Beast Evolution

"A dungeon... that's exciting, what beast did you guys meet, was your training in the dungeon?" Leia asked in a low voice.

"Yes kinda, it was a golem dungeon, though Sel... my teacher said we would see other beasts but we didn't, and they weren't any infected beasts" Ray spoke.

Leia smiled a little as Ray spoke, she knew Ray loved battles and this time was no different, he spoke about it with happiness in his voice.

Ray held the paper in front of him and stare at the image on it, the magic circle was not a complex drawing but from the beginning, Ray was never good with drawing.

Leia closed her eyes as she waited for the mage that would be sent. Leia couldn't discern what happened to her she suddenly woke up with a fever and she didn't expose herself to the cold weather.

The door opened and Ray looked up to find a girl in their room trying to close the door, Ray saw the clothes she wore and understood, she was the mage sent from the medical center to check on Leia.

The girl turned around and flinched as she saw Ray, her back was against the door as she stare at Ray.

"I was told it was a girl" the girl stuttered as she spoke, she didn't expect to find a boy in the room.

"It's not me, it's Leia" Ray said and pointed to the bed.

The girl looked at the bed and to her surprise, a girl was under the sheets laying peacefully, the students had bunk beds and Sofia was the one on top was Leia used the one under so the girl didn't look there.

"Oh... I'm sorry" the girl said and went towards Leia.

Ray took his eyes off her and focused on his task, learning the spell [Dark Bind] before noon, this was practically impossible and Ray knew but he still wanted to try.

"She just needs to rest, she is asleep now," the girl said.

"So she's alright?"

"Yes, pardon me but are you related to her?" the girl asked Ray.

"She's my roommate, we met in the knight academy, is something wrong?"

"No nothing, bye" the girl said and turned around to leave.

"Wait...you are a mage right?" Ray asked and quickly stood up.

'Ohh... he's talking to me, this boy is handsome, where has he been all this while' the girl mumbled to herself because speaking.

"Yes is something wrong, is that a magic circle in your hand, what are you doing with it" the girl chuckled slightly.

"I'm just looking at it, do you know what this is" Ray played along because he couldn't tell people he is a mage.

"That's a mage circle, mages study it, it's used in casting spells" the girl explained.

"Do you know this magic circle?" Ray handed the paper over to her.

"It's for a defensive spell...wait it's for both attack and defense," the girl said.

"Really...how did you know just by looking at it" Ray acted surprised.

"I'm a mage that's why, but not all mages can tell a magic circle by looking at it" the girl boasted.

"Ohh that's mean you are a genius"

"Well I wouldn't say genius but I'm very intelligent" the girl smiled brightly as Ray complimented her.

"So if a mage studies this magic circle they can be able to cast spells right? do you want to sit I have many questions" Ray smiled.

'This is perfect, I think he's interested in me, why would a knight be asking about magic, he's doing this to get my attention' the girl gleamed.

'This is a good opportunity, I'll ask her all the questions I have about casting spells' Ray said inwardly.

"Ohh, thank you," the girl said and sat down on the ground close to Ray.

"So if a mage studies this magic circle they can be able to cast spells right?"

"Yes that's true, but it depends on the Mage's attribute, some magic circles are similar, and some are the same, but if different mages with different attributes use them it produces different results"

"For example, a mage with fire attribute might use a magic circle to shoot a fireball, but a healer might use the same circle to heal someone" the girl explained.

"That's really nice...so how would a drawing help a mage cast a spell, what does the mage do?"

"Ohh, that's really easy, after studying the magic circle, you just need the image of the magic circle in your mind then you visualize what you want to create and release Mana, that's all" the girl explained with a smile on her face.

"That's really simple, I really love magic but I'm not a mage so," Ray said in a low voice.

"You can come to see me in the medical center, I'm a mage and I know a lot of spells I can show you" the girl spoke and Ray's face brighten up.

He wasn't happy because the girl was a mage, he was happy because she was a healer, and Ray could use healing spells so he could learn a lot from her.

"Can you show me one of them?" Ray said.

The girl closed her eyes and joined both of her palms together, she whispered some words to herself and as she opened her palm a flying white light flew out of her hands.

"What is this?" Ray was genuinely surprised this time.

"It's a ball of light, it follows you around in the darkness" the girl was happy as Ray stared at the light filled with curiosity.

"I have to get going," the girl said and stood up to leave.

"I didn't get your name?"

"I'm Jade...what about you," the girl asked shyly.

"Jade that's a nice name, I'm Ray I'll visit you," Ray said as the girl smiled and left.

'He's going to come to visit me, I knew it, he likes me, he's so handsome after we start going out I'm going to brag to the other girls' the girl giggled as she left.

'She seems intelligent... I'm going to learn more powerful healing spells from her'