The Eye of Elicion: The Kinowenn Chronicles Vol 1 by Rachel Ronning Page A
Authors: Rachel Ronning
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but ask me again tomorrow after I get my butt kicked by a training master and horse.”
“Don’t you like horses?”
“I love horses, but I’ve never ridden before. I’m looking forward to it, but I’m not counting on a perfect first time,” said Lucy.
“Maybe you’ll be a natural,” suggested Justin.
“I was a natural today in my Intro to Magic course. I don’t expect to excel at everything.”
“Why not?”
“It seems unreasonable.”
“Does it? Positive thinking will get you a long way you know.”
“Are you a positive thinker?” asked Lucy.
“Not at all,” laughed Justin, “I’m a realistic pessimist, but I like to try to encourage others to choose a better state of mind.”
Lucy smiled.
They reached her door and Lucy opened it. Lucy asked that her moonstones give her light and was rewarded almost instantly.
“I bid you happy studying and goodnight,” said Justin with the same mock bow as yesterday and he turned and walked down the hall.
Lucy entered her room, closed the door, and fell onto her bed. She lay there a moment, enjoying the comfort and thinking about how wonderful her day had been. Then she sat up and dragged her potions book towards her. She might as well finish one assignment before starting another one. She finished potions, flipping pages the whole way, and moved on to healing. Lucy decided she would save her Intro to Magic homework for tomorrow. That would give her something to look forward to if her classes did not go well. She finished reading and managed to write about Aloe and its uses. She tried to do her best to include what she felt was necessary without barraging her teacher with superfluous information that the teacher already knew. Lucy felt it was important to include that there were over 250 different species of aloe plant, but she did not feel the need to name them. Most important was to include the information that it was the gel or pulp of the plant that held the healing powers. The skin had no apparent healing value. Lucy stifiled a yawn as she finished writing the last sentence.
Lucy briefly wondered what time it was, then decided it did not matter. She was tired and a large portion of her homework was done. None of it was due until Wednesday, but she had developed the habit of doing homework when she knew she had time rather than relying on possible time later. She doubted she would get much homework assigned tomorrow, only bumps and bruises. It was harder to concentrate on the assignments of the mind when your whole body ached, and Lucy anticipated that she would be limping around tomorrow. Lucy brushed her teeth, washed her face, put on her silk pajamas, and climbed into bed. Her mind was so busy, but it jumped from thought to thought rather than settling on anything long enough for her to think about it. It took her longer to fall asleep tonight than it had the night before.
Chapter 8
Lucy awoke the next morning and stretched. She usually liked to shower in the mornings, but she was probably going to be disgusting by the end of the day so she thought she might as well wait. She put on her training clothes, tied her hair up and out of the way, and made her way to the Dining Hall without using her map. She was very proud of that accomplishment.
“You look ready to fight,” was Maya’s greeting to her.
“I don’t know about ready, but I’m willing to give it a decent try,” replied Lucy. She was nervous. She had been moderately athletic all her life, but she had never had to fight with weapons before.
“Don’t worry about a thing,” said Gavin with a wave of his hand. “If you are terrible at one method of fighting, you’re bound to be better at another one. If you need extra help, that’s one area I can manage. Just let me know.”
Lucy thanked him for his offer of help even though she was not sure she would take him up on it. She was enjoying the fact that she was making friends. Could you stay friends with someone who routinely
“Don’t you like horses?”
“I love horses, but I’ve never ridden before. I’m looking forward to it, but I’m not counting on a perfect first time,” said Lucy.
“Maybe you’ll be a natural,” suggested Justin.
“I was a natural today in my Intro to Magic course. I don’t expect to excel at everything.”
“Why not?”
“It seems unreasonable.”
“Does it? Positive thinking will get you a long way you know.”
“Are you a positive thinker?” asked Lucy.
“Not at all,” laughed Justin, “I’m a realistic pessimist, but I like to try to encourage others to choose a better state of mind.”
Lucy smiled.
They reached her door and Lucy opened it. Lucy asked that her moonstones give her light and was rewarded almost instantly.
“I bid you happy studying and goodnight,” said Justin with the same mock bow as yesterday and he turned and walked down the hall.
Lucy entered her room, closed the door, and fell onto her bed. She lay there a moment, enjoying the comfort and thinking about how wonderful her day had been. Then she sat up and dragged her potions book towards her. She might as well finish one assignment before starting another one. She finished potions, flipping pages the whole way, and moved on to healing. Lucy decided she would save her Intro to Magic homework for tomorrow. That would give her something to look forward to if her classes did not go well. She finished reading and managed to write about Aloe and its uses. She tried to do her best to include what she felt was necessary without barraging her teacher with superfluous information that the teacher already knew. Lucy felt it was important to include that there were over 250 different species of aloe plant, but she did not feel the need to name them. Most important was to include the information that it was the gel or pulp of the plant that held the healing powers. The skin had no apparent healing value. Lucy stifiled a yawn as she finished writing the last sentence.
Lucy briefly wondered what time it was, then decided it did not matter. She was tired and a large portion of her homework was done. None of it was due until Wednesday, but she had developed the habit of doing homework when she knew she had time rather than relying on possible time later. She doubted she would get much homework assigned tomorrow, only bumps and bruises. It was harder to concentrate on the assignments of the mind when your whole body ached, and Lucy anticipated that she would be limping around tomorrow. Lucy brushed her teeth, washed her face, put on her silk pajamas, and climbed into bed. Her mind was so busy, but it jumped from thought to thought rather than settling on anything long enough for her to think about it. It took her longer to fall asleep tonight than it had the night before.
Chapter 8
Lucy awoke the next morning and stretched. She usually liked to shower in the mornings, but she was probably going to be disgusting by the end of the day so she thought she might as well wait. She put on her training clothes, tied her hair up and out of the way, and made her way to the Dining Hall without using her map. She was very proud of that accomplishment.
“You look ready to fight,” was Maya’s greeting to her.
“I don’t know about ready, but I’m willing to give it a decent try,” replied Lucy. She was nervous. She had been moderately athletic all her life, but she had never had to fight with weapons before.
“Don’t worry about a thing,” said Gavin with a wave of his hand. “If you are terrible at one method of fighting, you’re bound to be better at another one. If you need extra help, that’s one area I can manage. Just let me know.”
Lucy thanked him for his offer of help even though she was not sure she would take him up on it. She was enjoying the fact that she was making friends. Could you stay friends with someone who routinely
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