The wooden door to the old tower opened with a loud squeak. Zelda stepped through quickly and the door slammed shut behind her. The castle was nice and warm, a nice change to the long cold walk she had just come from. Rasmodius appeared from his library with a book in his hand.

"Hello Zelda, I hope it wasn't too cold outside." He said with a warm smile.

"It's freezing! But it's nice and warm in here." Zelda said taking off her coat and hat.

"I'm glad you took me up on my offer, it will be nice to pass on some of my knowledge to a younger generation." The wizard said placing his book down on a table.

"Well I wasn't going to pass up the chance to learn magic!" Zelda said excitedly. "But I am a little nervous, I've never done anything like this before."

"Don't be nervous, we'll just take things slowly."

"Ok" Zelda said letting out a deep breath to relax herself.

Rasmodius walked over to the large chalk circle and stood in the middle, beckoning the girl to follow him. The two stood inside the circle parallel to each other, Zelda watched as the wizard closed his eyes and focused. Candles around the circle suddenly lit and slowly began to rise and float around the the two. Zelda watched as the candles danced around the circle, the flames gracefully flickering. Rasmodius gently placed his hands on the the blonde's shoulders and took a deep breath.

"I know I told you about magical aura before but you have not yet learned how to access and harness you aura."

"I remember you told me I have a powerful aura but… I've never felt anything... aura like."

"That's because your aura has yet to become active, this is because you've gone through most of your life without contact or interaction with magic. I'm going to use my aura to send a small amount of energy into your body. The new energy will excite your aura and make it more active."

"Uh.. ok… will it hur-" Zelda started before she was cut off due to shock. It didn't hurt the feeling just surprised her. "Wow." She said as she felt a warmth in her chest.

"Now that your aura is unlocked with practice you'll be able to use your energy to and cast spells." Rasmodius said snapping his fingers, commanding the candles to return to their original place.

"It doesn't feel too different but I definitely feel a small change." Zelda said looking at her hands like she expected some kind of physically change.

Rasmodius smiled and stepped out of the circle, walking towards his small kitchen.

"Now here comes the hard part." Rasmodius said grabbing a large mug and pouring himself some water. Placing a teabag in the water and waving his hand a little, a tablespoon floated into his drink and began to stir on its own. "Practice." He said with a smile as water began to heat up in his glass.

"Practice?"

"See that book on the table over there?" Rasmodius asked pointing at the book he had placed earlier. "I want you to summon it from across the room."

"How do I do that?" Zelda said a little lost.

"Focus on your aura." The wizard explained. "Feel your energy leave your body and wrap itself around the book, once the book has some of your energy you'll be able to move it around the room as if it was an extension of yourself."

"That sounds really complicated." Zelda sighed. "Are you sure I'll be able to do it?"

"Not at first." Rasmodius said taking a sip from his drink. "But it will be entertaining to watch you try."

Zelda sighed and tried to follow the steps the wizard had told her but in her opinion she spent the next fifteen minutes looking like a complete idiot, waving her arms around trying to make the book move. The girl had to blush as she could hear the wizard chuckling at her attempts. It took her about an hour before she made any kind of process. After sometime she could finally feel the book's presence and saw it move an inch towards her.

"I..did..something." Zelda said out of breath. She was surprised at how exhausting this exercise was.

"Good you're starting to get the hang of it." Rasmodius said with an encouraging smile. "We should give it a rest for today just remember, it will become easier over time."

"Cant...wait." Zelda panted.

"In the meantime you can read this book." Rasmodius said calling the book to fly across the room into his hand.

After the wizard handed it over, Zelda took a good look at the book. It was green with a strange symbol embroidered on the front cover. It was thick and the pages were old and tattered like the book had been used for along time.

"Intro to potions?" Zelda said as she read the title on the front cover.

"This book will help you get a foundation in potion making. You should read it in your spare time."

"I hope this will be more interesting than normal homework." Zelda sighed.

"You can use any ingredients here, if you want to practice." Rasmodius said pointing over towards a shelf that held many labeled jars with strange contents. "Just promise me you'll stick to basic potions, higher level potion crafting can be very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing."

"No arguing here!" Zelda said scratching the back of her head. "I'm nervous about starting basic potions, I'm not going anywhere near advanced ones."

The wizard offered the blonde a glass of water to which she gratefully accepted, sitting at the small table info the kitchen she noticed a tiny pine tree in a potted plant, sitting there innocently.

"Cute tree." She said smiling nodding at the tree.

"The mayor hires me to grow one every year, it's a little secret of ours." Rasmodius said with a wink.

The blonde smiled, wondering how many things the wizard might secretly be apart of. She new Lewis hired him to construct the maze on spirits eve but what else did Lewis hire him for?

Zelda gathered her coat and hat by the door, making sure she didn't forget her new book before she left.

"Thanks Ras!" Zelda said waving goodbye. "I'll see you next time!"

"Goodbye my dear and do be careful on your way back." Rasmodius said with a warm smile.

As Zelda left she thought about how thankful she was to the wizard for taking the time to teach her. The blonde was nervous about learning magic but the last thing she wanted to do was let him down, she'd have to practice on her own time. She also was nervous about how she could tell Leah. Zelda didn't want to keep this part of her life a secret but she wasn't sure if Leah would even believe her. Walking through the forest's deep snow she thought about her options. Maybe it would be best keeping it to herself for now...