All he had to do was drop his bit of rock.
“Callum.” Master Rudeos was looking up at him. “The exercise is over.”
Callum twisted around to see that Gabi and Gadon were already on the ground. He reached down to his stone and let the weight of its connection to earth fill him, lowering him slowly until he was standing again, his leg aching as always.
Rudeos gave Callum a measured look. “Well done, everyone,” he said. “Now, Gadon, we’re going to try an exercise involving chaos. Something small.”
Gadon nodded, looking nervous.
“You shouldn’t be worried,” said Rudeos, indicating that they should clear a space in the center of the room. “If I understand correctly, you defeated many Chaos-ridden when you fought Master Atlas last year.”
“Yes, but …” Gadon bit at a fingernail. “I did it witho
