Aerta smiled. "It's not quite that simple for sorceresses. Our magic comes from feelings, not book learning. I can teach her some things, but it really comes down to her. It's more a matter of discovery, not studies." 

She used her thumbs to press and move in small circles along the sole of the foot, covering the entire surface of the sole. She applied more pressure to the ball and heel of his foot. Then she, grasped the foot beneath the arch, and with her other hand, beginning with the big toe, held the toe with her thumb on top and index finger beneath. Starting at the base of the toe, she slowly and firmly pulled the toe, sliding her fingers to the top and back to the base.

Then, she made a fist with right hand, and gently pressed it into the arch of his foot, holding it for a second, and releasing. She repeated this a number of times, until Smith was satisfied with how it felt. Finally, she took the heel of her right hand and rubbed the arch of his foot with the heel of her hand. She covered the whole area of the arch - even up to the side of the foot.

"That's one foot down, I'll do all these steps on the other." She began it again with his left foot. "As for my life, well, it is the same most days. Caring for my children, practicing magic, working on the farm."