Philip
The Ursinoid nodded slowly and tried to follow the instructions. She felt a bit foolish, but made the O with her lips, and tried to get the energy in her hands to do the same. It severed the first time. And then the second time. And the third time too. Sonja seemed to be getting increasingly agitated with each attempt, but kept trying it anyways. "Does this... Really work?"
Patricia
"Indeed it will." *Arlean would demonstrate with the same move, successfully lifting the sword - just a tiny, little bit - a magical thread hanging between the sword and his hand. Though it would sever after he lift it more than a palm's length away.* 

"Hmmph, put your hand on my hand, and imagine doing the same thing. Perhaps this will make you feel the connection better."
Philip
"..." Sonja frowned at how effortlessly Arlean seemed to accomplish what she was attempting. How?! And so the Ursinoid reluctantly put her hand on Arlean's to see of that helped at all. It felt like that helped her. Soon, she was ready to try it again herself. And so she did. Again. Again. And... Again. Honestly, she was ready to give up, when finally, on what was her 7th attempt, it worked! Well, kinda. She was able to get the sword to twitch and shiver ever so slightly. But levitate? Oh no, not yet.
Patricia
Arlean nodded at her to reassure her everytime she failed, until she finally did it for the first time. "This will be a long process. Now, visualize the mana that was flowing in you, you may see shattered threads and veins inside. Try to form them into a way that let you replicfate what you just did - that is called etching a magical circuit in you."