Eloise's hand snapped out, and a disk of shimmering silver light materialized in front of her. With a sharp flick of her wrist, she sent it sailing through the air, cutting a fast, erratic path across the training ring. "Hit it!" she commanded. I locked my eyes on the moving silver disk, drew from my pool of violet power, and hurled the orb straight at it. But by the time my magic reached the spot, the disk had already zipped upward. My blast hit nothing but empty air, exploding uselessly against the invisible boundaries of the dampening runes. "Again," Eloise called out, sending a second silver target spinning into the air. I gritted my teeth and threw another burst of amethyst energy. Missed again. The silver disk danced gracefully out of the way, leaving my magic to dissipate into s

