Janius twisted in his seat and extended a hand. "That's what she taught you, yes, but it was also the first time you had to go up to other kids, meet new friends, without having Rhazii or either of us with you. You remember? I remember you being rather reluctant about it." Janius tilted his head. "Apart from what Vera taught, though, how did you manage? Aurana might have a similar experience."

In spite of Julan's worries about his first day of schooling, Janius did recall the outcome being positive that day.

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While the initial clash was repelled to a stop by Meesei, Lunise did not remain simply pushing. At no point did she try to push harder to oppose Meesei's telekinesis. She instead tried different angles. First, she broadened her push against the water to try and push around Meesei's barrier. When that didn't work, she tried to taper her push into a point to deflect much of Meesei's force. Each shape was easily countered by mirroring it. Meesei was simply too powerful and too skilled.

Still, Lunise was keeping up the struggle for a respectable amount of time. There was no telling where the limits of her reserves were. Sand whipped up from the sea bed in a cloud that obscured sight of either of them.

Just as it seemed that Lunise would continue her clash, the pressure against Meesei's currents faded to nothing. The sand cloud pushed out to sea away from Meesei, clearing the water to reveal Lunise suspended upright in the water. She had her arms crossed and her head tilted forward, glowering at Meesei. Her bare legs were together, not moving despite her position above the sea floor. Some strands of her hair had come loose, looking like strands of yellow sea grass attached to her head.

She couldn't speak underwater. She merely waited and stared with a look of annoyance.