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was the most awesome thing in
the world. He was sure he would be able to water form someday. That
would be even awesomer. Refocusing his eyes on the task at hand he
was startled by a splash of cold water. Somehow the water from his
puddle had all gotten on him.
    The sopping wet brown hair and the confused look on
Jeremy's face was more than Kiyan could take. Bursting into peals
of laughter the stress of the last couple days dissolved in a
flood.
    Finally able to contain himself Kiyan offered a bit
of advice. “Hey Jeremy next time you levitate water try to not do
it over your head.” Control was lost for a few more moments of
laughter.
    The jibe was lost on Jeremy as he watched the water
around Kiyan's feet turn to ice then melt and start to steam as
Kiyan went through the throes of laughter. It was Jeremy's turn to
laugh when Kiyan jumped when the water around him got too hot for
comfort.
    “I see you have both learned a valuable lesson today.
Bending is not done by force but it happens naturally with a little
persuasion if you let it. Jeremy, you stopped trying to force your
will on the water and it responded to your mood and thoughts. Kiyan
you were able to counter ripples fairly well but it was when you
stopped paying attention that you connection with the water
reflected your state of mind.” Kendra explained.
    “So if I were to feel like I was flying the water
would try to fly too?” Jeremy queried.
    “Something like that.” Kendra smiled. “Why don't you
try it and see what happens?”
    “Jeremy began to remember what it was like to ride on
Ray and opening his eyes he saw a few drops of water detaching
themselves from his pool and drifting into the air. Enthralled with
his flying water he watched with rapt attention. Kiyan watched too
until he notice the water on Jeremy's clothes was starting to
detach and float away. A moment later Jeremy was completely dried
off. Having a sudden idea Kiyan began to focus on a nearby floating
droplet. Tapping the heat at his core he began to channel some heat
into the droplet. Remembering what had happened when he drew on all
of it he only channeled a little. With a pop that startled everyone
the droplet exploded in a small cloud of steam. The sudden pop made
Jeremy lose focus and the levitated water fell back to earth.
    Sitting on a large boulder Fred was having different
problems. Addy was telling him that earth bending was all about the
earth having a weaker will that his but not trying to force his
energy into the earth. Visualize what you want it to do.
Visualization was not as easy as it normally was. There was too
much that had just happened. Learning he was an earth bender plus
learning he was a life mage wasn't helping. Letting his mind drift
he could feel Addy gently guiding and his thoughts finally settling
on the sensation of the cool rock beneath his hands. Feeling a
small crack beneath one of his hands he let his mind toy with the
features of the crack, every fracture and branch. Following the
crack deeper he felt where it stopped. Looking a little deeper he
felt where the stone was weaker. Feeling and prying a little more
on it he realized that what he was feeling was not what his hands
could touch just as he felt the stone give away under his hand.
Opening his eyes he was stunned to see that the formerly smooth
stone was now fractured and cracked. Pock marks covered the
surface. The crack that he had been focusing on extended through
the rock where it had split in two.
    Kendra smiled as she watched them forget about
bending and start having a water fight as their attention span was
expended. Good she thought to herself, what little bending had been
done would cause their energy reserves to grow exponentially like a
new muscle being exercised for the first time. They had
accomplished a lot for their first attempts. The surge of power
Kiyan had exhibited was something she hasn't counted on so soon. He
had changed for an instant into something that hadn't been