Liana might indeed soon find her way, her own way of performing such a technique successfully. Her issue wasn't exactly conjuring magical energy, as that appeared to be something the young Sylvaine is starting to understand more. It was her pose, how she would be able to travel all the way using her wooden thrusters without losing balance every single time she lands. It was easier said than done, just like mentioned beforehand and at this point, she knew she needed to attempt further more.

Her teacher's words and demonstrations only gave her a base to start, as the late teenager would have already been standing on her feet the moment Alisa jumped straight to action. The elf watched carefully as the older woman leaned forwards when producing the thruster and launching herself forwards. She was attentive to all details, especially those which the female Vollan mentioned. Due to that, Liana also took note of the creation of a second set of thrusters the moment Alisa was about to land, additionally leaning back when doing so.

"Hm... I think I get it now." She merely mumbles to herself, nodding towards the woman the moment she was over with her demonstration and preparing herself to perform the same, once more.

The starting stance was assumed, one foot partially lifted off the ground, the other standing firm on the grass. Almost like she was about to sprint in the olympics. Whilst she did all of that, mana would start to be channeled across her body, ultimately crossing down to her legs and then the bottom of her feet, concentrating there. The very second she leaps, the same rods of wood shoot out, pushing against the ground and pushing her forwards at the same time, rewarding her with a great headstart.

It allowed her to travel a bit further than before, yet, when it came to landing, she was a bit hesitant at first. Thankfully, at the last minute, she'd allow her body to lean back, all the while pointing her feet forwards and summoning another set of rods to prevent her from actually stumbling and falling on the grass just like on the first attempt.

Once she landed without suffering through any accidents, her attention is turned back to her teacher, a single light huff escaping her lips, mostly in relief. And then, a soft smile creeps up across her features and a silent giggle even comes out while she asked.

"Did I do well this time?"

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The girl smiled happily, lowering her head down a tad as in pure appreciation towards the affection that the female Vollan offered her once she found herself successful in executing her first spell.

"Thank you, Alisa. If it wasn't for you teaching, for you being here, I don't think I'd be trying this hard. Thank you for guiding me." Liana speaks in her typical soft tone as she looked back up at the older woman for a moment.

Though, it didn't appear to be over.

Another question would come up, most likely starting the second phase of the training which was the creation of another spell, one that could counter a speedy opponent using that same maneuver she put to use beforehand. Her eyes roll away for a moment as she appeared to ponder hard on the subject. Eventually, an idea came up.

Those sapphire orbs of hers return to lock up on Alisa's own, a hand rising up as her index finger perks out, pointing at the skies.

"What about something sudden? Like... Like summoning a big tree trunk from the ground in front of me? I imagine someone going as fast as you, for example, would have trouble immediately changing directions. So something huge and abrupt like that should either force them to stop or make them crash! What do you think?"

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Liana obviously smiled in satisfaction upon witnessing that her teacher was indeed pleased with the idea the young Sylvaine had brought up. As each second passes and as they do more and more training, the girl is starting to understand more about combat rules, about how ready mages should be when entering any kind of battle. Thus, more and better ideas came to her head quicker and she didn't even need to think that much. Even if this was her first time learning.

The first spell was created, and the second one as well, even if it had to be executed first. Now was time for a third, one, which from Alisa's suggestion, appeared to be directly supportive of the first one.

Her eyebrows raise and a somewhat amazed look overtook her features, her hands clasping together after the older woman's did the same.

"That's a great idea! It should help a lot if I'm having trouble moving around while using the first spell. Therefore, it should also prevent others from using something similar to the second spell against me."

In addition to what the female Vollan had already mentioned, Liana already thought about many different ways to use the third spell. There was no need to perform them at that moment. It was better to brainstorm and organize, and then truly put to practice all those ideas.

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Having Alisa as her teacher was indeed a huge help. Not everyone gets to have such an opportunity, to be taught by a mage who could easily be called one of the best in the world. If Liana was doing this alone, if she was to think about spells all by herself, then she likely would create most of them with little to no potential. Since she is with the older woman, then the ideas, both come faster and come stronger.

A nod was offered towards the female Vollan, at the same time bringing back the second spell, which had the same exact potential. It could be used in more than one way.

"The same happens with the tree trunk spell! It can be used to stop a fast opponent, but also to protect myself from other incoming spells. Not only that, why not use it as some sort of elevator too?"

The young Sylvaine was successfully able to dwell more and more into the teachings, already having her own ideas, her own thoughts. The base that Alisa gave her offering her such. Could she be any happier? In time, she knew she'd become a brilliant mage, just like the older woman. Though, for that, the effort put into such had to be big.

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Alisa did raise a good point, or even many of them. An enemy could indeed try to trip her while she's performing the spell and even if she's able to avoid that, there's still the chance of the tree trunk itself sending her airborne, where she is much more vulnerable. Though, that specific example wasn't thought about in battle, but more so when facing a very high obstacle, higher than one can climb. And even if she was to create a spell that would allow her to climb it, creating one which acts as an elevator would make it a much faster and safer way of crossing it.

After what the older woman said, it made Liana ponder as she'd gaze down for a moment, bringing a single hand over to her face and beginning to scratch her cheek once more in thought.

"Well, I thought more about using it outside of battle or when I have to cross a big obstacle so that the tree trunk could push me over it. But I guess you are right. It would be risky to use it in a fight."

All of this was truly making her learn more. She might not be entirely aware of the amount of potential she has been able to draw out so far, yet, the source may likely be the most obvious...

... The clear desire to protect the ones dearest to her, like Esperia.

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More and more ideas, thrown at her one after the other. This was truly how it felt training with Alisa and while it would be a bit too much for the lazy ones, the young Sylvaine wasn't that kind of person. Matter of fact, she smiled with every concept offered to her by the older woman. Now a spell that would allow her to walk on walls and water, and maybe even more, as well as a better way to use the suggested tree trunk spell.

Could she be any more thankful?

At the end, after the few more hours had passed, Liana would obviously appear to be rather exhausted, as after the brainstorming, they would have normally gone to try all of the spells. She pressed both hands against her knees and looked down, panting for a couple moments before standing up straight once more, giggling a few times and gazing back up at the older woman, wearing a big, happy smile.

"Thank you, Alisa...! I'm really grateful for your teachings. This way, I can finally protect Esperia and the ones I want to keep close. Like you too."

After she said that, a faint blush would appear to round her cheeks, though the elf managed to somehow disguise it by looking away and adding something else almost immediately afterwards.

"But we should go now, it's getting late."

Whether they'd stay a bit more or not was up to both, though now training was over. Tomorrow was another day, perhaps another day of progress.

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