<strong>Yuri<br/>Time: Evening Day 1<br/>Location: Neria's room and classroom<br/>Tagged: Neria</strong><br/><br/>Yuri followed swiftly behind Neria, keeping up easily with the elf. When they reached her room, he took a deep breath, enjoying the scent of the various candles, plants, and incense. He noted the neat stack of materials placed in the corner by the faeries, they always did a good job. "Alright, let's see what we can make for you." He tapped the bottom of his staff on the ground, and it began glowing.<br/><br/>Yuri walked over to the pile, scratching his chin. "While we're here, I can give you a bit of a crash course in alchemy. If you haven't met him already, the head of the magic department, Aramis, will well you that learning practical applications is better than learning formulas." As he spoke, he placed the glowing ruby on the ground and began walking in a circle around the pile. A glowing line followed the ruby on the ground. "That's all well and good for most standard arcane magic. But alchemy, you need to understand what parts are needed, how they interact, and how to channel the alchemical circle correctly." The circle was complete, and he began walking around the pile in a larger circle. "If you do not understand that, then you could end up merging yourself with the ingredients. It's something that only very powerful magic can undo, and is very painful. What I am doing here is scribing the outline of the alchemic circle into the ground." He finished the second circle, then touched the area between the two. A glowing rune appeared, and more began to appear as he continued tapping. "And what I am doing now is forming the runes that will help focus and direct the arcane energy. This isn't a magical art to be done in the heat of combat, not without something like my gloves that have more permanent circles bound to them." He finished, the runes softly glowing.<br/><br/>Yuri kneeled down, placing his hands on the circle. "Let's give you a nice sized couch for your students." He said as the pile was engulfed by a red glow. A large couch, easily large enough for four people to rest on with room to spare, grew out of the glow. If Neria was perceptive enough, she would notice that it was a bit too large, the size was such that more than just was what in that pile would be needed.<br/><br/>The alchemist sat on the couch, yawning and stretching. "And that, m'lady, is the simple explanation on alchemy. The long explanation takes about a week's worth of classes."