Valerian repeated the incantations just like they had all been instructed to do and then called out his family name at the end to complete the spell. “Cacciatore!” he said audibly but calmly and then looked forward to see the older grey haired mage with both her hands stretched out before her and the snow around her beginning to shake. It was a really powerful spell she was casting and though Valerian had no firsthand knowledge about mages except for what he had been thought about them in their lectures, he was sure this was a powerful spell being casted by an equally powerful and experienced mage. A sudden wind was blowing round the area where the recruits stood now and many would have believed it was an actual snowstorm till they saw that it was only blowing hard at the area where the so
