Vale continued checking through the documents…
The second recommendation, aside from Mathias, was Mariel Dorne, a girl from the borderlands.
Her Rune Sanctification had also revealed low‑grade talent, and she had been rejected by the Rune Arts Guild after failing their entrance exam twice. But because she knew that she was still young, she refused to give up and was found by the Academy's recruiter.
She actually continued to study independently, carving runes into wood and stone with crude tools. Though she only knew three Runes, it was already impressive.
Her work was rough, but her creativity was undeniable. There was even a note from the Shadow Pillar that she had already devised a few unique rune patterns that baffled her peers… Although it wasn't an original rune but a modified rune, it was still a very remarkable result for someone who hadn't even officially entered an Academy and was simply exploring on her own.
