Magic up close

So far you'd only used your own magic three times and only once with any kind of control. You were excited to finally have some time to spend actually refining your skill.

The actually practice wasn't what you expected. Tritera gave you a stick and had you light a small fire on the end of it, put it out and then repeat. It felt like exercising, like you were clenching and unclenching a muscle you never knew you had.

At first you'd grip the wand tighter and the fire would grow and loosen your grip for it to shrink but as you repeated the exercise it becomes clear that it had very little to do with the strength of your grip as a whole and everything to do with one or two tiny muscles in your palm.

After practicing this for well over an hour Tritera says it's time to rest and you suddenly notice you're exhausted and starving. At a grumble from your stomach Tritera says.

Tritera : "yeah, magic consumes a lot of energy, especially when you use it in such an unrefined manner. You're going to have to get used to eating a lot more or else you'll be skin and bones."

It occurred to you that some of your weakness after your encounter with Mr. Bingman might have been normal exhaustion in addition to sexual exhaustion.

Tritera summons up another meal and you chomp on some type of large bird along with some green vegetables.