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Dorian commented on the situation in a way that made Father Superior cringe. "Confidence without merit is hollow." He began. "If you can be taught how to cast effectively then self confidence will just be part of the territory. We meisters are confident because we are among the most powerful casters in the world. Anansai focuses on training within the time span of lifetimes, a lazy style that promotes weak and indecisive casters. Our training is short, brutal, and effective. Since your a prince of a neighboring nation, I could offer to train you myself. Immediately. You could learn to master your magic in a matter of months instead of years."



Father Superior almost couldn’t believe the arrogant attitude Dorian exhibited. He let out a slightly mocking chuckle. Here was a mere human berating the teaching style of one of the world’s oldest known beings renowned for his wisdom. A Human having little to no knowledge about Fae magic practices, yet alone Wishing Star Faery magic and training methodology, dared to mock one of the world’s oldest authorities on magic. Father Superior replied as he shook his head.



”Dear human child, how presumptuous you are.” he started. ”You know nothing of the magic Wishing Star Faeries wield yet alone how to train that power. I did not say that confidence was the only thing Zexen lacked. However for what he is, self-confidence, as you put it, or belief in his magic ability is imperative for proper spell casting of miracle magic or light magic. Zexen wields a form of magic very similar to my own which, might I add, is a very particular and rare form of magic. I can feel it. If he were to train under you, Dorian, he would no doubt learn to be a better spell caster than he is currently. However he would not tap into the true root of his ability and potential.” he said to Dorian.



Father Superior then turned to Zexen, “Young Fae, I caution you not to use ‘mastery’ as the foundation of your quest to improvement. A true master of a skill is one that never tires of pursuing more knowledge in that craft. Mastery, in the traditional sense of the term, brings one to the top of a summit with only two options, to stay in one place halted or to descend. I consider myself a life-long learner and student in my craft. With that mindset you are without limitation.”



Zexen looked between the two men. Father Superior brought up a valid point. Zexen was a wishing star Faery, technically. However so was his father, Valen, and he had no such luck instructing Zexen. ”My father is a Wishing Star Faery. How is it that he has had no success in training me magically and you believe that you will?” Zexen inquired of Blue.



Father Superior smiled sincerely, ”I know it would be different. I believe Valen could not train you because his magic at its roots is vastly different than your own. Yes you are both Wishing Star Faeries, but what drives the source of your individual powers differs greatly. Also, Valen prefers to use Dark Magic which as I can tell is by definition the polar opposite of your magic origin. From what I hear, Valen Alus is home to many dark magic users so you would definitely have little success training there. Unlike Valen Alus, there are many magical resources available in Anansai. You would gain an understanding of your magic rather quickly there.” He concluded.

Zexen asked somewhat meekly, “So you’re saying that it would be better if I trained with you, right?”



Father Superior placed his hand gently on Zexen’s shoulder. ”This is not a competition between Dorian’s training and my training. There is much for you to learn under Dorian’s instruction. Humans have a rather different relationship with magic than fae do. For you to get an understanding of that magic bond would be to your advantage. Fates allow it, Anansai will be well and waiting, so will I. Remember gaining control over your magic requires patience, will power, and the allowance of time.”



Zexen smiled, ”Thank you Blue. I understand.” Zexen turned to Dorian and replied, “Well Dorian, I think I have made my decision. If you will have me, I would like to train with you in Khalidor.”