Bab 1929: 1929. Mixed Memories

Years slowly passed by as the little girl grew before the alchemists' eyes. Her questions grew the more that he showed her. The more he added fuel to the fiery brawler that wanted to learn alchemy, the more he grew attached. 

"Get over here and away from the fire crystals!" this was a normal shout that everyone who knew the pair would do every day once or twice. "You can't just play with fire elemental mana crystals so that you might be able to use an alchemy cauldron. If you release the mana without the right skill, you will blow your fingers off and they will be nothing but ash there on the floor." 

This reprimand was due to worry but also a true fact. Many apprentice alchemists had failed the first few times they created such things. Therefore, they had clearly ignored the steps to properly use such a tool during alchemy.