prayers, not from the other guardians, and never from an apprentice. There was warmth immediately filling him, causing a buildup in his lower abdomen. White dots began to flood his vision, forcing him to release another moan.
No other force had ever caused this for him—not water, which tended to cause a refreshed feeling in the other party, not fire, which would cause a strong tingle to go through the receiver. Air caused the receiver to become lightheaded—similar to the effects of drugs—chaos gave confidence, and earth would calm the receiver.
However, this reaction didn’t fit any of the above categories. He moaned again, feeling his pants tighten further. He generally prided himself on having some stamina, but it felt as though an aphrodisiac had been spilt in his blood. He couldn’t pry his hand away from Corin, he found, no matter how hard he tried, collapsing onto his knees and biting his lip, causing blood to begin drizzling down his chin.
He finally let out a loud, low groan, feeling the energy pushing him over the edge and leaving a sticky mess in his waterlogged pants.
Suddenly the energy flow stopped, and Aless tugged his hand away, splaying it out in front of him, propping himself onto his hands and knees. He took some deep, gasping breaths, finally managing to look back up at Corin.
Corin stood there, worried expression on his face. “A-are you okay?” he asked, crouching down and putting a hand on Aless’s back.
“Y-yeah,” Aless replied, taking another large, gasping breath. “Has that ever happened before?”
“I’m so sorry!” he exclaimed. “No one’s ever had me do that to them… I should’ve told you….”
“It’s fine,” he replied, trying to stand up, grimacing at the mess in the front of his pants, silently hoping Corin hadn’t noticed what happened when he had been flaring his mana. “There was probably a damn good reason for that. I should have listened to them.”
Corin flushed, offering his hand to Aless and pulling him up. “You’re bleeding…. Oh, by Zephyr I made a guardian bleed …. One I wasn’t even supposed to talk to…. Master Selena is going to kill me—”
“Hey,” Aless interrupted, placing a hand on Corin’s shoulder, “it wasn’t your fault, okay? I made you do it. It was practically an order.”
“I hurt you.”
Aless rolled his eyes. “No, you didn’t.”
Corin stared at the ground. “I’m so sorry,” he muttered. “I… I swear on Zephyr I didn’t know that would happen—”
“Look, if it’s really making you feel that bad,” Aless began, “and if you want to make it up to me, train with me in the early mornings. It’ll just be for a month, I assure you, and then you can decide if you want to become my student.”
It was the least he could do, after all, especially after he had already made Aless bleed. He still couldn’t believe he’d done that! It was one thing to injure someone while training, sparring, or even learning a new spell—Corin had been on both sides of that several times before—but he had just injured a guardian who wasn’t even training him. According to the clan’s rules, he should be on lockdown for a week from that. And if Master Selena discovered it was with Aless of all people….
“Yes! Of course I will, but… what should I tell Master Selena?” Corin asked. “And where could we do this…? If Master Selena sees us, she’ll be furious.”
“Tell her you want to assist with whatever research project is going on here. Piers said there was one—though Alvah if I know what they ever are looking into…. Also, if you want to make sure she agrees, ask her in front of Piers. He’ll work in your favor, I’m sure.”
“And where should I meet you—” he asked before being interrupted by a loud bell, drowning out all of his words. “Oh Zephyr…. We’ve been gone that long? I need to get to the dining hall! If Master Selena doesn’t see me not there she’ll—”
Aless patted him
No other force had ever caused this for him—not water, which tended to cause a refreshed feeling in the other party, not fire, which would cause a strong tingle to go through the receiver. Air caused the receiver to become lightheaded—similar to the effects of drugs—chaos gave confidence, and earth would calm the receiver.
However, this reaction didn’t fit any of the above categories. He moaned again, feeling his pants tighten further. He generally prided himself on having some stamina, but it felt as though an aphrodisiac had been spilt in his blood. He couldn’t pry his hand away from Corin, he found, no matter how hard he tried, collapsing onto his knees and biting his lip, causing blood to begin drizzling down his chin.
He finally let out a loud, low groan, feeling the energy pushing him over the edge and leaving a sticky mess in his waterlogged pants.
Suddenly the energy flow stopped, and Aless tugged his hand away, splaying it out in front of him, propping himself onto his hands and knees. He took some deep, gasping breaths, finally managing to look back up at Corin.
Corin stood there, worried expression on his face. “A-are you okay?” he asked, crouching down and putting a hand on Aless’s back.
“Y-yeah,” Aless replied, taking another large, gasping breath. “Has that ever happened before?”
“I’m so sorry!” he exclaimed. “No one’s ever had me do that to them… I should’ve told you….”
“It’s fine,” he replied, trying to stand up, grimacing at the mess in the front of his pants, silently hoping Corin hadn’t noticed what happened when he had been flaring his mana. “There was probably a damn good reason for that. I should have listened to them.”
Corin flushed, offering his hand to Aless and pulling him up. “You’re bleeding…. Oh, by Zephyr I made a guardian bleed …. One I wasn’t even supposed to talk to…. Master Selena is going to kill me—”
“Hey,” Aless interrupted, placing a hand on Corin’s shoulder, “it wasn’t your fault, okay? I made you do it. It was practically an order.”
“I hurt you.”
Aless rolled his eyes. “No, you didn’t.”
Corin stared at the ground. “I’m so sorry,” he muttered. “I… I swear on Zephyr I didn’t know that would happen—”
“Look, if it’s really making you feel that bad,” Aless began, “and if you want to make it up to me, train with me in the early mornings. It’ll just be for a month, I assure you, and then you can decide if you want to become my student.”
It was the least he could do, after all, especially after he had already made Aless bleed. He still couldn’t believe he’d done that! It was one thing to injure someone while training, sparring, or even learning a new spell—Corin had been on both sides of that several times before—but he had just injured a guardian who wasn’t even training him. According to the clan’s rules, he should be on lockdown for a week from that. And if Master Selena discovered it was with Aless of all people….
“Yes! Of course I will, but… what should I tell Master Selena?” Corin asked. “And where could we do this…? If Master Selena sees us, she’ll be furious.”
“Tell her you want to assist with whatever research project is going on here. Piers said there was one—though Alvah if I know what they ever are looking into…. Also, if you want to make sure she agrees, ask her in front of Piers. He’ll work in your favor, I’m sure.”
“And where should I meet you—” he asked before being interrupted by a loud bell, drowning out all of his words. “Oh Zephyr…. We’ve been gone that long? I need to get to the dining hall! If Master Selena doesn’t see me not there she’ll—”
Aless patted him
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