By The Skies by J.E. Mueller

Author:J.E. Mueller [Mueller, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Getting back into the swing of school was rough. My antisocial behavior blended in with the entirety of my class. No one really wanted to be up, let alone attending lessons that seemed to drone on.

And on.

And on.

Even hearing that our potion passed couldn’t pull me out of the post vacation chaos slump. I wasn’t surprised it did. That was my top class and Aylum was no slouch in it either. It wasn’t until spellsayer class that a teacher finally had enough.

“All right, I get it. Vacation has wiped the floor with the lot of you,” Brentwood stated. “We’ll play a game. I have three levels of spells. The first gets you out ten minutes early, the second twenty, and the third as soon as you’ve successfully completed it. You may leave, I don't care what you do, just don’t break any rules.”

That had our attention. The energy rose as we excitedly whispered to one another. A chance to get out of class early? This was a very rare treat.

Professor Brentwood cleared their throat. “Of course the spells are harder the more freedom you gain and I am only giving you one chance.” We all nodded eagerly. “Who wants to attempt first?”

There wasn’t a hand that didn’t shoot up.

The professor looked thoughtfully around the room. “Kareia, let’s see what you’ve got.”

I rose from my seat and happily walked to the front of the room. Professor Brentwood dug behind her desk for a moment before setting three little tins with slips of papers down. She pointed to them in turn, explaining which was which.

“When would you like to get out of class?” Professor Brentwood knew the answer, we all wanted out now. She likely picked me because she knew I would be able to demonstrate just how hard these ‘get out quick’ spells would be.

“Now,” I replied, reaching into the little tin and pulling out a paper.

‘A Gust of Leaves’ was what the spell was titled. I stared at the words for a moment, having never seen this spell before.

Professor Brentwood glanced over at the paper. “Ah, now that’s a fun one. Take a moment to practice and when you’re ready, let’s see if you can do it.”

I mulled over the proper pronunciation in my head before finally asking, “It says a gust, how much power should be put into it?”

“Do the best you can. Most on their first try barely manage a breeze.” That wasn’t a helpful reply.

Oh well. Anything over a breeze was passing then. I carefully muttered the words a few times aloud before clearing my throat, ready to give it a shot. If I couldn’t manage the spell, it would at least give me something worth focusing on in class.

I pulled a reasonable thread of magic, feeling a drastic relief through my head and joints. It was hard to hide that fact but I managed. When was the last time I did real magic? Two days ago? Three? Silencing spells and brewing potions hardly required any magic.

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