Gossiping (Afina)

[Anastasia]

Like this she experiences pure speed, Shinear laughing. His laughter trails behind you as he does loop de loops, swirling about in the air and going up and around so fast that Afina doesn't have time to fall. It's impossible to see anything but a blur now, Air itself reduced to nothing but that.

[Ebiris]

"Faster, faster!" Afina shouts encouragement as Shinear shows off his aerial skills. She likes to think he doesn't get to cut loose like this often so he's getting as much out of it as she is.

[Anastasia]

"Let me try something," Shinear shouts over the near deafening wind, as suddenly the world around you tints blue, flashes of light as Shinear calls, "Jump off and fly!"

[Ebiris]

"Can do!" Afina shouts, bracing her legs and hasting herself before she springs off, cartwheeling through the air before setting herself into an aerodynamic horizontal pose, wings buzzing to propel her along at ludicrous speeds!

[Anastasia]

Make a Ref save, Afina.

[Ebiris]

[19:34] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+38 ref
[19:34] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=2]

[Anastasia]

Flames burst around an on Afina as she flies, but none bother her. She soars with all the grace of the wind, fast as she can go from a Shinear slingshot. All under her own power, bursts of sound following in her wake. She seems to go on forever and ever as she flies, until she at last begins to slow down, speed approaching levels she can somewhat deal with.

[Ebiris]

All good things must come to an end but she keeps it going for as long as she can until she at last reaches no more than a sprinting pace and from there she simply allows herself to drift to a stop, turning back towards Shinear and also Chan's palace as a good landmark to see how far she's gone. If it's still even visible from this far away.

[Anastasia]

Chan's palace is out of sight. All around you is empty Air, save for a woosh of movement behind you, brushing against your wings.

[Ebiris]

Definitely far off! Spinning around to face what she presumes is Shinear, Afina gushes, "That was incredible! How did you do that? Can we do it again?"

[Anastasia]

"Speed and Air," he answers, chuckling with Afina. "Get on, we'll do it again."

[Ebiris]

On Afina goes for another taste of true speed!

[Anastasia]

A happy afternoon of this passes, speed and movement. You can't even imagine how far from Chan's palace you are now, having slingshotted off Shinear over a dozen times. The pace has slowed slightly, Shinear only going at the pace of a tornado. "A pixie after my own heart," The wind dragon states, "Has your own speed been growing?"

[Ebiris]

"It hasn't, I'm afraid," Afina confesses. "I feel like I've plateaued. I'd hoped that mastery of Air inside myself would unlock some new revelation but it hasn't come to pass. Although perhaps I just don't know what to look for - that's part of why I came here. Who better to ask for advice?"

[Anastasia]

The wind dragon considers you and flies around in a circle now, a great, undulating wave as he goes around and around. "To obtain mastery of all is to obtain mastery of none," he says, "What is mastery but imbalance, trading skill in some to excel in another? But then, once that is reached, how do you surpass it? Your goal is achieved, but it is not the end."