Allegra’s POV:
After my grandmother gave that scolding to my mother, who did not like having her attention called in front of me, I stayed practicing and learning magic with Cassandra for two more hours.
I was almost no longer struggling to open the necklace's locket. My mom was right when she said that practicing magic was like going to the gym. You exercised your muscles. In the early days, it was very difficult, but discipline and habit were the secrets to fitness and proficiency in magic. Although there was no physical muscle involved, I felt fitter and fitter, and it was really cool to know that I had come this far.
Another thing that improved overtime was the energy that all this magic consumed from me. I remember that in the first few days since my flow, any simple spell made me
