Clarissa blinked. "You don't know?"
I shook my head. "I've never heard the term."
She set down her teacup, suddenly animated. "Mana is the life force that flows through all things. But only certain people can wield it, shape it, control it. Royals almost always have the ability, inherited through bloodline. Some nobles have it too, though it's rarer."
"What can you do with it?"
"Many things. Depending on your affinity." She held out her hand, and suddenly water was pooling in her palm, swirling in a perfect sphere. "I have water affinity. I can summon it, shape it, even freeze or boil it if I concentrate."
Holy shit. Actual magic. Right there.
"That's.…..incredible," I breathed.
The water dissipated, and Clarissa smiled. "With practice, it becomes second nature. And if you have mana, we should discover what type you possess."
"How do I begin to wield it?"
