"Huff..."
I inhaled softly, eyes closed, my body lowered with one leg thrown backward while the other firmly held the ground, one hand clasping the sheath attached to my left while the other held the hilt of the katana.
With my eyes still shut, my other senses heightened, skin prickling with the cold breeze, the smell of flowers, and the presence of a person beside me.
"Concentrate."
Lauryn whispered softly, correcting my posture with her hands. She bent my body more by grabbing my shoulders before moving back.
"Now, try it."
She instructed, making me gently open my eyes, looking at the small, dark gray stone placed three meters away.
Holding my breath, I rotated the mana within my body as she taught me, causing my skin to alight with a silver hue.
Gathering mana in my legs, I let it accumulate until I felt a slight ache in my bones.
"....Huff."
