Upon reaching the dummies, Niall noticed they remained unburned and intact, just as they were when Thomas had approached them earlier. Holding his bow with a mixture of excitement and nervousness, Niall took a deep breath and remarked, "Okay, all I have to do is channel my energy."
Encouragingly, Kristen shouted, "You can do it!" cupping her hands around her mouth to amplify her voice. As Niall pushed back the bowstring without an arrow, the arrow began materializing out of thin air. He released the bowstring, and the arrow flew, not exceptionally fast but not slow either. It struck the dummy with a resounding thud, knocking it against the wall.
"That was a good shot," chuckled Thomas. Courtney, running to the dummy, exclaimed, "Look at this!" As others approached, they observed the dummy turning to stone where the arrow had hit.
"What the," Tierney exclaimed, examining the stoned dummy, "I've never seen this happen before."
"What does that mean?" Niall asked, looking from the dummy to Tierney.
"It means you have Petrifaction," Tierney explained, touching the now stoned dummy. "The ability to turn things into stone."
"That's awesome!" Katherine exclaimed with a smile.
"Yeah, it is," agreed Thomas, examining the hole in the dummy. "Where's the arrow?"
"It must have sunk into the dummy, turning it into stone," Tierney deduced, observing the hole and then looking at Thomas.
"Okay, let's get back to training," Thomas said, walking away from the dummies. "Nice job, Niall."
"Okay, Kristen," Tierney said, "you're up next."
"I'm ready," Kristen replied with a smile. She approached the dummies, lifting her dagger and leaving the sword secured on her waist. "Let's see if this works," Kristen said as she walked towards the dummies.
Before Tierney could say anything, Kristen was suddenly right next to the dummies. "Nice one, Kristen," Tierney praised with a smile. "You just used Fairy Blink."
"What does that mean?" Niall asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It means she can blink herself to different locations," Thomas explained with a smile. "In other terms, it's just like teleporting."
"Only a few people I know have that ability," Tierney added, looking at Kristen and then at Niall. "And there's only one person I know who can blink other people with them or without them."
Returning to the group, Kristen blinked herself back to them. "So who is the person you know that can blink other people?" Courtney asked, curiosity in her voice.
"It was our mother," Thomas answered, looking at Tierney. "She died when we were young."
"How did she die?" Katherine inquired, looking at her mother.
"Courtney, your turn," Tierney said with a smile.