He drilled them on attack and defensive stances for the next half hour and then had them practice shield spells for another half hour. He seemed reasonably happy with their performances and let them go with a promise that they would be defending themselves against real spells the next night. Penny hoped that whatever he sent at them wasn’t too bad; she wasn’t confident she’d be able to stop everything he sent at her.
The next night proved her fears weren’t entirely baseless. She stopped most of the weak shocks and magical bolts he sent at her, but not all. She wasn’t alone either: by the end of the night they all ached from multiple hits from his spells. They improved with every lesson, though, and a week later, he was using more powerful and more painful spells against them. Blocking str
