The general inspected the ball of swirling light and raised his eyebrows. “This is an impressive piece of magic, Princess. I’ve never heard of this spell before. May I ask the category it falls under?” “Category?” He frowned at her. “Yes, you know—the categories of complex magic.” Lumina shifted on her feet. “What does that mean? And please remember that I didn’t get very far in my magical education.” “I’m surprised the immortals didn’t tell you about this.” “I only had three months of magic lessons from Estar and Periolos.” The general nodded. “It was enough to give you a good grounding in magic, clearly,” he said, eyes on the ball. “But certainly not a full education, especially if they didn’t go into the theory.” He smiled. “Please allow me to fill in the gaps.” She nodded. “The

