Aldrich summoned his mana from its resting place and guided it through his veins for physical reinforcement.
His body responded to the influx of energy, each fibre of his being strengthening under the surge of power.
His thoughts, however, were consumed not by the process itself but by the thoughts of how Dwayne Aldaman had come about developing this technique.
It came to him as an idea inspired by something as simple as watching a fire burn.
He had observed how fire burned, not just in the flames but in everything around them.
From there he discovered that fire was not inherently dangerous in the flames themselves, but in the way it affected everything nearby.
This revelation had puzzled a lot and raised questions well.
Why was it that the danger did not just stem from the fire itself, but from what surrounded it?
Dwayne had questioned the same thing.
His natural curiosity led him to test his hypothesis, and with time, he proved it.
