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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto focused his meditation on his heartbeat. So he couldn't just make his heart beat faster, but he could let it go faster. He focused on his heart and thought about its potential to beat faster and became aware of an unconcious holding back of his body on his heartbeat. He relaxed and slowly...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto nodded and repeated his meditation to find his aura. Actively looking for his aura seemed to make it harder to find. He had to let his aura come to him, focusing only slightly on it, lest it escape him. He repeated this, opening his eye and being aware of the world around him, then quickly...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto quietly assumed a meditative posture and closed his eyes. Back when he was learning with Rasmus, he had trouble releasing all tension without falling over. Now however he was able to smoothly release the held up tension in his body as he listened to Valkery's words. In a matter of moments...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto couldnt help but frown slightly. Valkery and he weren't that different after all. He had failed to save his sensei, and she had failed to save a pupil. Sure there was the immense skill and experience gap, but they shared a common pain. Tyto felt he understood her at least a little more now...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto figured if they had time to relax he could keep trying to learn more about aura since they covered the laws. If the sewing was about focus, maybe he had to look real close to see the aura. But what did an aura even look like? He squinted slightly, and looked at Valkery, trying to see...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Well that made things easier. If he only had to really worry about 2 laws, Tyto would have more freedom to work with the applications of the magic he wanted to learn. He was going to ask about the process of sensing and gathering aura residue when he saw Valkery's state. "Hey, don't take this...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    This one was even easier for Tyto, everything has its end, would make sense to him that magic would follow suit. "So I won't be able to make myself permanently buff, eh? Darn." He supposed there was a silver lining to it too. If he was ever cursed or something the effects wouldn't be...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto winced at the idea of your very aura rejecting somone else's, rending your body apart from within. Didn't sound worth attempting to him. "Alright, I think I've a solid grasp on the basics of the first law now. What would the next law be?"
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    "Makes sense to me. But if there's a limitless supply of aura, there should be limitless applications right? Let's say I wanted to throw something so hard from the middle of the city it passes even the outer farmsteads before coming to rest? What if I wanted to throw the same thing but to the...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto listened intently, sipping his tea. So there's a finite amount of what you can do with magic, but the more you use, the more you can do. However you can't use a spell that requires more than you can give. "Sounds simple enough. So you mentioned cost, and if we are using aura magic it would...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto racked his brain. Rasmus never mentioned anything about magic, and neither of his parents knew anything about it. Best he could do was try and remember from snippets he's heard over time. "I remember there was 5 or 6 laws. Let's see i know time is something that can't be changed, at all...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto sat for a moment, contemplating the question. This wasn't the first time he was asked this, and he didn't have an answer beyond do the right thing. Living solely for others in need is what landed him in the gutter. Sure he had ideals, but what really drove him to do what he does? "What I...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto began in earnest. Grabbing some pins and fixing the patch in place once he found a suitable- ouch! Alright, not the best start, but it can only go up from here. 3 pin pricks later, the patch was in place. Now for the fun part. After several failed attempts Tyto could feel his blood...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    Tyto removed the hooded outer layer of his clothes and sat down, beginning to line up the patch over where his heart would be. "Ma'am, could I borrow some of that needle and thread from before?" He asked, as he bagan to look around the room. There was a whole lot of stuff in here. This took...
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    Private Tales Throw down the Gauntlet

    "Got it!" Tyto wondered why something so easy was his first task but he supposed you have to crawl before you can walk. He followed her into the richer district and wondered. "So, What do I call you now? Sensei? Ma'am? Boss?" Either way he had a question about the mission too "Also, what does...