Rodney wasted no time bursting forward, his excellent physical condition, due to so many years training his body to peak condition, showing how far he had come. Although his siblings were great mages, they were not so physically inclined.
To them, it almost appeared as if Rodney had flashed forward into them.
Elias, whose time as a Mana Knight's squire had trained him a bit in the martial side of combat, was a bit better off, but not by much. Luckily for him, his wind affinity was extremely high, and his magic revolved mainly around boosting his speed and the sharpness of his attacks.
Pulling out his rapier from his hip-rest, he quickly burst back, firing three slashes of wind toward Rodney, who raised his shield to block.
