Magic!

It was a couple of hours before sunset when training began. True to its name the Lille's Lofts Inn had a flower garden for customers to enjoy. Faylen lead you to a door in one corner concealed by the deep shadow of a tree's low-hanging branches. On the other side of it was the family's personal yard where a tool shed and other necessities could were kept. Gilanna, a stern but kind looking elf sat waiting for you at a round table. Even while seated she was impressively tall, with long light blue hair and was wearing a stiff dress that obscured her figure.

"Faylen, the time for you to make your own way in the world is approaching. Makoto, my wife informs me that this time has been brought upon you early." Faylen listened closely with a look of absolute trust on her face. You, on the other hand were feeling uncomfortably aroused by Gilanna's contralto voice and calm confidence but recognising the world's game-logic is giving you a tutorial before the quest.

"What I am going to teach to you first are some basic fighting moves. Learning to direct physical energy towards protecting your own lives will prepare you for directing psychic energy towards protecting other people's. That in turn will lead to true miracles such as combining energies to create new life." Faylen suppressed a strange expression at the last part. A split second later you realised Gilanna was talking about sex and blushed.

For the rest of the afternoon Gilanna trained the two of you in the core principles of her clan's tradition of magic - form, energy and thought. Form consists of aggressive, defensive and evasive combat stances. For energy you practised moving from one stance to another and for thought she described situations with you and Faylen performing the the series of stance-transitions you thought would be appropriate.

Surprisingly you enjoyed the gruelling training but weren't you meant to be learning magic instead of karate? Your answer came at sunset when Gilanna ordered you and Faylen to duel. The two of you squared off on opposite ends of the yard.