A Test Of Resolve

"Aldrich, your courage is truly something to admire. It's blindingly impressive," Trevor began, his tone laced with concern, "but in this case, I'd say it borders on irrational."

Trevor's worries weren't unfounded.

He wasn't anxious about the act of walking on water itself—any mystic with an average knowledge of mana manipulation should be able to pull off walking on water with ease.

The real challenge lay deeper.

Walking on water, or any surface for that matter, was a fundamental skill achieved through extensive mana control.

By circulating mana and directing it to their soles, mystics could create a stable connection, allowing them to traverse even the most challenging surfaces.

Like how spiders could crawl on walls, and how cockroaches could do the same without tipping off.

In that similar way do mystics pull off walking on walls or water?