"Thank goodness." He hugged Jim. "Thank you for saving your brother, Devan." "I was worried I didn't even think of what I was doing, father." He raised both his hands. "I have wind power? I didn't know." "Your mother is also a wind element mage." He stroked Devan's hair. "Let's go home and dry Jim up. He might get sick of the cold." He carried Jim while Devan followed them. Their neighbors were still clapping and whispering because of amazement. "We have a genius from our village!" one of the women said. "He will be our village's hero!" the man in his forties continued. "I heard from my classmate, his father said the Maho Kingdom is lacking elemental mages. Once they find out that we have an elemental mage in our village, they will take him away from us!" Jim's friend said. "We shoul

