Her head had lowered back to her book for a bit, letting [member="Paige Blossom"] study the spell. She could hear her speaking out the spell but she was well aware she couldn't hear much happening in the meantime, letting Katrine continuing reading.
It had taken the third chant for her to feel magic at work. Almost immediately, Katrine's eyes shot up, watching it begin. The scroll in the girl's hand began to respond to the breeze, making her smile.
"Wonderful!" She'd cheerfully said as she put the book back on the table and moved over to her.
"How'd it feel?" Katrine found herself asking. Not about the breeze, of course, but how it had felt casting her first spell though she didn't offer an explanation to what she was asking.
"You can keep that, it's yours," she pointed to the scroll. It was why she had been careful to write down the spell the way she had.
"In our tradition, the first scroll from your Trial by Fire is passed down to your firstborn daughter. Or son, I suppose, but Witches say daughters always." Obviously, as the second daughter of her Mom, she hadn't gotten her first scroll. That had been Chloe's but Nona had made her own scroll which had been safely kept on her ship now. The tradition was important to Witches.
The Trial by Fire itself wasn't finished. There were several other spells that a first timer had to learn and usually, everything went in order before a test was done but Katrine wasn't a typical Witch, her head working out a plan for what would come next, her hand reaching for her own spellbook to flip through the pages, copying a few other spells to another scroll, though all of them together. This time, it was the Spell of Focus because she would need it to learn an advanced spell.
Mothers of Old, give me strength, give me a boost. Give me the power to overcome the struggle I am about to Face. I will overcome all with true power of the ancient way.
Then she'd continued bellow, writing down the Shield spell, intended to protect the castor.
May the Goddess hear me, may the sacred ancestors listen to my plea. Protect your blood, protect your children! Now!
Then finally, she'd scribbled down the spells that would help her guide fire. Both the one she could cast immediately, and one that would require her to use the Spell of Focus since it was a Spellweaver ability. All young Witches required to learn complicated spells from their beginning.
The fire that burns, mother nature’s domain. Let me be the guiding tool of the fire’s arrows!
The fire that burns, mother nature's domain. It is great power I require. Give me power over the flames, guide them where I am.
Once all four had been written, she had handed the new piece of parchment over to Paige.
"The first spell is the Spell of Focus. You should always remember that one because you'll need it to use any more advanced spell. It gives you a boost, a temporary power since a spell of higher level can be dangerous if performed unprepared. Then, there is the Shield Spell," her finger pointed to the second one.
"When you cast it, this energy will appear in front of you. It'll protect you from an attack temporarily. It's mostly colorless but there is a transparent shade that is unique to you." Glancing up at Paige, she wished to make sure she was with her on this.
"Last two are the Arrows of Fire. The short one is basic. You can do that now but the arrows you cast will be aimless and won't get far. However, if you use the Spell of Focus and the more advanced version of it, you'll be able to aim them where you wish at about twenty feet range. A few may still have a mind of their own but it'll mostly go where you need them to go."
Looking around then, she took in how much space they had. They could make that happen in the right direction. She would, however, have to provide the fire to achieve.
"Considering the Trial's requirements, I suggest you learn the Spell of Focus and the Arrow of Fire II. I'll provide the fire. Just focus your aim on the pathway but don't worry, we can put them out." It was the Trial by Fire after all and Katrine couldn't resist teaching her the more useful talents that a Witch could always use.
She'd wait again for Paige until she was gone through the first spell and was ready for the Arrows spell before she'd create the fire she needed. Her sparks wouldn't be strong, to begin with so the arrows themselves wouldn't be too strong to cause harm.
