CHAPTER 7

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After leaving Robb and Jon I got back to my room resumed my mana training. Every passing day I m becoming more sensitive to mana. I can feel my mana is growing but I don't know how much. It is really hard to decide if I have enough mana to cast one last time so I always leave some mana if there isn t enough might pass out or worse. There is no reason the risk it. Trying to guess how much mana I have left is like guessing how much water is in a cup. I can only eye ball it. But there must be a better way.

It would have been so much easier if it was like a pc game. If I had mana number and spell had cost as number. Anyway let's focus. Just when I was starting to cast a spell it hit me.

I m such an idiot. The answer is Authentication. The Rob said it can identify anything as long as I have the knowledge. And I have the knowledge. It is just a simple math problem. If I gave my cheapest spell the number of 1. And keep casting it until I deplete my mana I can have numerical value for it and every spell I can cast after it . it took 21 Authenticate to deplete my mana. So it means I have 21 mana as value.

The next 3 month been really exciting and boring at the same time. It was exciting because of the magic training and seeing my basic magic spells getting stronger every day. After three months of hard work I now have 24 mana and my elemental ball spells have a diameter of 6 cm (I think it is 2.2 inch) in diameter. It was equally boring for the sword training most of the time I would space out while swinging it and 5x will stop working and I would get a slap at the back of the head if Rodrik realizes I was spacing out but I m starting to get the forms down. Hardest part is what Rodrik calls the forplay a 2 hour physical training session of running, jumping and all kinds of drills after that he will say " lets get to the real deal." It is actually a real sick joke to make in front of 6 years olds but Robb and Jon doesn't gets it.

POV RODRİK

Young lord is really hard working he is the most talented between the lord's sons, Jon is working hard to but he is not as talented as him. It has been 3 months since the lord ordered me to see them trained but the one I m most astonished about is Aermir. I knew his father, he was like a beast when he was fighting but I don t mean he was so powerful I mean in the literal sense he fought like how a dog or a wolf rips its prey apart. That was the way he fought it was always a relentless attack. The boy is like is father in that aspect but he has something his father never had a calm and thinking mind. Oh and of course a monstrous talent I have never seen. It is like he started learning the sword 2 years ago. 3 months ago he didn't know anything about sword but now he has a passable form and movement.

I didn't even see my lord coming until he made himself known. I must have been deep in thought. "How are the boys doing Rodrik?" when I hear the voice hurriedly turned around and saluted him.

"They are doing fine my lord, little lord is really talented like his father my lord."

When he hears that Lord starts smiling. And turns toward Jon but he does not ask how he is doing, he just watches. So I tell him.

"it is still early to say yet Jon is talented in the sword too but not as talented as little lord."

"how is Aermir?"

"My lord if you hadn't come I would have come to you about him?"

"Why does he not have any talent for it ?"

"No, my lord he has too much of it."

"What do you mean ?"

"My lord if he works like this in 10 year The North will have an Arthur Dayne of its own." I started smiling

"Is he that talented?"

"Yes my lord, he just started training 3 months ago and he is not that motivated too but he fights like a passable fighter." The lord gets up and takes a wooden sword from the rack. He goes next to Aermir.

POV MC

I really hate self training times. It just building muscle memory. In moments like this I m really thankful for 5x I cant even think about doing this 5 times more to reach this level. I hear steps coming closer and thought Rodrik was coming to slap my head. I turn around as fast as I can and swing the sword "I m focusing!"

BANG

Two sword clashes each other and I see Lord Stark standing there. Right away I bow and apologize " I m sorry my lord , I thought you were Sir Rodrik coming to punish me"

"Rather than an apology I want to see if you are keeping your promise to me, rise your sword and strike."

He is serious about it. I started to get in form and ready myself for a fight. I charge at him and we lock our sword for a second like in the movies but we don't wait there, right away I use my short stature and try to slip pass his sword by angling my sword toward my right shoulder while trying to cut his right arm but he expertly prevents that by guiding my sword away. I cant win in reach and strength against a grown up and I don't think I am faster than him too. There is only one other way for victory.