There are a lot of incongruous things happening in a short time. Shadowy figures tracking down a talisman and chasing a boy that has it. Only to pass him by when he is hidden from sight by magic for a brief moment and not able to track it when magic is lifted moments later. Curses that are symbols. A barista makes a drink for a sorceress and then pours her a refill from budget coffee pot. No one pays for their drinks. The barista is going to the magical school but maybe not? It’s all clumsy and not consistent in a tone of a 16 year old. The descriptions are there but they’re flat and off and hard to connect with.