Aos made her way out of the wooden cave and noticed that the old man had already made his way to the all-too-familiar stump. The old man, with a hand gesture, indicated to Aos to come towards him.
Aos seeing this sign quickly made way towards the old man. While moving towards the old man Aos finally realized the fruits of her labour. Instead of the general green hues that surrounding living being previously they now had different tints. The old and sickly trees now glowed dimly, their energy somewhat lacking. Young saplings were vibrant and eager. Their brimming energy seeming infectious.
Aos without realizing had gotten distracted, her gaze lingered on the trees and foliage. The old man witnessing Aos in a daze reached down and from the snow nearby formed a snowball. He threw the snowball with great strength but, Aos mid-daze witnessed the vibrant energy of the old man shift quickly. Her sixth sense forcing her to duck. The snowball whistled by hitting a tree far in the distance with a *thunk*
Aos now abruptly startled hurried her pace to the old man. When she had finally gotten the stump the old man said, "Let us see if you are ready".
Aos already guessing the first step, she sat cross-legged and closed her eyes on the stump. The old man then proceeded "Try to pull siphon the energy from this distance." Aos having attempted siphoning of this sort during her 8 months of training quickly managed to create a link and began siphoning energy. The old man witnessing the ease that Aos had managed to siphon energy felt rather embarrassed as it had taken him well over a year to attain the capability of doing so.
The old man then told Aos, "In order for you to wield the energy you must look inwards. When you became attuned with nature, your very own anatomy changed to suit it. Focus on the network inside your body. Below your navel search for a well of nature energy. This well is the source of all druidic abilities."
Aos peered into herself and noticed that there, in fact, was a build up of energy in the area the old man had described.