"Mmh. It was the same when my water magic awakened." Able to do very little at first, he had needed to train it constantly over a few seasons before he began to see improvements in his control and range. He was grateful down to the depths of his starlit soul that Safrin had granted him a shift that maintained his connection to the element of his birth, and his control over it.
It was not a magic that was particularly useful now, alas. Nor was his hippocampus shift. His demigod form and height, however, were perfect for the task they were undertaking, and he held up his end of the bells easily even when Elizabeth's laughter caused a slight delay on the other side of the door. Given how the bells chimed in response as they slipped and shook it was probably just as well. Their music should scare off any nearby spirits, after all.
"Indeed. It is plausible," he agreed, emerald eyes gleaming with the laughter that hid behind his small smile. "Do you remember which book it was?"
It was not a magic that was particularly useful now, alas. Nor was his hippocampus shift. His demigod form and height, however, were perfect for the task they were undertaking, and he held up his end of the bells easily even when Elizabeth's laughter caused a slight delay on the other side of the door. Given how the bells chimed in response as they slipped and shook it was probably just as well. Their music should scare off any nearby spirits, after all.
"Indeed. It is plausible," he agreed, emerald eyes gleaming with the laughter that hid behind his small smile. "Do you remember which book it was?"
