Monday: October 29, 2007
Who: Dylan and Mikhail (and OPEN to observers!)
When: Early Afternoon
Where: Training Terrace
What: Discussion and demonstrations! For magic users and werewolves. Others are welcome to be in the audience and ask questions! ;-)

The day had begun with chilled winds and rain, but the rain barely lasted until sunrise when it cleared up from the skies. Though it was still cold, it was not enough to deter the djinn into cancelling the scheduled meeting on the training terrace about both magic and inner beast control. He had talked with a older werewolf much trained with inner beast control, and the young man agreed to hold the meeting, or class as it might have been called, around afternoon today outside. If the weather were to get any worse, they could possibly take the crowd inside the combat gym, but Dylan did not suspect it would grow anything more than chilly outside.

Dressed in warm clothing and a large coat, Dylan stood before the crowd that had gathered on the training terrace for today's discussion. Fifty-six degrees was cold for Dylan. After all, he was not used to cold weather. "Thank you all for coming," he announced above the slight wind. "Today, we would like to talk to you all about control. Our topics will cover magic control, for those of you who deal with magic using methods such as this."

Raising his hand into the air before himself, Dylan procured an orb of clear water, which grew from the size of a pea to eight inches in diameter. It floated in the air above his hand. Dylan smiled slyly at the crowd. "Not all water is blue," he ventured to joke. With that, he threw the orb of water to the ground about ten feet away in an open area away from any people. It hit the ground and broke, splashing outward and soaking into the dirt. "And we will also cover inner beast control with the help of Mr. Mikhail Dmitriv," Dylan said, gesturing with his hand towards Mikhail.

"Everyone's magic is different, and yet the keys of control are partially the same. It must be said, however, that a witch knows better how to teach a witch. A djinn, another djinn, and a werewolf . . . another werewolf. The list goes on. While the methods of control are very similar, the methods of use are not. A non-magic user cannot properly instruct someone with magic on how to wield it because they have never experienced its presence and power." Dylan touched a pointed finger to his head. "They do not truly understand its workings. The same counts for each different kind of magic. A witch cannot truly understand a djinn's power. They are two very separate things. However, we're not here to teach you how to use it." He pointed at the older members in the crowd. "You should already know how," he said with a smile.

"For those of you who do not, find a tutor or a mentor. Without one, much magic never reaches its true and full potential without years and years of brutal self-dedication. With one, you can master almost anything within your capabilities and in a shorter amount of time. Today, the most important thing we are going to cover is how to control yourself. It does not take, how do they say it, a rocket scientist to teach you this. It merely takes the teachings of a disciplined mind to instruct you how to discipline yours." Dylan glanced over at Mikhail. "That," Dylan added, "is the first step in controlling one's mind, and therefore, controlling one's power."