"Just close your eyes and feel the mostiture in the air..." Devlyn's smooth voice serenaded Rorek's ears as they once again stood in the magic training grounds for his first lesson on advanced magic. Rorek did as he was told and closed his eyes but all he could think about was the man slowly pacing around him, he could feel Devlyn's ambient magic all over his body...he a more powerful Mage then Rorek had first thought." Now to use water and ice you need to close in on the water in the air...take hold of it...and shape it to your will" Listening to his insisticts he raised his hands cupping them togather, as a pool of water gathered there. He opened his eyes and looked at the translucent gobbule of water in his hands, he took a breath and blew on the water. It burst apart covering Rorek with a shimmering frost, taken by complete suprise he shivered while wiping the ice crystals off of his face and looked to Devlyn with shame. Devlyn's eyes danced with mirth...but this time it was warm, not the hard edge there was the last time Rorek messed up a spell.
" You did good for you first water conjuring, its not an easy element to work with." Rorek bowed his head channeling forth his magic again he raised the heat of his body causing the ice to evaporate off of him in a cloud of warm steam, he pushed his wet locks away from his eyes and said "Thank you my lord" Devlyn raised a hand shaking his head.
"Rorek we're going to have to work on that, we here togather training as friends...not a prince and his guard, just call me Devlyn and drop the formalities. I have to deal with that all day, just be yourself." Rorek nodded in an uneasy kind of way but seemed to relax ever so slightly saying" Ok than, I...I just dont want to act the wrong way" Devlyn laughed and said
" You almost gave your life for me Rorek, i highly doubt your going to act the wrong way, now get back to your training. Create the water again and ill show you how to make a real ice cloud." Rorek did as he was told and waited for his teacher, Devlyn raised his hand as a swirl of water collected in his palm
" Make sure you breath hard enough while thinking of the direction you want the cloud to go, if you dont give it a destination it will just rebound on you" He let out a breath, and Rorek watched his cloud of frost hit a dummy and cover it in ice. Taking a breath of his own Rorek let it go and willed it foward, it traveled across the expanse engulfing a dummy and sheening it in frozen water; Devlyn let out a whoop and said " See you got it, I knew you could do it" He clapped a hand on Rorek's shoulder than it happened, Devlyn heard a sharp intake of breath and Rorek shuddered. Rorek felt Devlyn's energy richocette all over his body like white hot lightning of pleasure, he took long deep breaths and looked over to the prince who was having a simliar reaction. He lifted his hand and it all fell away, they looked at each other puzzled Devlyn spoke first
"Was that a Soul Reaction? " A soul reaction was the gods way of telling two people that they were destinted to meet...it also meant not matter what happened they're lives would always been intertwined. Those who embraced the reaction often spoke of being able to feel what the other was feeling and sometimes actually speak to them through the mind realm even countries away. It usually happened the first few times the two touched. Rorek answered breathlessly " I...I dont know, let me see you hand" Devlyn raised his hand and Rorek did the same, they slowly came closer to each other till they're hands were scantly touching...they both could feel the hum of power radiating off one anothers hands. Devlyn looked into Rorek's eyes not being able to stand it anymore he grabbed his hand letting the reaction ripple across each other, and leaned in brushing his lips ever so lightly against Rorek's the connection doubled in feeling...giving in they kissed and let the power just react around them. The dummys all exploded in flames and white clouds gathered in the clear night sky and it began to snow. The kiss deepened and any snow that touched Rorek imedatly evaporated into a wisp of steam, they broke apart breathing heavly standing in a snow covered field with thick warm steam swirling around the two of them. " Wow" they said in unision shock...
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