Sally

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Sally (莎莉)
Alias(es)	Wizard Sally; Lady Sally
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Esmond Gathering; Tower of Dawn
Occupation/Role	Wizard; teaching assistant and temporary instructor of the Esmond Gathering; Potionology instructor
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background

Sally was left managing the Esmond Gathering after its wizard ship was attacked at sea and Mentor Esmond disappeared. With only a few wizard seedlings remaining, she accepted Nova's recommendation of Leo Danville—despite his Prossian identity—and agreed to guide him temporarily until Esmond returned 3.

She formally welcomed Leo into the Esmond Gathering as its teaching assistant. Although her recent advancement to wizardry left her with limited teaching experience, she took responsibility for the new students' training and the gathering's continued operation 3 4.

Esmond's disappearance placed the gathering's future in doubt. Sally reassured her students that the Tower of Dawn would not consider assigning a replacement mentor for a year, allowing them to continue cultivating under her instruction in the interim 5 9.

Appearance

Sally is a female wizard who wears white robes and carries a wooden wand set with a dark-green gemstone 3 5.

• Small hands 4
• Often seen working from the Esmond Gathering's instructor office 6 9
• Her expression became visibly haggard following Esmond's disappearance, but she gradually adapted to managing the gathering 6 10

Personality

Sally is patient and encouraging with her students. She answers their questions, gives practical guidance on tuition and assessments, and adjusts her teaching to their individual prospects. She is particularly careful not to let early success make them complacent or poor results make them give up 5 6 11.

She rejects prejudice against Prossians. While Tesla viewed Leo's identity as a potential liability and Lane proposed expelling all Prossians from the gathering, Sally maintained that this did not fit the Esmond Gathering's style and allowed Leo to remain 6 7.

Sally favors steady, knowledge-based growth over dangerous shortcuts. She repeatedly warned Leo against accepting the sea-monster hunting mission, fearing that his exceptional potential would be wasted by an avoidable death. When he returned as a wizard after concealing the mission from her, she was stern but ultimately shifted back to supporting his future development 23 45 46.

Abilities & Skills

Wizardry

Sally is a wizard who had only recently advanced when she began guiding Leo. She can use spells to transport multiple students through the air and teaches the construction of spell models 3 5 7.

• Uses a flight spell to carry Leo and the other wizard seedlings to Esmond Lodge 5
• Her personal form of Arcane Hand takes the shape of a longbow 7
• Instructed students to lower their heads and avoid a Formal Wizard's gaze, preventing the spiritual discomfort caused by looking at him 4

Spell Model Instruction

Sally teaches the foundational theory and practice of spell models, emphasizing both effort and natural aptitude in their construction 7 8.

• Demonstrates how a spell model can be reshaped into Arcane Hand 7
• Conducts Arcane Hand assessments and reports students' results to the Tower of Dawn's central system 7 11
• Explains that Arcane Hand materializes and gives form to spiritual energy rather than being merely a physical weapon 13

Potionology

Potionology is Sally's specialization. She instructs students in the discipline's basic operations—harmonizing, sorting, and smelting—and evaluates their brewing results 12 19.

• Recognizes the quality of Fish-Fragrant Herbs and evaluates students' harmonizing performance 19
• Provides Leo with three Magic Stones for Withered Wood Potion materials and supervises his brewing attempt 20 23
• Identifies Leo's completed potion as a High-Quality Withered Wood Potion and urges him not to neglect his aptitude 24
• Advises Leo to seek deeper Potionology study in other wizards' laboratories once his foundational operations surpass the wizard-seedling level 25

Student Assessment and Guidance

Sally manages the early cultivation and assessment of the Esmond Gathering's wizard seedlings 5 6.

• Explains tuition, scholarships, gathering hierarchy, and the Comprehensive Assessment system 5 11
• Conducts weekly spiritual-energy tests using a crystal ball 6
• Notices Leo's unusual rate of spiritual-energy growth and investigates whether improper potion use may have caused it 6 7
• Recommends that Leo pursue a costly second spiritual-talent appraisal after his performance exceeds expectations 11
• Helps newly advanced Leo prepare for Wizard profession assessments and intends to submit his résumé to Potionology-related laboratories 46 47

Equipment

• Wooden wand — Set with a dark-green gemstone; used to cast Sally's flight spell 5
• Assessment crystal ball — Used in her office to measure spiritual energy and record student assessment results 6 10 11
• Potionology apparatus — Brewing tools and materials used during her instructional sessions 19

Relationships

• Leo Danville — Her most promising student. Sally accepted him despite anti-Prossian prejudice, trained him in spell models and Potionology, worried over his dangerous mission, and later guided his development after he became a wizard 3 7 24 45 46.
• Mentor Esmond — Her missing mentor and the head of the Esmond Gathering. His disappearance forced Sally to manage the gathering temporarily and preserve its traditions 3 5 46.
• Wizard Nova — A senior wizard whom Sally respects. Nova recommended Leo to her after other gatherings refused to accept him 3 4.
• Wizard Tesla — A fellow teaching assistant. They work together on the gathering's instruction, but disagree over Leo's value, Prossians, and whether the Esmond Gathering should accept Uriel's takeover 6 7 20.
• Chris and Molly — Students under Sally's instruction. She guides Chris in Potionology and arranges basic Prophecy Studies instruction for Molly after Molly chooses that subject 12 19 25.
• Sono and John — Former members of her initial student cohort. Sally monitored Sono's attempt to move students to the Uriel Gathering and allowed both him and John to leave when they chose to do so 8 9.
• Wizard Lane — An opposing figure whose proposal to remove every Prossian from the Esmond Gathering Sally rejected 7.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Recruitment after the ship attack — Accepts Leo into the damaged, understaffed Esmond Gathering after Nova's recommendation 3 4.
• Early Esmond Gathering instruction — Brings the new wizard seedlings to Esmond Lodge, explains the Tower of Dawn's financial and academic system, and begins their meditation and spell-model training 5 6 7.
• Gathering succession dispute — Resists pressure to replace Esmond with Uriel or expel Leo because of his Prossian identity; handles Sono and John's departure to the Uriel Gathering 7 9.
• Potionology instruction — Leads Leo and Chris through introductory Potionology, supervises Leo's Withered Wood Potion brewing, and recognizes his exceptional aptitude 19 20 24.
• Leo's sea-monster mission aftermath — Rebukes Leo for secretly joining the knight order's dangerous hunt, then helps redirect his studies and professional development after his advancement to wizard 45 46.

Notable Quotes

“In the wizarding world, knowledge is power. When you understand the principles behind power, your own power will naturally improve as well.” 13

Trivia

• Leo is the first class of new students Sally has taught in her teaching-assistant career, making his performance especially important to her evaluation 22.
• Sally initially doubted that Leo could obtain the Nova Title, but gained confidence after witnessing his Potionology progress 25.