The unicorn was gray and still. There is magic on me, she said. Why did you not tell me?I thought you knew, the magician answered gently. After all, didn't you wonder how it could be that they recognized you? Then he smiled, which made him look a little older. No, of course not. You never would wonder about that.There has never been a spell on me before, the unicorn said. She shivered long and deep. There has never been a world in which I was not known.
The passage describes an encounter between a gray unicorn and a magician, where the unicorn discovers that she possesses magic. She expresses surprise at this revelation and questions why she wasn’t informed. The magician responds gently, implying that she should have realized it herself, especially since others recognize her. His smile suggests a sense of age and wisdom, hinting at the unicorn's lack of awareness about her own identity.
The unicorn reflects on her life, expressing discomfort with the newfound knowledge of magic and her previous oblivion. The line about never having been under a spell before emphasizes her innocence and the significance of being recognized in a world that now feels foreign to her. It encapsulates her deep connection to her identity and her unsettling realization that she is not as solitary as she once believed.
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