The First Lesson by Lana Axe

Author:Lana Axe [Axe, Lana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: shapeshifter, magic, quest, coming of age, dragon, elves
Publisher: AxeLord Publications
Published: 2017-02-13T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Each day began with mediation, and Pia struggled to keep herself still. She yearned to do more than simply sit in silence. She never saw Taren meditate. He waved his hand and performed magic when he wanted. Why did she have to perform this boring ritual?

Her lack of effort made mediation difficult, and her progress slowed. She learned a few more spells, her favorite of which was tapping into wood for its heat to produce a true flame. She looked forward to learning how to conjure light from the air. Taren performed the spell daily thanks to the darkening sky, and she envied it each time. She wanted to learn everything immediately, not waste time sitting cross-legged and clearing her mind.

At least her ability to sleep soundly had returned. Leko finished the draught, and it worked perfectly. For several nights, her dreams had been uninterrupted. She remembered nothing of her dreams, but she woke feeling refreshed, not terrified. Nothing was chasing her, nothing reaching from the void.

“You’re not mediating,” Taren said, crossing his arms. “If you’re going to learn, you have to start at the beginning.”

With a groan of displeasure, Pia tried to settle herself into the correct position.

“Your back isn’t straight,” he pointed out.

“Is this the only way to learn magic?” she asked.

“This is the method I’m teaching you,” he replied.

“So there are other ways,” she said. When he didn’t reply, she said, “Can we try another way? I don’t want to meditate anymore.” She was bored and didn’t feel like she was learning enough. “You said there was limited time for me to learn.”

“That’s why you need to stop talking and meditate,” he said.

“Teach me to conjure the light,” she said.

“That lesson will come later,” he replied. “Meditate.” Turning his back, he disappeared into the forest.

He wants to limit what I learn, she thought. Maybe he was frightened by her powers, like the people in Lyraeus had been. Maybe he didn’t know how to teach someone with her particular skills. Whatever the reason, she felt he was holding her back. Peering through the trees, she saw no sign of movement. Content that he wasn’t watching, she held her hand out flat, her palm facing up. Concentrating on her palm, she pictured a light filling it.

Nothing happened.

She frowned. I used to do this without even thinking about it. Attempting to do as she’d always done, she focused her mind to her hand. Closing her eyes, she pictured a ball of white light hovering in her palm. She held the image as long as she could and then opened one eye.

Nothing.

Disappointed, she let her hand drop back to her knee. Sitting up straight, she attempted to meditate, but she couldn’t empty her mind. She didn’t want to. She wanted to daydream about her future as a sorceress. No longer would people see her as evil. She’d be a trained master of the arcane, respected and loved. She’d help people. She’d choose a town and settle there, lending her magic to poor folk.

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