows that an at least basic understanding of all kinds of magic is required for both a solid grasp of magical theory and being able to defend yourself from another wizard or magical anomalies channeling a different kind of magic. I guess I could just teach her by the book, but hands-on experience, even if it is just observation of someone else performingPost too long. Click here to view the full text.