I ran back to my room wailing, it broke my heart, one moment I was happy that I had performed magic, and the next moment it was gone from my eyes.
I stared at my hands in disdain as if planning to punish them for the embarrassment they caused.
"Magic doesn't always go well on the first try," that was the goddess's voice as she appeared in my chamber alongside Athens.
"Don't worry Sage about believing whether or not you did it the last time, Athens wouldn't lie to me, would she? So don't worry, with practice I know you'll do great, don't ever imagine in your head that you have disappointed me because you never will, I chose you for a reason, and that is because you have something in you that is more powerful than magic itself as we know it. " She paused and cleaned the tears from my chin before proceeding.
