Chapter five: Five is a Prodigy

Kilvic found himself paying no attention in his first class at the Academy. A few students were commended by the instructor who he learned was called Master Fitzgerald. Apparently, the aim of the lesson was to control any perceived element within the space of both hands. Most of the students commanded the air which seemed the easiest, swirling the element between their hands. A few managed bursts of subliminal sparks, a conjuring that worked with a reaction between the elements and their body heat. This achievement was worthy of more praise than others, and the fact that it was accomplished by those with pristine uniforms was not lost to Kilvic.

Due to their wasted time in conversation, none at his desk had conjured anything. Fortunately, Fitzgerald had done well to ignore them.

Their next class was under the tutelage of a man they all referred to as Master Tillaman. Though he hadn’t gotten the name of Fitzgerald’s class, Kilvic had deduced it had something