Her Gandr was SUPER SMOOTH. Like Gran's skin after she put on all that anti-wrinkle cream. That meant it was time to move on to carving, wasn't it? Alice bounced down to the edge of the forest with her wand, Gandr and magical both, and textbook in hand, excited to get to the actual runes part of the assignment.

Sliding down the trunk of the Alder and coming to a rest at the base, she held the Gandr in her hands and tried to sense it like her textbook said. Getting a feel for it, y'know? And then it was time to get started with carving, yusss.

Fehu was first, the rune that provided success, advancement in career, a turnabout in luck for those in difficulty, according to her textbook. She let those words bounce around in her mind as she ran her hand down the wood, looking for the best spot to carve it in. "Fehu Fehu Fehu f f f f f f f f f fu fa fi fe fo of ef if af uf f f f f f f f f f!" Once the Galdr song had been chanted, Alice's hand relaxed on a spot and she decided it was a good one to carve in.

"Intaglio Fehu Fehu Fehu." Ta-daaah.

Next was Uruz, which was useful for using primal power to release creativity and create sudden change. Her favorite! "Uruz Uruz Uruz u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u r r r r r r u u u u u u u u u!" And definitely the easiest chant to memorize, that was for sure. She ran her hand along the Gandr again before picking a place to carve this rune. "Intaglio Uruz Uruz Uruz.." Thurisaz was up.

"Thurisaz Thurisaz Thurisaz th th th th th th th th th thur thar thur ther thor thu tha thu the tho th th th th th th th th th!" Alice knew this one was for destruction and defense, even conflict, so she didn't bother to look at the textbook. When she was finished, she focused on the area of her Gandr that seemed to be the best choice for this rune. "Intaglio Thurisaz Thurisaz Thurisaz."

The textbook was telling her that Ansuz, the rune of luck, good fortune, good fortune, immortality, divine impulse of human beings, and the invocation of divine power or help, was the one to carve after Thurisaz. She considered the representation as she chanted. "Ansuz ansuz ansuz aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw s s s s s s aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw!" Then came the carving, which was done quickly and easily. "Intaglio Ansuz Ansuz Ansuz.." And then Raidho.

Alice didn't have to look in the textbook for this one either, Botros had taught them about it last term. "Raidho raidho raidho r r r r r r r r r ru ra ri re ro rudh radh ridh redh rodh (rut rat rit ret rot) or er ir ar ur r r r r r r r r r!" The rune for travelers and journeying, but also sometimes legal matters, and she didn't have an issue finding a place for it on her wand. "Intaglio Raidho Raidho Raidho."

This was SO FUN.