Lucius watched Xiu like a hawk. It was not only the gestures he was watching, but her stance, the indirect movements of her muscles from the casting of spells, even how relaxed she was. It all was important for her training. The dark violet color of the crystal was slightly confusing to Lucius, as he had expected the crystal to react differently to the source of her power. However, research on his own time would solve that mystery and thus, he did not pay too much mind to it at the time. Her secrets would be laid bare to him eventually. It was only a matter of time.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“Attempt to create a symbol with your glitter,”</span>Lucius commented about three quarters of the way through her learning, when he gestures were more fluid.<br/><br/>Lucius smirked slightly as Xiu decided it was time to stop, though he could not blame her for it. He neither set a goal or a stop time.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“You have done remarkably well, considering what you have told me and what scraps I was able to glean from your father’s rants,”</span>Lucius said, giving her a compliment in his own roundabout way.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“As for what is next, you are to continue. As I said, this is a practice spell. Even if you have learned it, you are to never forget this cantrip, as the signs are the basis of many other spells, and it encourages creativity. Until they are exactly as I have taught you, we shall not stop until it is time for us to rest.”</span>Lucius moved closer to Xiu, choosing to stand behind her position and gesture back towards the pillar.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“As I said, you are doing remarkably well, but I think the faults are not in the execution, but a more… biological problem. Every being’s body moves subconsciously in response to conscious movement. When you are casting a spell, even these indirect movements can disrupt gestures. Thus, I will assist you in breaking those instinctive movements for the next few hours of training. You must not pull away or prevent me, else you shall never learn properly.”</span><br/><br/>As Xiu began casting again, Lucius’ hands moved from his own person to Xiu’s. His touch was firm and gentle as his hands slowly began to work up Xiu’s arms individually, adjusting them by fractions of an inch or relaxing some of her muscles with firm micro massages. His hands continued on, moving to wrap around her torso and do the same above and below her breasts, hands brushing against the mounds unintentionally. He was being clinical about his touch, his own body only close enough so that he need not stretch to reach any part of Xiu. Thinking on it, Lucius realized that this would be… invasive to Xiu. However, he immediately spoke up against that.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“While you may have trouble concentrating, you must push through it. Magic is reliant on a sharp mind and iron will, and stronger spells will remain forever out of your grasp if you do not overcome distractions,”</span>Lucius said, hands moving down to her waist, massaging her stomach to attempt to relax her core. Lucius’ hands continued, causing the elf to take a knee behind her. His hands slid to her legs, ever so gently grasping to her inner thigh to simultaneously massage and reposition her feet to help her stance. Both legs were given this treatment agonizingly slow as Lucius ensured everything was in the right placement, all the way down to ensuring her natural standing posture was more efficient and comfortable.