Chapter 5
Patience
"Good." Brightwill said, before turning and trotting a good distance away and then whispered something too quiet for any of them to hear. Then she started to grow... And grow... And grow. Until she was what Roseshield could only assume was her regular size.
"How did she do that?" Roseshield asked Ashtail since Bluemane was still too winded to really answer without taking all day.
"Hey, your lesson started the instant you agreed to listen. I am NOT about to make her mad by helping your impatience." Ashtail said backing away.
"What? I'm supposed to say some stupid words and wave my hooves around and I'll grow bigger?" Roseshield asked, slightly disbelieving that 'hoof and word' magic even existed.
"Only if you want to turn into a pile of ash. And it didn't look too painless when it happened to my study partner." Ashtail said before trotting off a good distance and turned his back to Roseshield. Ashtail then started to grow back to his normal size.
And then he caught it. The words to counter the spell. Excresco. He just had to be patient and listen. Just like she had told him to do. The wind carried the words over to his ears after he had started to think about how he had countered Bluemanes' enchantment.
"Excresco..." Roseshield whispered. In return he felt something in him flutter like a caged bird. Patience... Listen... Clear everything else and just listen...
Again, he felt something flutter inside his chest. "Excresco." Roseshield whispered again, but with his want of being big again.
"Congratulations. You passed the first part. Listening to the winds to find the knowledge you seek." Brightwill said from beside him.
"A clear mind helps. Thank you, sensei." Roseshield said, bowing before he realized what he was doing.
"Sensei? And what, pray tell, does that mean?" Brightwill asked, cocking one eyebrow.
"It's my villages term for one that teaches another the paths of combat and honor..." Roseshield said, moving only his mouth to answer. Luckily, he didn't need to breathe anymore.
"Well then. I guess I'm next then." Ashtail said, trying to break the uncomfortable silence.
"And what would you teach him? How to fly? He's still too fresh. And he's a unicorn! What can you possibly teach him?" Brightwill said, degradingly.
"I can teach him something neither of you can. Ignoring things. Yes listening, patience, and endurance are important, but what if he can't ignore the background noise to hear what he wants? He'll miss something important." Ashtail said, cantering away. And called over his shoulder as he left, "So, will you bear with me, and follow me out to the forest?"
To be continued...
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7067114 Deleting comments isn't a good idea.
7068460 Ah. He insulted me. I'm sorry for doing that, but even I have a limit to how much I'll be pushed before I bite back.
7068460 I dont see anything wrong with that, as is his right to do so towards hateful remarks and such.
7068509 Yeah, but I try not to do such things. Even if they are rude.
7068516 I understand, though I am a bit biased on the subject due to some nasty family business.
anyway, great read! I am anticipating the future.
7068549 Hope you get to feeling better... Or am I misreading the emotion in that...? And I plan on continuing until I get done with my basic arc, and then wait for requests to do various fan made demons, like the Six Winged Serpent.
7068556 is in past no worries there. best of luck for you and your stories my friend.
7068577 A'ight. And same to you!
7068509 Some authors delete criticism, and once a comment is deleted, no one actually knows what it was.
7068939 Trust me, it wasn't criticism. It was an insult.
7068944 Never said I didn't trust you, was just explaining the reasoning to Hare.
7069001
Sorry. I saw that you commented on the story, so I just reacted...
7068939 criticism is fine and helpful. I can see the problem with authors deleting them if it is pointing out flaws and such they dont want to accept, and most of them will never grow to be greater.
and I understand the difference between critism and just plain mean insults, it is the latter that I am against although I cannot do anything about as this is the internet.
please do not take this as an argument, I just like having conversation, it is most difficult for me.
7068939 And personally, I think the author should have the capability to undelete comments as well as delete them, if they're on a story that they wrote.