CH 14-Teacher Theo
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''Here these are for you.'' Bridget gave Lyra the weapons she made for her. ''They are only a cheap imitation of what they should be, but that's all I can do right now.'' Bridget said that while Lyra herself was wrapping the ropes around her arms. 

After getting ready, Lyra tried the blades on the wooden dummy. She started with simple slashes and stabs while holding the two knives, and after she went through the motions, she loosened her grip and let the knives fall. She caught the rope when the blades were around her knee level, and started to spin them. After getting enough momentum she got closer to the dummy and angeled one of the knives so that the dummy got in its rotating path. *Tut* A sharp sound was made as the knife's blade quickly slashed the dummy, it lost some of its momentum but it still was spinning with Lyra's help. 

Bridget saw how Lyra's lips turned into a smile as she continued to spin her blades and hit the dummy. Lyra started to try different things, with more movement and more spinning, the sound of metal hitting wood could be heard constantly. From time to time Lyra threw one of the blades at the dummy, hitting it, and then using the rope she pulled the blade back to her. Lyra was having fun with her new weapons, but when she finally had enough fun, she ended her testing with one final move. She rotated the two blades, until they had plenty of speed and then aimed for the dummy shoulders. The two blades quickly descended from above and bit into the shoulders of the dummy. 

''Thanks, these are a lot of fun!'' Lyra gave Bridget a toothy smile, as she pulled the blades out of the wooden dummy. 

''I'm glad you like it.'' Bridget herself couldn't help but smile when she saw how happy Lyra was. Before Bridget was worried that her crude creation would disappoint Lyra, but now that she knew that it wasn't true, she was relieved. 

Next, she went back into her warehouse and retrieved the spear. When she got back outside, she could see the tail that belonged to Ethan wave around so fast that Bridget was worried that it would fall off. ''Here this is for you.'' She gave the spear to the excited beastkin who couldn't wait for it. 

''Thank you!'' Ethan didn't hesitate, he gave Bridget an excited and genuine thanks and then automatically went to test it on the dummy. He started with a simple spin, to see how the spear would feel in his hands, and then he gave a few basic trusts. After that, he tried some other things, but they mostly consisted of different types of trusts and stabs. 

''I have to say, your skill is interesting.'' While Ethan was having fun with his new spear, Lyra started to talk about Bridget's warehouse space skill. ''You have a convenient space, that you can use for many things.'' When Lyra said that, Bridget couldn't help but nod as she had to agree that her warehouse skill was very convenient. 

''Again thanks for the spear, it's amazing!'' While Bridget and Lyra were telling Ethan had finished his spear testing and came to thank Bridget again. 

''I'm happy you like my beginner work.'' She was sure that her spear wasn't amazing, but she still was happy that Ethan said it was, after all she did put some work into it, and it always is nice when someone appreciates your work.

Seeing that both of them were happy with her work, Bridget gave them a goodbye before leaving. She went to her favorite corner in hopes of finding Theo there. Fortunately for her Theo was sitting beneath one of the trees, and reading his book. Seeing the black-winged kid Bridget fastened her pace and soon she was standing a few steps away. 

 ''Theo I need your help.'' She said that while taking a few steps closer, making sure that Theo could hear her. 

''Yes?'' Hering that Bridget needed help, Theo closed his book and looked up, indicating for Bridget to ask what she needed. 

''Can you teach me how to control mana, I need it for enchanting?'' The young crafter went straight to the point.

''Sure, but as you don't have any magic class it could take a while.'' Theo stood up and approached Bridget with a nod. ''And even if I teach the way how to do it, you will probably have to practice it for a while before you can do what you want, so if you're ready to put in some effort then yes I can teach you.'' Theo was a little bit concerned as he said that it could take a while before Bridget saw her efforts make results. 

''Yes, I'm ready!'' Bridget was determined to learn how to control her mana, no matter how long it took, even if it took days, months to years, so she was ready to do this. 

''Alright, first sit down.''  The moment Bridget agreed and said she was ready, the air around Theo changed. His whole demeanor changed as if he had become a professor who now was teaching one of his students, ready to impart the necessary knowledge. With Theo's instructions, Bridget sat down, and Theo shortly followed. Theo crossed his legs and Bridget followed his lead, and now both were sitting in lotus position sitting with each other in front of them. 

''Okay, start with closing your eyes and try to go into a meditative state as it will help with this whole thing.'' Listening to Theo's instructions, Bridget closed her eyes and slowly emptied her mind. When she felt she was ready she slowly nodded indicating for Theo to continue. 

''Next, slowly push your mana out of your fingertips as streams without breaking them.'' Bridget started doing that, first was one finger and then two, and slowly she went one by one until every finger was leaking mana. It took some concentration to do this because she had to maintain 10 consistent mana streams without breaking them. 

''Good, now the hard part.'' Hering those words Bridget got ready for what Theo was about to say. ''Feel your mana, feel how it flows through your body, and follow it through until you arrive at your fingers, and then as close as you can to your fingers try to bend all those ten streams.'' 

Bridget did as Theo said, she slowly looked into herself, she started to look for her mana pathways. It was hard and took some time until she could find them. After finding them she followed them, through her body, they flowed similarly to her veins, they were all over her body in every nook and cranny. Bridget followed the mana pathways until she arrived at her ten fingers that were leaking her mana. Then at the base of her fingers, she tried to grab her mana, and then bend it. The bending happened very slowly, and it took some time, but finally, Bridget succeded in doing it, and the streams bent a little bit. 

''Fuuuu...'' But the next moment Bridget felt like she just ran a marathon, all her straight left her body and she collapsed onto the ground, she couldn't keep the streams going so they disappeared. Bridget was left with a tired body and little progress, but it still was progress so she couldn't help but smile. 

''Now you just need to continue this exercise, this will help you get better in man manipulation.'' He got up and walked up to Bridget who was lying down right now with a grin on her face. ''With time you will get better and then will be able to manipulate mana further from your body.'' Theo looked over to see if Bridget was fine, and after checking her and seeing that she was looking normal for her state Theo got ready to go back reading his book. 

''Why all ten fingers, wouldn't one be easier and not this draining?'' But before Theo could return to his reading he was stopped by Bridget's inquiry. 

''Indeed one would be easier, but you at some point will have to learn to multitask, how to manipulate multiple streams of mana, and a larger quantity of mana, and the sooner you do that the better, and this exercise lets you do that in one. It is more draining but the results are usually better and faster.'' After explaining the black shared boy went back to reading his book. 

Hering this Bridget didn't say anything but just continued to lay down. She lay there for a while until she got some energy back. After getting some of her spunk back Bridget closed her eyes, sat in a lotus position, and tried to manipulate her mana. Unfortunately, she didn't get much further with her progress before she collapsed onto the ground again. 

''Don't overdo it.'' She could hear Theo say something to her, but she just waved in his general direction with one of her hands, as if saying she was okay. 

 

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