Chapitre 58: Belgravia Entrance Exams (1)

Arya explained to Armin how Lance had done a spell using mere gestures instead of incantations. Though he tried to calm Armin down by assuring him that Lance could only wordless-cast base magic spells, Armin wouldn't stop worrying. The moment they got back to the lodging he went straight to his room to practice. Armin had never been in any particular rush to perfect anything, perhaps a weakness of being on top, he never really found himself having to put much effort into magic. But this was an eye-opener if anything. Even though there wasn't much hope of him learning anything new, he decided to try his best to practice his spell chain - the order in which mages cast spells in combat, which is usually premeditated by the mage as even a split second of thought could result in defeat.

"Well Armin's got the right mindset, I'm going to practice as well. See you guys later," said Gray. leaving for his room as well. Streya followed soon after, going to Armin's room to watch him practice.