"Only when you feel like you’re at your wits’ end and can’t progress anymore can you come here to ask for another lesson. That means that each one of you will progress at their own pace and receive individual lessons.
"The only exceptions to the rule are Shapeshifting, that you can only practice here because no supervision can easily spell death, and Forgemastering. That kind of runes isn’t something you can learn on your own, they can only be passed on.
"I’ll also show you the basic Awakened Forgemastering methods, from which I expect you to develop your own or to incorporate them to those you already possess." Faluel looked at Lith during the last part of her speech. freewёbnoνel.com
"All those that require physical training must come here at least three times a week. Quylla, please tell Friya that she has to come here as well. I’ll use that same time to instruct her in her duties of Harbinger and teach her the ropes of Forgemastering.
"One last thing. I’m dead tired so unless it’s an emergency, I want to be left alone at least for a full day. Go home and rest." Faluel put away the training equipment and took her communication amulet out of her dimensional item.
Taking care of children felt as rewarding as it was exhausting.
’I deserve some quality time with my friends.’ She thought.
After Faluel started to happily talk with several Emperor Beasts, most of which he had never met before, Lith gave part of his vitality to the rest of the group. Except for Nalrond, who had been recharged by Faluel, the others were unable to stand.
He checked them with Invigoration, discovering that the melody of their life force had become discordant and that they were on the verge of starvation.
"Do you want a ride back home or do you want to sleep in the tower?" He asked after fixing cracked bones and more bruises than he could count.
"Sleep?" Tista had a crazed look, glaring at Lith with a hatred he had rarely seen.
"While you sat on your ass for over six hours, I’ve faced death so many times that now we’re best friends. I don’t want to sleep. I want to take a bath and eat until I feel like I’m going to burst."
"Bring us to the tower and prepare a lot of food, please." Quylla said. "I’d gladly go back home, but I don’t have the strength to take a single step nor the patience to wait for a meal. I’d rather kill someone with a fireball and eat their meat."
The way she said it didn’t sound like a joke and the fact that the others just nodded, drooling at the thought, made only things creepier.
***
During the following days, Lith and the others only met at Faluel’s lair. He focused mostly on Spirit Magic and Light Mastery since Shapeshifting had niche applications compared with the other disciplines.
As for the Forgemastery lessons, thanks to Soluspedia, memorizing runes took Lith and Solus just the time necessary to organize their notes before storing them in the dimensional library.
A couple of weeks after the incident in the mines of Feymar, Lith received a call from the Royal Secretary.
"Good day, Archmage Verhen. You have been summoned to the Royal Court to provide your testimony about the events that led to the rescue of the Mages Ernas." The hologram from Lith’s amulet showed a man about fifty years old, with grey hair and a well-groomed beard.
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