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side turned the same color as Marcus's. They went through this for a few minutes.
    "Now it's going to get harder." Marcus said turning one half of his side red and the other yellow.
    They went through several colors gradually increasing the number of colors on each side.
    "OK, now for the fun part, match me as best you can."
    He put red with green dots then added yellow dots inside the green doing different color combinations and number of dots. Suddenly there was a rough picture of a cat. Alec looked up with a smile.
    "Go ahead."
    Alec matched his rough pictures. It was fairly easy but was getting more complicated as they went.
    "That's good, try it on your own, and see what you can do." Marcus said removing his hand and wiping his brow.
    Alec put his other hand on the other side and started adding more detail and different sizes with colors. He had an idea. I wonder if I can, he thought. He thought of Aunt Karen's face. His lower lip sucked in and he squeezed his eyes closed. He pictured her eyes a soft brown, the way her thin lips smiled, as much detail as he could. Sweat formed on his brow as Father Marcus watched in wonder seeing Karen's face slowly take shape with more and more clarity. When Alec opened his eyes he saw Aunt Karen's face smiling back at him.
    "That's good Alec, real good!" Father Marcus said. Wow, the boys got talent, he thought.
    "Now for one last test, we'll see if you have an affinity for any of the elements. Cup your hands in front of you and when I put each of the elements in your hands close your eyes and ask it to do something, anything."
    Marcus poured some dirt in his cupped hands. Alec tried to direct his thoughts to it. Divided please, smooth out, move, he silently asked it.
    "OK, just put it on the table there and hold the glass of water to try again."
    Alec closed his eyes and concentrated his thoughts on the water in the glass. Swirl please. He could feel his hands moving with the water circling in the glass. He smiled up at Marcus.
    "Good job." Marcus smiled back. "Now hold your hands part and try it on the air between your hands.”
    Alec tried to do what he had with the water but felt none of the acceptance from the air as he had with the water.
    "Here try to make this seed grow." An acorn was placed in his hand.
    Grow, please. Grow! Alec directed his thoughts at the seed. He didn't feel anything. He opened his eyes, the shell hadn't even cracked.
    "What element was that, sir?" He asked.
    "Life, I guess you’re only attuned to one element." Marcus answered with a frown.
    "Isn't fire an element?"
    "Yes it is but with being attuned to water its very doubtful fire will have anything to do with you, although it is possible. Let’s try and see what happens."
    Marcus took a candle and lit it from the lantern above their heads then handed it to Alec.
    "Tell it to grow or stop."
    Alec directed his thoughts to the fire. He could already feel an acceptance. The fire would do as he asked. Grow bright! He thought to the flame. A flare of light could be seen from behind his eye lids. Opening his eyes the candle was half gone.
    "So fire and water not two elements that normally go hand in hand but not unheard of. I'll send a message to the academy so you can be properly trained son. Do you have any questions for me?"
    "Do I have to be a magic user? I was thinking of going through the martial classes."
    "Whereas I know you'll be able to get in the magic academy. You'll have to pass the martial test to get in their academy. Now, they do teach all the other academies at least some martial skills just for basic self-defense. So if you're not able to get in there you'll still be taught some of the skills. In answer to your question, no you don't have to be a magic user, but you will have to learn control or you'll become a danger to yourself and others when comes out on its own, anything else?"
    "No, I think I have enough to think about." Alec said as a shiver ran up his spine.
    He left the temple to make