For Ashlynn, the lesson Cecile gave her was different than anything she'd experienced from Nyrielle in admittedly sparse lessons on sorcery. Where Nyrielle's methods relied on simple will and a few words to shape the energy she needed, Cecile's lessons were much more precise with detailed instructions and specific words that needed to be used for each purpose.
The complexity of it was much greater, but one look at the men Cecile had healed to demonstrate the technique was all Ashlynn needed to understand the power of her methods.
"Cher," Cecile said, her voice commanding attention as she guided Ashlynn through her first healing attempt, "you gotta stretch yourself out like a tender vine. Think of your spirit like roots, diving deep into de earth. Pull up the life-energy, not from the hard ground, non, but from the living things dat grow. Dat's de true magic of healing."
