Victor has a frightened look. “Sorry about that!”
Leo stands up and uses his Fire Magic to dry himself off. “This is dry clean only, remember. Do you want Clarence’s wrath to fall down upon you?” Victor looks more frightened by Leo’s remark.
“I wasn’t expecting you to be so advanced for not knowing magic,” Chiyo states, bringing Victor’s attention back to her.
“Thank you?” Victor questions whether her comment was a compliment or an insult.
“I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I think you’re ready to learn how to freeze the water using Air Magic.” She holds out her palm and creates a ball of water. Within seconds, it freezes and drops into her hand. She holds it out and drops it into Victor’s hand.
Victor holds the frozen ball up and examines it. “Karl did something like this when he offered me water. He froze half the ball to make a cup so I could drink from it.”
“Who do you think taught him that trick?” Chiyo takes the ice ball from Victor and tosses it into the water. She then creates another ball of water in her palm. “Let’s start small. Create a ball in your palm.”
Victor holds out his hand and creates a ball hovering over his palm.
Chiyo nods, “Good. Now, I want you to concentrate on the air around it. Make the air move rapidly around the sphere. The faster you move the air, the colder the air will get.”
Leo lets out a disgruntled groan as he loses the rest of his money to the geishas. He looks over to see what Victor is up to, then gets up from the table. He brushes off his slacks as he walks over to stand next to Chiyo.
Victor concentrates and watches the air moving around the water. As he begins to focus, his eyes begin to glowbluethis time.
When Leo steps up to Chiyo, he notices Victor’s eyes. “Well, that’s new,” Leo comments.
“Didn’t you mention that his eyes did this before?” Chiyo asks Leo.
“Yes, but they were white last time. Now they’re blue,” Leo replies.
Victor isn’t paying attention to them and remains focused on controlling two specialties simultaneously. A very thin layer of ice forms on top of the water. He begins to feel tired, and the water ball drops to the ground, sighing disappointedly. “I’m sorry, Chiyo.”
“It’s okay, my young empath warlock. Let’s take a small break.” Chiyo claps her hands twice, and the geishas set tea on the table. They walk over to the table and sit on the floor cushion.
“I am very impressed with you today,” Chiyo says to Victor as she pours tea for them. “I thought I would have to spend more time with you, but I think we might be ready for your test.”
Victor looks up, “Does ‘test’ mean battle?”
Chiyo smiles while pouring, “That’s correct, my young empath warlock.”
Leo leans back while resting one arm on his raised knee. “But this time, you’re fighting a girl.”
Victor looks over at Chiyo, “I’m fighting you?”
Chiyo lifts her cup and looks over the rim, smiling ever so slyly. “That’s right, along with my geishas.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m going to fight three of you?” Victor proclaims. “How is that even fair? I barely know how to fight using magic.”
One of the geishas places a small tray of tiny Japanese treats to accompany the tea. Leo reaches for a treat and pops it in his mouth. “Fighting is never fair. You must be ready for whatever comes your way, especially if people are after you. This will be good practice for you to defend yourself from multiple attackers.”
Victor slumps with disapproval. “I’m not going to like this.”
Chiyo sips her tea and looks at Victor, “May I ask you something, my young empath warlock?”
“Sure,” Victor agrees as he selects one of the chocolates off the tray.
“How do you make your eyes glow?” Chiyo asks with genuine curiosity.
Victor shrugs his shoulders as he sips his tea. “I honestly don’t know. Apparently, it just happens. But I can’t feel it happening, nor can I see it. To you, it looks like my eyes are covered in white, but to me, I can see perfectly with no obstructions.”
“Blue this time,” Leo comments as he pops a treat into his mouth.
