Kael opened one eye.
He didn't move. Instead, he adjusted. Just slightly. Letting a different thread of mana slip elsewhere, subtle and deliberate.
Riley followed it immediately.
His hand drifted. His focus narrowed. He leaned in, completely absorbed, fingers tracing paths that absolutely should not have been allowed under the guise of study.
Kael watched him with half-lidded eyes, amusement simmering beneath the surface.
So that was how it was.
He shifted again, letting mana seep somewhere new, just enough to be felt.
Riley chased it like a cat after a laser beam, hands following warmth and pressure, completely unaware that he was being led on purpose.
Kael smirked to himself.
If this was how Riley planned to train, then perhaps going to work every day was going to become significantly more difficult, since he could definitely get used to this.
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Riley finally caught it.
