A Magic Lantern Show was an event in the childhood of Will and Alyss where skilled and specially trained performers would take a fire, put a special colored piece of film in front of it, and projected it on to the wall. They would then move it around and show several at once the given effect of dancing and to tell a story. It was a time of fun and entertainment for the children in the ward as Baron Arald paid for it out of his own pocket.