With each attempt, Lith polished his technique and his speed improved.
What on the first try had required his full focus and slow, calculated adjustments to the twin elemental flows now came easier, allowing him to observe the process as a whole instead of one layer at a time.
Lith had just fixed his coin for the third time and was about to start the fourth when Solus slammed her palm on the desk.
"I did it! Check it, please, Professor Menadion."
"Let's see." Ripha turned Solus' coin in her palm, studying it from every angle. "Good job. Now do it again. The rules I established for Lith apply to you as well."
"Good job? That's it?" Solus asked in disbelief while Lith gave her a quick thumbs-up and kept working. "Did I do better or worse than him on his first success?"
