44. Progression
Alex was pulled from his sleep by the sound of Sam’s rustling blankets. His eyes snapped open, and he looked around until he realized it was just the teen making the sheets on his cot look neat. Alex had noticed him doing it a very precise way each morning.
I wonder if the merchant made him do it like that every morning. Or maybe his parents?
Alex rubbed his eyes and stretched as he sat up. He wanted to get Sam’s attention, and the boy looked over just at the sound of him moving. Valtherion must have heard them as well, since he came floating up from the small nest of blankets he’d dragged under Alex’s bed.
Extending a thread of mana toward Sam, Alex waited to see if he accepted. After the last week, he’d started to realize that Sam was much more energetic and willing to talk in the mornings.
Weird kid.
Sam smiled back at him. Through his left eye, Alex could see a small blue tendril of mana wobble away from his body. It was much harder for Sam to create the tendrils of mana than it had been for Alex. When he’d been explaining the process of how to do it, he had told Sam about his old [Mana Shaping] skill and how much it helped him.
Sam then did something Alex didn’t even know was possible: He shared a System screen with Alex, letting him see the description for an ability.
| [Mana Sensitivity] - An innate ability to sense and slightly manipulate mana in the environment, aiding in spellcasting efficiency. |