Chapter 70

Maxi remained skeptical, but she followed Ruth out of the castle. After surveying the area, Ruth chose a spot that had been cleared of snow. Using a large twig, he drew something on the ground. Maxi hesitantly approached to inspect the drawing. It turned out to be the basic magic rune she had been studying the day before.

"I am going to activate this rune, which I assume you've already memorized." Ruth retraced the lines of the rune using the twig. "I shall circulate the mana starting here and through this route. Here, I shall divert the flow of mana to your mana pathway. The mana will travel from the palm of your hand to your core, then back out again. It will then return to the rune, completing its circuit. In other words, you'll become part of the magic rune!"

Maxi rolled her eyes at his strange explanation.

"And that's s-safe?"