Chapter 42: Training Bee-gins!
Belissar gasped for breath as he ran across the field. He collapsed to the ground before the Shrine of Bees, every inch of his body on fire. He slowly strained his neck to glance at Chief Rohsuak.
“W-What...does...”
She smiled at him. “What does physical training have to do with magic?”
Belissar barely managed to nod on the ground. Chief Rohsuak snapped her fingers, creating a small wisp of fire above her hand.
“I believe mana to be a part of the body, like any other. So, the more you know your body, the easier it is to move the mana.”
Her grin grew wide and she bared her teeth.
“And in the worst case, if you don’t learn any magic at least you’ll learn how to fight.”
Belissar frowned. He was very much wondering what he had actually agreed to, for this didn’t seem like magic training at all. But he didn’t know the first thing about magic, so couldn’t say if Chief Rohsuak’s words were right or not. And well...if she was teaching him how to fight, that could also help him defend his Tower if he ever needed to step in personally. So, he figured he’d stick with it a bit longer...
A few hours later, Belissar collapsed into his chair in the farmhouse, every muscle in his body trembling. He was barely capable of grabbing some honeycomb to eat. But he needed to restore his strength before it was time for a purification, so he forced himself to lift up the tray and take a bite. He felt warm mana flood through his body, soothing his aching muscles.