Techniques

Dyon chuckled, but obediently waited outside until Ri came out. Although he was a bit surprised that you could bathe in the lake of purity left by her mother, it wasn't unbelievable. But, what Ri said about it afterwards caused him to ponder about her origins again.

"By the way, I made the mistake of not warning you about the cave yesterday, so I would be an idiot if I made the same mistake again. You can never swim or touch the actual lake, you'll freeze into an icicle regardless of whether you're pure or not."

Dyon nodded. Keeping his inquiries to himself.

"So! Where to Madame?"

"As much as I'd like to take you to the formation guild or even the alchemy guilds now, it'll probably be best if you register at the academy first. The new calendar year just started, so the period of acceptance is about to close. But, my father happens to be the school head, so even with a late application, you should be allowed to take the test. That reminds me, how old are you?"