"I remember how to use the weaker lightning spells but I never quite had a handle on-"

Janius stopped when a crack sounded in the air and Sabine extended her hand to the rock in a long pushing motion with her body. A small magical icicle shot through the air and struck the rock nearly head-on, shattering as it landed and causing the rock to spin. Sabine stood slowly up straight again. Gentle wisps of mist descended from her palm.

Janius frowned deeply at the rock. "Good shot," he remarked. Not to be out done, he began to emanate an orange glow from his hand and lowered into a position to launch a spell. The small ball of fire that shot unerringly from his hand flew straight towards the rock as well, striking it so accurately that it did not spin at all. "Is this the part where you...?" Meesei had already begun to cause the rock to move around. Janius stepped back and gestured for Sabine to take her turn again.

This time, Sabine took some more time to aim before she fired, trying to judge the speed of the rock against the speed of her spells. It was a regular part of destruction training with Meesei, but it was always tricky. Luckily, the unerring flight of their spells made aiming less complicated than arrows or thrown weapons.

Sabine's first shot landed off-centre but still shattered against the rock. She took however many shots that were available to her and missed a few as well. Each time she missed, she gave a slightly embarrassed look. In the end, the majority of her shots landed.

Janius' shots were more rushed. He had not practiced with moving targets as consistently and it showed. While he still landed over half of his shots, they were fewer than Sabine's. He scratched at his head after the last shot, which was one of the misses. "Well, you beat me out on that one, Sabine," he said with a measure of good nature. He looked to the rock and then to Kaleeth, "I know what I need to start drilling more again."

Sabine just held her arm and smiled with a bit of relief.

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Gallus turned to Peiter again, considered for a moment, and then stood up. "If there's nothing else anyone wishes to discuss, that's all for now. If you need me, come find me. Everyone get a good rest for tomorrow. You're going to need it."

Uthri and Tzirret looked to each in their pack before standing up and taking their leave.

Though, Gallus didn't let Peiter leave yet. He took Peiter by the shoulder again. "Wait a moment." Gallus spoke now that they were no longer in front of anyone. "Are you sure you're going to be alright? I care about your well-being Peiter. We can have a heart-to-heart about this if you like, none of that military coldness."