Abrial perked up, hope shining in her eyes suddenly. "You think so? But…why would I be able to do shadow magic, and not natural magic? Didn't you say shadow magic takes even more spiritual energy?"
Finley nodded, stopping one of her chopsticks that had begun to roll away with a finger. "That is true. Most magicians practice natural magic, because shadow magic can consume twice or more the amount of spiritual energy for similar tasks. But it is the mechanism behind the techniques that differs. Do you remember how we meditated each time before practicing natural magic?"
"Right…Gross, that was awful. It didn't work at all!"
