So you want to know how to become a Lawbearer?" Lytheron asked with the air of an old scholar.
"Yes," Zephyr confirmed. "You said Mother Aurelis struggled with it, and then everyone else found it easier. Why was the first step so hard?"
Lytheron settled into a more relaxed position, putting the urgency of the contract temporarily on hold. It seemed he really took the duty of teaching seriously.
"The barrier between Tier 6 GrandMaster and Tier 7 Lawbearer," Lytheron began, "is not about having more power. It is about a fundamental change in how the mana core processes magic. To understand it, you must understand the limitations of a GrandMaster."
He paused, collecting his thoughts. "Any awakened's mana core, at the peak of Tier 6, possesses a large number of activated mana nodes — hundreds, and for some, like me, even past a thousand… all depending on your original talent."
Zephyr swallowed a silent gulp. 'Past a thousand mana nodes at Tier 6!'
