"What kind of ability does she have anyway?" I ask Jolon.
"She is an earth enhancer. I figured that as a fellow enhancer yourself that you would be better suited to train her. Besides, she needs a sparring partner, and well, as you know I'm not much of a fighter."
As we were talking, Fala comes running into the camp and immediately runs up to me. Her fur is pitch black, she has yellow eyes, and she doesn't seem to be apart of the Order due to the fact that she is not wearing one of their helmets. She also appears to be young.
She starts to shake my hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, I've been a big fan of yours since Jolon started talking about your accomplishments."
I stare at Jolon wondering what exactly he has told her about me. I shake her hand back. "And what exactly did he tell you about me?"
"Mostly about how you meet him and the stories about your travels together. But most of all how you would never back down from a fight."
"Well, I wouldn't say that. I purposefully go out of the way to stay away from specialists that use illusions. The way they fight pisses me off, and I'm at a severe disadvantage when fighting them."
"I know what you mean. I don't think anyone likes fighting them either."
"It seems like you two are getting acquainted quite well. If there's nothing else then I should get going. I need to inform the Order of your absence Fenrir, and I'm not sure how they will take it." Jolon says.
"Alright, I'll see you later. "Says Fala as she backs away from me. With that Jolon nods and takes his leave.
"So what exactly has Jolon trained you in so far?" I ask.
"Not much in terms of my ability. However he has taught me how to target vital spots, and I've practiced trying to hit him. Although it gets boring since he really doesn't fight back."
"Yeah, he's not much of a fighter. I don't think he even knows any martial arts."
"Well, it's not just that. Jolon doesn't know how enhancer abilities work, because of that I had to teach myself and I have a hard time controlling it."
"That's probably why he recommended that I train you. I'm much more qualified than he is."
What's going on here. I haven't been this comfortable talking to someone in a long time. I feel a sense of joy from this, maybe Jolon was right. I've been traveling by myself for so long after what happened that I forgot what it was like to get close to someone. Of course, professionally speaking, she is too young for me to get too close to her. It's more like a father and daughter closeness, ever since what happened to my family I have been distancing myself from others.
"So what kind of troubles do you have in terms of controlling your ability?" I ask.
She sighs and after a short pause she begins. "Well, I can't seem to maintain it for very long. My earth ability allows me to make my body as hard as a rock, It also seems to increase my speed a little as well. On top of that, I cant harden my entire body at once like he said I should be able too."
"I know what your problem is." I throw some wood on the fire pit and light it and sit down next to it. "Sit down and relax, the first part of your training is to meditate to help you concentrate better."
"That sounds boring, can't we do something more exciting? I think sparring would be a good way to practice."
Kids these days are so impatient. "Training the basics first is fundamental to getting stronger. If you can barely control your ability now, what do you think would happen if you got into a real-life and death fight?"
"I get what you're saying. I just thought the training would be more exciting."
"It will be once you get past the basics. You first need to control your ability like its second nature, and the only way to do that is through repetition. Once you master the basics we can get to the fun side of training."
"All right fine, I did promise Jolon that I would follow your training instructions, but I'm just a little disappointed." She sits down by the fire and I can see her try to relax. "I've never meditated before, and I'm still not convinced that this is going to work."
"Jolon never complained when I trained him, but that might be because he saw how effective it was. Just give it a little patience, just relax and clear your mind for now." She closes her eyes and sits completely still. "Now focus solely on your own body and imagine your aura flowing across it. You should feel a warming sensation which will grow stronger the more you practice."
While she is doing that I should probably train as well. I have been neglecting my training sessions since I joined the Order. Meditation should be done every day to increase the flow of energy through the body as well as energy output and control.
Minutes pass by before I hear her speak again. "I think it's working, although I've never felt this energy before it feels really good."
"That means it's working. The more you practice the stronger it will be, and the stronger you will be as well. Jolon has perfected his control, but he keeps doing this method to increase his overall energy."
"So the more I do this the stronger my ability will be?"
"Technically yes, but you still have to practice your ability to master it. Before that you need at least the bare minimum control over it otherwise practicing with it is useless."
An hour later after continued meditation, I see her getting restless. "I can't do this anymore." She says. "This is getting tiresome, I need to take a rest."
"Don't worry about it your doing better than most for your first time. Others would have given up a lot sooner." I look over as I'm about to say something else and notice that she fell asleep. Well, that's not surprising, even this kind of training can take a lot out of you.
I wonder what Jolon plans on telling the Order on why I'm taking a break. Then again I don't really care, they yell at me plenty for not doing things the right way. I think I'm going to enjoy this little vacation time.