“Agin’,” Michael called out.
Sweat dripped from Jessie’s brow as she glared at him. Who did he think he was to order her around like this? Who gave him permission to work her to the bone?
“This time,” he continued. “Try to focus on the third rune. Ya keep wanin’ the second. I wanna see ya direct yar magic to the third.”
Jessie caught herself from rolling her eyes at Michael. They’d been summoning this symbol for over an hour, and she was feeling her magic wane. She’d need a break to recover soon, but it seemed like the session was far from over.
“Ya know, for such a powerful user, yar stamina is terrible,” Michael chastised.
“Thanks. Remember how I mentioned that I was still new?” she quipped back, annoyed.
“Ya, but…”
Jessie tuned him out and instead stared at the symbol in fron
