Natalia waited as Katrin finished tying her shoe. "How are you progressing?" she asked.
"Not so well," her friend answered. "I can get the spell cast, but I"m having difficulty with targeting. They often miss entirely, though I"m all right for those with no range."
"Well," offered Natalia, "isn"t it good that we get time to practise?"
Her shoelace tied, Katrin rose from her seat. "Let"s go, shall we. We don"t have all day."
They made their way through the halls of the Volstrum, halting as they reached the casting range.
"Are you sure we"re allowed to be here, unsupervised?" asked Katrin.
"I cleared it with Mistress Nina," Natalia replied. "Now, are you ready to begin?
"Where shall I start?"
"How about something simple? Let"s go back to the mist spell, and we"ll work on ice shards l
