4th of Cylus, 719
She was still tired from the Initiation though, which surprised her a bit. She knew that healing after an injury left her tired during the process, but she hadn't expected that to be the case after being Initiated in a magic. Because of this, she was out of breath when she reached the cathedral and had to pause to rest before she headed inside, and even then she was still breathing hard when she found Stefan in an empty classroom. He smiled at her before he gestured her to a chair. "Initiation takes a lot out of you, doesn't it? It's not just you, I've been having some sensory deprivation since the initiation. It takes it out of both of us." he said, before handing her a thick book bound in black leather. "This is a Grimoire. Each Hone mage has their own, we use it to write down the runes we learn and unique methods for them. It aids in our memorization of the runes and their uses, making us more effective mages. This one is, of course, for you." he said, as Vivian took the book and opened it. It was pretty much empty, but Vivian figured that she had to fill it in herself for it to be effective for it's purpose.
Once she closed the book again, Stefan smiled. "So, for the first part of your training, we're going to focus on the first two Runes you will learn, and the most basic techniques for using them. As a beginner Runewright, you have an incredibly limited pool of Runes to call on. They're still useful and powerful, don't misunderstand me, but what you can do is limited. As you grow with your magic, the number of runes at your disposal will grow a significant amount." he said, before smiling slightly. "Now, most Runewrights just use their fingers to draw their runes, but you can use other things, such as pens and the like, and a few have even used their weapons. However, for now, we'll be sticking with using your fingers to make the rune. Now remember, write down the runes in your Grimoire after you successfully make them." he said, to which Vivian nodded.
Stefan held up a hand, one finger emitting an inky black trail as he moved it. "Runes have to be drawn on something, and as a novice Runewright, you can you only apply runes to yourself. They work through your clothes, so you don't have to take your coat off." he said, holding out his own arm and drawing a symbol that looked a bit like a dagger but without a handle on his arm. "This is a rune of strength, which does exactly what it sounds like it does. It boosts your strength in the part of the body you apply it too." he said, before looking up at Vivian. "All right, you try it now." he said, his tone calm.
Vivian nodded and began to draw the rune, but she found herself struggling with it. It wasn't that the symbol was hard to draw, she could get that done in a quick hurry, but she was having trouble doing anything. She figured she had to use magic on the rune to make it work, but she was having trouble filling it with magic. Eventually, she got the process for infusing ether into the rune down, but even then it still took a good three bits to fill the rune and was a somewhat draining process. But it was done, and done successfully and she could feel the strength in her arm. However, once she had successfully made the rune, Vivian couldn't help but like the way her runes looked, an electric blue rune that had looked to have been drawn by sword slashes.
Stefan smiled at her success, then laughed. "All right, now remember. When you use Hone, you have to be careful not to unbalance your body. You can damage yourself with reckless usage of the magic. Now, you need to know how to dismiss a rune. Simply reverse the process you used to draw the rune." he said, and Vivian nodded. She held her hand over the strength rune and took a deep breath, drawing the power she had given the rune back into herself. It was actually easier than infusing the rune, but she noticed that she didn't get as much power as she had put into the rune. Stefan nodded at her success and smiled. "All right, we're going to take a bit of a break. Using Hone is still going to be draining for you, and we're still both tired from the Initiation. Get something to drink and we'll start again in a few minutes." he said. Vivian nodded and went to get some water, surprised at how tired she was. Hone was definitely going to take some training to get the hang of if she was going to be effective with it.
