The priest, who saw Princess Arielle's marveled face, smiled and tried to explain. "The trigram of my right hand I formed earlier is collecting light at one point, mixes it with the heat trigram I emitted through my left hand."
"Oh..." Arielle nodded in awe.
"It was done so the target would burn naturally. It's not magic," continued Priest Elis.
It made Arielle laugh remembering her stupidity in accusing Priest Elis of using magic to emit light from his palms. "Ah, I'm really embarrassed when I remember my ignorance back then."
Priest Elis just smiled and then sat on the sofa opposite Arielle's.
"So, what is the need for you to speak to me, Your Highness?"
Once again, Arielle took a deep breath to pick herself up. "Priest… as you know, I'm not very good at reading and writing. I've also been thinking a lot, that I'll need that ability sooner or later. That's why I intend to start learning to read and write when I return to Nieverdell. However…"
