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an entire ship on fire?” I asked disbelieving.
    He nodded his head and smiled happily. “Exactly.”
    Well that was a handy power to have.
    “Why did it turn to ash?” he asked me.
    “I, um, pictured it doing that,” I explained in embarrassment.
    “Have you ever made something burn that hot before?”
    “No.”
    “Had you ever tried before?”
    “No.” I hadn’t thought of trying that.
    “Well then, you and I will be trying a lot of other things to see what you are capable of,” he said.
    “So, I do have power?” I asked softly, afraid of his answer.
    “What do you mean?” he asked me, his brow furrowing in confusion.
    I looked down at the ash at our feet to avoid seeing his facial expressions. “I mean, I can’t do complex spells like most of the others in my class, but I do have some power if I’m able to burn the tree, right? I’m not completely void of magic?”
    He knelt down so that I had to look into his face and said, “My sweet Tilia, you have even more magic than me. We just have to figure out what type of magic you are attuned for.”
    I stared at him in silent disbelief.
    “You thought you had no magic?” he asked me quietly.
    I nodded my head.
    “Every mage is different, Tilia. Your aunt and I have vastly different abilities and some similar, but even though I can manipulate water and do complex teleportation spells and she cannot, she still has more magic than I do. I just train a bit harder.”
    I didn’t know what to say. I had been so upset that I didn’t have magic like my mother and my aunt and now I found out that I had more magic than even one of the greatest mages in Crilan. It was almost impossible to take in.
    “Your ability to unlock things is actually a very rare talent,” he told me, “In fact I can’t remember the last person I knew who had it. It would be wise if you kept that talent a secret from everyone, except the King and Queen of course. Do you understand?”
    “Not really, why would anyone care if I could open things?” I asked him. It would be great for stealing things, but it would hardly make sense for someone to want to use me for that.
    “There are some who would use this power for evil,” he explained, “Some might try to access the King’s vault, while others would think forcing you to stay on their pirate ship and assist them with robberies would be beneficial to them.”
    “You don’t have to worry about pirates,” I said with a smirk, “none of them would take me.”
    “You seem pretty sure of that,” he said, “but pirates are notoriously dangerous and will do whatever benefits them. And stealing a princess for ransom or to help them steal items would be very beneficial to them.”
    “I’ll keep that in mind,” I said. If only he knew that the second they took me and my tattoo was shown to them they would take me wherever I wanted to go with a smile on their faces and would give me whatever I wanted out of their treasure stores. “So, do you think it’s possible for me to become a High Mage or even Arch Mage if I have as much magic as you two?” I asked hopefully.
    “I think you will set the bar higher than any others for what is required to be Arch Mage. I am going to have a lot of fun testing you for your rank progression.”
    “How’s it going?” Jared asked as he walked out of the orchard towards us. He looked at the ash pile that used to be a tree and then at Faxon.
    “Well we discovered she has a unique ability and that she is good with large scale fire magic,” Faxon told him proudly.
    “That sounds like you’ve made a lot of progress already with just one lesson,” Jared said.
    “So, do we get to spar today?” I asked hopefully, smiling sweetly at him.
    He smiled and said, “We have time for a short lesson, but then we have to rest before our journey. It’s going to be a long, boring time.”
    “Our journeys are never boring,” Faxon said, “Don’t let him fool you.”
    “Come on, I’ll see what