Unaware of the uproar that had just been caused by Daneel's plan, Jake was one of the many who were standing in a tent, together, while they concentrated on a ball of fire that was rotating slowly in the air in front of them.
They were just a few tens of kilometers away from the Sect of Hedon, and hence, the emotions of hundreds of mages who had all been enraged could be felt even where they stood.
It had happened suddenly: one moment, it had been a normal training day, albeit a very tough one as they were just getting into the complicated aspects of magic, and in the next, it was as if a sleeping monster had been awoken nearby whose only wish was to disrupt their concentration so that they could fail.
"Steady!"
