**Vann (POV)** **[Kaarmanet, Academy]** “How can I hear you?” I asked confused. “Because your powers are uniting.” I heard Sky state calmly. A calm that I couldn’t feel. “How’s that possible?” I asked worrying coursing through me. Cahaya was shivering in fear, so I pulled her loser to calm her down, which helped me. “I don’t understand what is happening.” She said nervously. “Princess, you remember learning about mate bonds in mages?” Sky asked in a soothing voice. “Yeah, I remember. But how does any of it explain this?” She asked just as confused as me. “The mate bond between mages takes stages to be completed. The two mates need to first accept the bond with their mind, body, and soul. Then they need to verbally say it to each other after which in a ceremony their magic and soul

