Elara couldn’t believe the sight of the new kitchen coming into place right before her eyes. This was a difficult type of magic, and she had never tried it before, so it was surprising to her how quickly and easily it all came together. Maybe this really was her true calling. Maybe all those years she had spent secretly wanting to be a kitchen designer had somehow created this magical ability within herself and it was finally becoming a reality – she could be the best kitchen designer in all of Australia. The owner of the showrooms, still reeling from the incident with the trolls, came over to Elara and called her into her office.

“I have a proposition for you,” the showroom owner said. Here was her chance; Elara was about to be enlisted as a kitchen designer. All her dreams were about to come true. “I want you to join our team as a professional for bathroom design,” the showroom owner said.

Elara could barely contain her disappointment. A bathroom renovator? But she had just shown her prowess in kitchen renovations. Those were two completely different things! Bathrooms were full of tiles and cabinets and were often cramped and lacking space. Kitchens were beautiful, light places filled with innovative ideas and gorgeous wafts of food drifting through the air.

“I thought that after my efforts you would want me as a kitchen designer, or something in the kitchen realm at the very least,” Elara said.

The showroom owner frowned and shook her head. “No, not at all. We have many kitchen designers already, and they are very good at what they do. It doesn’t matter how quickly they do it, so long as they get it done. Speed is not a factor in our working process here. When it comes to bathrooms, however,” the showroom owner continued, “we offer some of the most affordable bathroom renovations Melbourne has, and we’re currently short on a bathroom designer. Since we need someone to make up for all of that lost work, we could really use your services to get it done quickly and put our bathrooms on display.”

Elara thought about this proposition for a minute. Was it the perfect job? No, it wasn’t. Kitchen design was where her heart was. Bathroom design sure would be fun, but she was still in school, anyway. She wouldn’t really have time for a job while she was doing magic. For now, her kitchen design dreams would have to remain just that.