Wow! Her professor's pool of essence had almost quadrupled in size.

  That should do it. Sam thought to her self and turned her own personal essence tap off.

  She opened her eyes and gasped.

  Gone was the thin old lady with grey hair in a bun and in her place was a beautiful woman in her early thirty's with deep lustrous brown hair.

  Professor Sampson was now a smooth, fresh skinned woman with a healthy glow and an incredulous look to her face.

  She looked at her hands and then conjured a mirror out of thin air.

  As she looked at her face Sam saw that the woman was weeping.

  Sam felt a momentary panic. Had she hurt the woman while increasing her pool of essence?

  She knew the pain of too much power filling you too quickly. “I'm sorry!” Sam blurted. “ I didn't mean to hurt you.”

  Irene Sampson looked dumbfoundedly. “Hurt? Child I haven't felt this alive, this pain free in a hundred years or more!"

  Professor Sampson's expression changed to one of considered concern.

  "But you have to be careful child, power the likes of which you wield comes along once in a thousand years.

  Many will try to control you, or worse, try to take it away. I owe you my youth And I will do what I can to protect you, but be alert at all times miss Holden.

  You are a beacon of light in the darkest of times. You will draw all before you and there is evil out there of which you no nothing.”

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  Sam gulped and nodded. “Freaking hell!”

  “Go now child. If you ever have need I will be at your side.”

  Sam nodded and dashed off to find her friends, man had she opened up a can of worms.

  Sam dashed out of the hall leaving the vivacious and incredulous professor Sampson and ran to her friends at the end of the corridor.

  Rae beamed at Sam as she approached her. “I was just telling the guys how you helped me. Can you believe it? Paul says he managed to find his inner self on his own!”

  “Hey I have depths! Anyhow we've all seen what Sam can do, so I guess knowing it's possible gives you the motivation to keep looking.”

  “Oh yeah it definitely works. Rae did incredibly well. I shone a light to guide her, but the rest was all Gromwin.”

  Rae giggled and gave Sam a hug. “Yeah we all know that's not true. I could feel the air around the candle the second time, but heating it up enough? Phew. That was super tough.”

  Sam eyes lit up. “ The second time? Rae that's fantastic!”

  Rae's face flushed. “Yeah I think you gave me a boost the first time, but I got there.”

  Sam eyed Edward. “You looking quiet over there Edward. Not go so well?”

  Edward shook his head. “Nada! I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, dad'll kill me if I don't make the grade.” He looked stressed.

  “Yeah well, don't pile on yourself too hard, you'll get it, I have faith in you.”

  Sam leaned in and gave him a quick hug. As she pressed her head against his shoulder, he murmured. “Thanks Sam.”

  Sam nodded and patted his bum as she pulled away, leaving Edward's face slightly flushed and a small grin pulling at the edges of his mouth as they walked back to their cabin.

  “So... combat training?” Asked Sam.

  “Urgh!” exclaimed Rae. “ I hate that. It's all big macho bullies groping your tits and arse showing you how tough they are.”

  Paul shook his head. “Nah it's not that bad Rae, it's just their magic is more based around the physical rather than elemental.”

  Rae shook her head. “Try having boobs. It's like they're hands are magnetized to them, bunch of pervs.”

  Sam smiled. “Set fire to their dicks, that'll make them back off.”

  Rae grinned maliciously. “Ha! Now your talking.”

  Paul shook his head and looked disappointingly at Sam. “I thought better of you Sam. Now that it's planted in her mind, What if she does that to me?”

  Sam snorted and looked down at his crotch. “Yeah she's gotta find it first.”

  Edward snorted. “Got you there bro.” Paul shook his head. “ Everyone's a comedian.”