"Can we extend the lesson for five more minutes, please?" Friya asked. "Just the time for a single attempt to reach the prismatic vortex step. Pretty please!"
"Seconded!" Faluel joined the plea, hoping she would harness the sixth element and match her disciple before the bell's ring made her defeat official.
"I'll do you one better, Friya. I'll give you two tries, but only if you start now." Tezka's voice was warm, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes that until that moment Friya had only seen when the Suneater faced his rivals or enemies.
"Thanks, Master Tezka." Friya put that impression aside and devoted her full focus to the crystal in her hands.
She took a deep breath of Invigoration to return to what her current peak strength was, and reinforced her telepathic walls one more time. Only then did she tighten the grip on the elements inside the crystal and enhance them.
