Chapter 235 A Small Bit of Talen (2/2)
”Probably not,” Arran replied ”But the Master said that newcomers should co man was at a loss for words, obviously unsure of how to handle the unexpected situation Finally, he shook his head ”This is a mistake I'll have to talk to hiested that he was far froer to disturb the Master, but reluctant or not, he exited the classroom in a hurry
A small but satisfied smile appeared on Arran's face as the novice departed If all ell, it wouldn't be long before he had a h to satisfy Brightblade's des would have been much simpler if he could have approached the Master before the lesson, but that hadn't been an option Even if the ant initiate, he wouldn't have been able to show his talent
The unfortunate truth was that despite Arran's insight into seals, he lacked the knowledge to display it properly The only seals he kneere Master Zhao's Shadow seals, and he couldn't show those to others
But soon, that would change
Arran paid no attention to the other initiates as he waited for their instructor to return Though he could hear sooal was to impress Masters, not initiates
Several minutes passed silently before the door finally opened once ray-haired Master who had welco Behind him stood the novice named Ozluk, his face worry-free now that he had found someone else to handle the situation
The Master entered the classroo, his eyes focused on the formation Arran had created He studied it for nearly ten minutes, a look of concentration on his face as he appeared to inspect every strand of Essence it held Then, finally, he turned to Arran
”You created this?” The h it held a hint of curiosity
”I did,” Arran replied
”Co, ”But remove that formation first, please — we can't have Ozluk here unable to use the stage”
Arran did as the htly puzzled Sile breath's work for a Master
They stepped out of the classroom a moment later, and as Ozluk closed the door behind them with a relieved expression, the Master turned to face Arran
”That was an iaze cales ever master that seal to such an extent, and none of those I met were initiates — not until today, at least You leaned sohts from my former teachers,” Arran replied ”But I never studied this particular seal — I merely copied what Novice Ozluk showed htly ”You're claile look at Ozluk's efforts?” His voice held a mixture of curiosity and disbelief
”I did,” Arran said truthfully
”Then let's put your talent to the test” The round, then spent the next two htly h it held far fewer flaws ”Try to copy this”
Arran silently nodded, then did as the Master said
Copying the formation was a simple matter, and as he did so, he removed the most obvious flaws he saithin it While he could not tell what exactly the for Essence, he suspected — he was confident that his version was no worse than the Master's
Even before he finished, however, the gray-haired htly h for Arran to copy without much effort
More formations followed, however, each more co them, but after the first dozen he could tell that he was approaching the li the Essence required and in understanding the seals' patterns
Yet before he reached his lian to inspect the e hall at the center of the building
Finally, he raised his head again, then gave Arran an intrigued stare
”Most curious,” he said ”Remove your formations, then follow me There's someone we need to visit”