The difference between talent and skill

"That's exactly what I mean," Lucius replied. "I met yet another magical creature today, it seems that magic isn't as rare as we once thought," he whispered.

"We ought to start practicing magical combat. There's something I want us to join and we have to increase our combat strength if we want to be ready for it. Not to mention the current enemies we have lurking in the forest," he said after.

"Since you're the only other one with magic, I'm afraid we'll have to spar with each other," he added.

Lucius knew that Pagan wouldn't be up for the idea of fighting against him, but after some thought Pagan nodded his head.

"We'll start after replenishing our reserves. The sun is still up, so it should replenish within an hour or so," Lucius said.

After resting for an hour and a half, the two prepared for their duel. It was mid-afternoon, so the sun was directly overhead.