(2 days later)

After what felt like a long time recovering, I was finally contracted to Steven . There's magic flowing through me, and it's the strangest feeling I've ever felt . I take in this numb pain in my chest and while Young Mi said it was nothing too serious and just a side effect, I can't help but do so .

Madelyn: "There's this really crazy pain in my body…"

Steven: "Around where your diaphragm is?"

Madelyn: "Yes!"

Steven: "Yeah, it'll feel numb and fade away soon . "

Madelyn: "Should I be worried?"

He giggles as we got to our destination, the botanic gardens .

Steven: "It's nothing to worry about . Here, the botanic garden is a good place, don't you think?"

The botanic gardens were a good idea at first, but there are more people than usual here . They seemed like they were the ones tending the place as they're tr.i.m.m.i.n.g the vegetation and feeding the animals .

Madelyn: "I don't know, won't it be weird if people watch?"

Steven: "Well, let's keep searching until you're satisfied . "

We explored and searched for nearly an hour . I was growing impatient and considered giving up because the cold winds were getting serious . Along the path, we stumbled across another small cabin, just like ours at the opposite end of the island . An old man had been dwelling there .

It was simple living, I guess it's one way to go out: not having to worry about anything when you pa.s.s .

Elderly Man: "h.e.l.lo there, young'un . "

Steven: "Oh, h.e.l.lo, sir . Do you live here?"

Elderly Man: "Of course, lived on all the islands on Twilight . Glad I can retire here on Sefre . What are you 2 doing out here? Are you lovebirds looking for a bit of privacy?"

Steven: "What? No! I—"

Madelyn: "I did a bonding ceremony with him and we were looking for an open area to focus and channel my magic . "

I trim in for Steven .

Elderly Man: "Ah, eager aren't you? Well, you should've gone to the botanic gardens or the beach . There really isn't much on this side of the island apart from trees . "

But there are trees all over!

Steven: "Oh, we were just at the gardens, but it was being tended to . "

Madelyn: "Well then, we'll go to the beach . "

Elderly Man: "Good luck!"

Alas, back near our hut and by the spire, we arrived at the cold beach . It was perfect and I can't figure out why we didn't come here to begin with! There's no one around and it's wide and open .

Steven: "Are you satisfied?"

Madelyn: "Yes, I'm just a little cold . "

Steven: "Yeah, you were excited that we forgot to get you into a coat . "

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Trying to be a gentleman, he takes his cardigan off and wraps it around me like a blanket .

Steven: "Until then, you can use this . "

Madelyn: "Are you sure?"

Steven: "Yeah, we won't be here all day . I'll be fine for now . "

Madelyn: "Then let's start . "

Steven: "Alright, to channel your energy… to channel is a sort of mind game . You won't get anywhere if you don't believe in yourself . "

He takes hold of my right arm and puts it palms out, fingers stretched, and elbow slightly bent .

Steven: "Try… to imagine your magic as a fluid . Use your mind to move that fluid . "

My magic is like water…

Like a fluid, I did my best imagining magic flowing into my right arm .

I was feeling a tiny vibration going to the crests of my fingers and instinctively flexed my hand . I looked to Steven who was busy holding his gut like a baby inside him was kicking .

Madelyn: "Are you pregnant?"

Steven: "Sorry, I don't know how to explain it, but, I feel warm when you're channeling magic . It's weird… in a nice way . "

Madelyn: "Yeah, I think you're pregnant . So when are you going to start eating peanut b.u.t.ter covered pickles?"

Steven: "Oh, what?! No, that's nasty! Let's get on with your training!"

After he lets me heckle him, I get back into my position and re-channel my energy . Steven was next to me, making sure I was doing it right .

Steven: "It looks good, Madelyn . I think you're learning faster than I did . "

Madelyn: "How do I know if I'm doing it right now?"

Steven: "Do your hands feel different?"

Madelyn: "Tingly?"

Steven: "Alright, well, let me teach you a Wind spell . "

Madelyn: "I thought Wind was difficult to learn?"

Steven: "No, my natural element is Wind, you'll learn as fast as me . Now, try to focus all that new Magic Power into your right arm . Remember to breathe—it's intimidating—I know . "

Madelyn: "I'm feeling something . "

Steven: "Good . Now, imagine the wind encircling your arm, building up in pressure . I like to think of it as a cannon . When you feel like your ready, enable your spell by saying "Wind Torrent . "

I felt a pressure around my arm build up slowly . I didn't know if I was "ready" but I gave it a go when my "teacher" goes across from me and does a spell himself . He wanted me to use the spell on him!

Steven: "s.h.i.+elded Winds . "

Madelyn: "Wind Torrent!"

I felt the force of my Magic Power leave my hand like a gun . I couldn't see it, but I felt it heading towards Steven . He was caught in it and blown back forcefully into a tree .

Steven: "Gah!"

Madelyn: "Steven! Oh my G.o.d, are you alright?!"

I rushed over to him, panicked . I was really worried that I might've done worse than hurt him . He was hunched over the tree holding his head .

Madelyn: "Steven, please answer me!"

Steven: "I'm… I'm hurt, but I should be fine . I didn't expect you to pull off a ma.s.sive one like that . "

He looks up to me and reveals his face full of dripping blood .

Madelyn: "You're bleeding!"

Steven: "I know… let's just… calm down and go back to the cabin . "

He got on his feet without any a.s.sistance . When he tried walking, he was really disoriented .

Madelyn: "Really, let me help you . "

Steven: "I'll be fine, Madelyn . "

I didn't want to hear his excuses and forced him to lean on me . I really don't want him to fall again and make his injuries worse . Guess it was fortunate of us to be at the beach because it's so close to the cabin .

When we entered Young Mi was the only one here, doing what she loves to do, read . She immediately drops what she's doing and rushes over to us .

Young Mi: "Steven? Oh dear, what happened?"

Madelyn: "Young Mi, I—!"

Steven: "I hit my head on a tree . "

Young Mi: "Sit down and I'll heal you . "

After getting him on the couch, Young Mi begins using her magic . I'd normally be amazed by it but I'm so worried that I actually really hurt Steven that not even healing magic would work . I was just being paranoid, Young Mi actually was able to fully heal him and gives him a washcloth to clean his blood off . After a couple of minutes, he was looking like nothing happened after he got into a new s.h.i.+rt .

Young Mi: "All healed as if nothing happened . Be more careful next time, alright? There are puddles that can be very slippery . "

Steven: "Thank you, Young Mi . "

Young Mi quietly leaves to the rooms after Steven hands back the washcloth .

Madelyn: "Why aren't you yelling at me?"

Steven: "Yelling? It was an accident . I can't get mad at you for that . Besides, I got in the way of knowing what could happen . "

I can't shake this feeling of guilt and sat next to him . Whatever he's thinking of, I hope he really isn't mad…