71 Thistle Fores (1/2)
With the added members of Hawk Academy, the Wilderwolf party returned to the path towards Falcon City. Inside, the constant chatter of the children could be heard.
Well, the constant chattering of Andria could be heard mostly, as Sandra, Jared and Seph mostly listened as she rambled on, putting in a word every now and then. Despite her chatty and bratty nature, the three couldn't help but hold some warm feeling for the little girl. She was only a four year old after all.
”Ah, that's right!” Andria seemed to come to a sudden realization. ”Andria never got to see the finals! Who won?!”
”Oh. I did!” Sandra answered, a smile forming her lips. Seph added in a nod of agreement, his emotions couldn't be seen in his usual cold expression.
”Whoa, I knew you were cool!” Andria clapped her hands, disturbing Lexa's rest as she was lying on her thighs. Andria looked down at her with a wry smile. ”Sorry.”
”Don't worry, I had long given up sleeping with your constant bickering.” Lexa didn't bother with her retaliation as she turned to Sandra and spoke. ”So you won in the end. I thought as much.”
”Why's that?” Jared chirped in and asked with narrowed, accusing eyes. ”Are you saying Seph is weak?”
Seph stayed silent.
”Keep a hold of yourself, lover boy. I'm just saying that Seph didn't show me any magic that could hold a candle to Sandra's Volcanic Eagle spell.” Lexa quipped, enjoying the reaction it got out of Jared who instantly turned red in the face and began shaking anxiously.
”I-It's n-not li-” Jared stammered, his eyes darting left and right as his brain worked like a cog, thinking of the right response.
”You're right, I couldn't find a way passed her Volcanic Eagle magic.” Seph finally spoke, interrupting Jared halfway through his sentence.
Lexa looked at Seph with knowing eyes. 'Saving Jared some face, huh?'
Seph avoided her searching eyes.
”Hehe. I was really lucky when I stumbled upon such a great inheritance.” Sandra sighed with a smile. ”It's really pushed my magic forward, and my cultivation. Without it, my victory over Seph wouldn't be so certain.”
”Wh-, wait, it helps your ciltivation as well? Did you got a Cultivation Technique as well?!” Jared asked, his mouth hanging wide open in shock. Even Seph held his eyes wide for a second upon hearing this.
”Hmm.” Sandra hummed positively, adding onto Jared's shock. Seph just let out a defeated sigh.
”What is a C-Culi, Culdu-” Andria stumbled.
”What's a Cultivation Technique?” Lexa asked at the same time, her words overlapping with Andria's.
”What she said!” Andria smiled cheerfully and giggled as she ruffled Lexa's fur, to her annoyance. ”We're like twins!”
”Let's see, how to explain it...” Sandra placed her fingers on her chin and thought about the best words to explain it. She wasn't used to being the teacher, always being the student so she had some trouble coming up with the right words. Eventually, she turned to face Jared and Seph, but gave up immediately when faced with one shaking his head anxiously and the other looking out the carriage window silently.
”Haha, I can answer this one.” Alexander spoke up at this point and explained. ”A Cultivation Technique is simply a method one can use while cultivating to enhance the process, speeding up one's cultivation. Our Wilderwolf family has quite a few as well. None that was left behind by one of the Five Legendary Beast's though, that's quite the precious item you found there, little Sandra.”
”Hmm.” Sandra responded a little shyly. She couldn't help the smile on her face. It wasn't every day you were praised by a Magician at the Sky Realm after all, especially one who held such a grand position as Alexander Wilderwolf.
'A Cultivation Technique... I definitely want to read one of those when I have the ability to...' Lexa thought.