Istredd keeps showing the exercise so that Wilhelm can copy it but he nods when he looks up for feedback, smiling at him reassuringly. So far he is doing a good job and it is supposed to be awkward in the start. The problem with a lot of teachers of rudimentary magics is how people want to move too fast through lessons. And get to the exciting part of magic, but control is necessary so exciting doesn't become lethal.
He watches when Wilhelm goes a little too large on the next one and doesn't reach out to stop it or stifle it himself, since he wants to watch how the boy reacts to it first. With panic, yes, but that's fine because letting it drop or die out is the right reaction.
"It's alright, it is normal in the start. The first time I used any of the elements I messed them all up in unique and embarrassing ways. You are doing great." It is a funny thing because some people think if it is a natural skill it should come naturally, but that is just not the case. "Let us try another thing. Don't panic, this is contained."
He warns about the panic because it is going to seem big for a moment. Istredd steps back and he widens his flame until it is very large, spreading halfway through the room they're in, although none of us it is actually near Wilhelm. Fire is not his strongest element but it is easy in here to keep it enclosed.
"What I want you to do is find pieces of the fire I created and pull them toward you like you did with the ball. You can do one at a time. Take then to your hand but this time I want you to snuff them out. Push your hands together and picture it like you would a candle and you pinching out the flame."
It is more difficult picking out pieces but Istredd's plan is to get him used to having to put out fires. It may help him do the same in the real world.
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He watches when Wilhelm goes a little too large on the next one and doesn't reach out to stop it or stifle it himself, since he wants to watch how the boy reacts to it first. With panic, yes, but that's fine because letting it drop or die out is the right reaction.
"It's alright, it is normal in the start. The first time I used any of the elements I messed them all up in unique and embarrassing ways. You are doing great." It is a funny thing because some people think if it is a natural skill it should come naturally, but that is just not the case. "Let us try another thing. Don't panic, this is contained."
He warns about the panic because it is going to seem big for a moment. Istredd steps back and he widens his flame until it is very large, spreading halfway through the room they're in, although none of us it is actually near Wilhelm. Fire is not his strongest element but it is easy in here to keep it enclosed.
"What I want you to do is find pieces of the fire I created and pull them toward you like you did with the ball. You can do one at a time. Take then to your hand but this time I want you to snuff them out. Push your hands together and picture it like you would a candle and you pinching out the flame."
It is more difficult picking out pieces but Istredd's plan is to get him used to having to put out fires. It may help him do the same in the real world.