Ivor continued guiding the mana through his channels according to the diagram for a while longer, not to activate the skill, but to understand its structure. The flow pattern was unfamiliar, branching through six specific nodes that he had not yet fully attuned. Without those nodes stabilized, attempting to execute it would be reckless. He let the circulation slow and then return to its natural rhythm, committing the pathway to memory rather than forcing it.
He still intended to wait for the skills Nara had promised to bring. When those arrived, he would compare them carefully before committing his nodes. Attunement was permanent. There would be no undoing that decision.
Reaching into his bag, he pulled out another mana crystal. The faint glow reflected in his eyes as he settled into a steady posture. Tonight, he would complete the attunement of one more mana node.
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