Frostbound

Abigail

It was wonderful to be home again. The trip was slightly longer than first anticipated but it was well worth the extra time. The sheer number of people who advanced was not to be understated.

Nearly everyone with the Water Affinity was able to form Mana Cores. Only a few didn't, but various reasons were behind their choice.

Sadly, some failed to forge one but others made a conscious choice not to, instead focusing on improving their Law with their time around the treasure. Chris allowed everyone to read through what he called a technique -more like suicide with extra steps- and they were holding out for a better option that fit them.

The Mages, though, had no excuse and all went ahead with the technique to forge a Core. Abigail herself had done so and now had a glowing Core where her Mana pool used to be that radiated power. As the Technique labeled it.

She'd finally decided on what she was going to do. While she was still a healer and would continue to have those skills and abilities, she would never be the best healer.

She had already mixed the two. Her evolution to F-rank was a battlefield healer variant that provided buffs as well as healing skills. Her E-rank evolution took that a step further and gave offensive spells as well as the occasional healing adjacent ones.

Being a Healer was now only a small portion of her skill set. People like Sam, who only stuck to Healing Classes and Skills, were much better than her in terms of healing ability.

The only reason she had been able to keep up with them was sheer stubbornness and her Law. Hours spent training simply weren't enough to bridge the gap. Not everyone in the Family gained their Laws the same. While their affinity was, how they saw Water differed.

Just how Gabriel's and Christopher's Ice Laws were vastly different even though they were the same element.

The Restorative property of Water that Abigail first gained her Law with gave her an edge when it came to healing and skills like [Waters of Renewal].

Without that edge, her ability to heal would've dropped off ages ago.