Kim
*She places her elbows on the table, resting her head in her hands. She attempts to listen to his story, but she slowly begins drifting into her own thoughts. She begins to stare off for a moment, before quickly snapping herself out of it. She'd prefer to spend her time in the present rather than the past.*

*By the time she snaps back, he had finished his story. She quickly thinks of some response to give, trying to be as polite as she can,* 

"I see..."

*It was her best attempt to sound like she had been listening to what he had said, and was hopefully convincing enough.*
Asia
*Sirdan noticed his new pupil drifting off into thoughts. He continued giving the speech anyway, not wanting to show he noticed. 

 He gave her a re-assuring smile once she snapped back into reality.*

"Welcome back. Sorry for boring you with my story - Anyway, what should we do now? You... Haven't shown me much of your own skills, funnily enough - Are you a mage? Would you care to demonstrate your spells to me?"
Kim
*As he asked to see her spells, the corners of her mouth turned up into a repressed smile. Attempting to hide her excitement, she simply nods.* "If that's what you think we should do next." 

*She stands up from the table, expecting Sirdan would do the same.* "Shall we head to the training field?"
Asia
*Sirdan walked out to the training field, projecting a Magic Shield in front of him, and then kneeled down to ensure his entire profile is covered by it.*

"Well... For some spells, I suppose you could test on this one - though I'm not too inclined to take unnecessary hits. You could use a training dummy, but if it involves fire, we'll have to pay quite a bit. Or I suppose I could use my summons, if burning men alive is your thing."
Kim
*Walking onto the field, she stands roughly ten meters away from him. She cracks her knuckles, getting herself prepared for her spellcasting.*

*As Sirdan deployed his magical shield, she seemed hesitant.* "Um, how strong is that barrier? I don't want to fire at you unless you were certain your barrier could hold."

*She thought for a moment.* "Or, perhaps I could conjure a barrier of my own and use it as practice? Then nobody would have to stand behind it."
Asia
"I'd reckon pretty strong, could probably eat two arrows, perhaps." *Sirdan said with a bit of uncertainty, and then looked at her.*

"You know - If you don't mind, perhaps you could tell me what spell you have? I could also conjure a servant... The scene would be uhm, gruesome as you'd be doing live target practice - but it ensures ehhh... No actual person is harmed."

*He looked up at the sky, it was still in the afternoon,*"Won't be too much problem if they heard a summon scream, I think."
Kim
*She thought for a moment.* "I don't particularly like the idea of impaling *Anyone* At the moment..."

"And to answer your question, my primary offensive spell fires a single javelin, but I can also conjure a bola and create a barrier, and I've been trying to figure out how to tie elemental enhancements onto my spells... With little progress..."
Asia
*The elf felt his life flashes before him for a moment, and stood up, canceling the magical barrier.*

"Yes, I'm inclined to agree. A single javelin... Yes, I do not feel like dying today either. Perhaps I should learn to conjure a wooden target or a wooden dummy for the sake of this kind of... Target practice, with less gut-wrenching things to watch for." 

*He took his time summoning three servants with his cards, and then ordered them to help him move all the targets from the side, setting up a range,*"Why don't you show off the javelin at the target, and the bola on the servant? A -, start running"

One of the servant started running around in circle in front of her, with a wall as backdrop in case the bola flies astray.
Kim
*She moves her left hand in front of her, conjuring a book out of thin air! The cover is entirely without text or decoration, as though it were a simple personal journal. Holding it open, she quickly forward a few pages, before stopping on the page she needs.*

*She raises her right arm, her hand, almost reminiscent to someone attempting to get the attention of a schoolteacher. After a short moment, a sigil appears floating in midair beside her hand. The sigil glows faintly purple, and bears three odd runes in the middle of it. After a short delay, a translucent, purple spear forms of arcane energy. She moves her hand forward, motioning for it to fly at the target, the sigil disappearing as it leaves. It sticks into the target, barely a centimeter or two away from the center. The spear disappears after a moment.*

*After a short pause, she flips forward a few pages in the journal, turning towards the servant told to run in a circle. She places both palms together, sigils forming in front of each palm. These sigils are different from the previous sigil, only bearing two runes. As she moves her hands apart, the sigils follow her hands, leaving a coiled rope in the space between them. Both ends of the rope has an iron ball, roughly the size of one's fist. After the rope is fully formed, she moves her hands away, the sigils disappearing. She puts one hand pointing at the rope, as a sigil forms in front of her palm, only bearing a single rune. The rope then launches forward, flying towards the servant's legs. If the rope hits the legs, it wraps around them, the iron balls on either end pulling together as if attracted to each other.*

*After demonstrating both spells, she turns towards Sirdan, expecting his reaction.*
Asia
*Sirdan stood idly, staring at Neia for a brief moment. Then, his eyes shifted toward the book in her hands. His wide, black, irises followed the pages flipping, like a bewildered child.

The elfchild's eyes studiously examined the sigil, trying to decipher it. The sigil faded away before he finished, to his disappointment. He snapped his sight to the target, clapping mechanically and nodding in approval.

"Well done."

*Soon, the elf's attention turned back to the mage, who is now flipping her book again. He continued paying attention, the novelty of her bookcasting haven't faded on him yet. 

The bola flew toward the servant. The rope hit the servant right on the legs, with the bola wrapping around and tripping them immediately. The servant fell onto the ground, holding himself up with his hands, while letting out a comedically loud,*"Ow!"

"Nicely done, Neia. What else you have in your arsenal?"
Kim
*She thinks for a moment.* "I can also make a barrier — one similar in function to your own, only it's stationary. It also allows my javelins to pass through my side of it without interruption." *She flips forward a few more pages in her book, before asking,* "Would you like me to demonstrate?"
Asia
"Sure. Why not." *Sirdan shrugged, and have his servant set up more targets in front of her. He walked besides her with the servants, waiting for her to demonstrate her last spell*

"Try shooting through it at the target, and then against it with a backdrop behind."

*While he waited, he asked another question*
"You reckon you are ready to see blood or have your first fight or two?"
Kim
*She puts her right arm in front of her, palm facing towards the ground. A large, purple sigil appears on the ground beneath her, bearing two runes on it. It glides across the ground, stopping just in front of her. A moment after it stops, a large, rectangular barrier springs up from the sigil, the sigil disappearing as the barrier appears.*

*She then raises her hand, preparing to conjure a spear once more. The rune appears, the spear launches, and the rune disappears. The spear passes through the barrier without difficulty, leaving very subtle ripples on its surface. The spear strikes the target, once again mere centimeters away from the center, before it disappears.*

"And now to demonstrate the strength..."

*She dispels the barrier, allowing it to fade away. She then conjures a new barrier, this one in front of the target, with the active side facing towards her. She fires a spear yet again, this time the spear strikes the barrier. The spear loses almost all its momentum, deflecting slightly to the side, but not fast nor far enough to hurt anyone. The spear disappears shortly after landing on the ground.*

*After demonstrating the power of her barrier, she dispels it. Taking deep breaths, she takes a moment to rest, placing her hands on her knees.*

*In response to his question, she thinks for a moment.* "I suppose if you think I am." *She then realizes that she always gives the same response to his questions.* "Err, I mean... Yes. I'm sure my abilities are enough to allow me to prevail, were combat necessary. And with you there..." *She doesn't finish her sentence, as if she didn't know where she was taking that thought.*

*She then asks a question of her own:* "So... You must have seen plenty of spellcasting in your time adventuring, yes? Tell me... How does mine compare to what you've seen before? In what aspects would you recommend I improve, and what would you say are my strengths and weaknesses?"