Chapter 13
Passage of Time
Mathew stared into the Forest of Sent. To his left Santhari waited patiently. She had grown to a massive size in the two years of his training. If he reached up, his hand barely reached half way up her stomach.
After about half a year of training he had begun to train with Santhari. They learned to be constantly aware of each other, both in mind and body.
After about a year, she learned to fly and spent much time in the air, because she could no longer fit into most of the halls in the training grounds. So far they hadn't been able to find a distance where they lost their link with each other.
After spending much time with Trimen, they had found that he had the gift of the magic of the mind. He spent much of the day training with Mark, who had the magic of the tongue, and a girl Cassiel, who had the magic of the eye. They each spent some time alone with Trimen while he taught them the use of their magic and then time together while they studied the uses of runes and then practiced their magic together.
They did small drills where one would throw a spell at another and the other would attempt to block it at the third, who would then try to destroy the spell. At this point the third would launch a spell at the first.
Now, Mathew found himself at the Forest of Sent, and the edge of the boundary with Santhari, Mark, Cassiel and a man named Sifo Dias. Mark had on leather armor from head to toe, his ne tangs at his belt and every needle and knife that he could carry.
Mark, only fourteen now, had his his quarter staff and a slingshot that he always carried. He was wearing a simple red shirt and some shorts. Cassiel seemed impatient simply standing their waiting. She wielded a battlestaff that had vines and leaves wrapped around it and had a dagger at her belt. She was talented with water and earth spells and didn't really know how to use the battlestaff as a weapon.
(not finished)
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