Ryan touched his cheek as Cass left. It left him a bit embarrassed.. She was a bit bold in her own way he supposed. Perhaps a bit too friendly though... But Ryan did not spend much time dwelling on the subject as he had training to go to.
By the time he reached the Lucen area, there was already someone else there, and an older man. Ryan watched as who he assumed was the teacher advised about stances, and the state of mind required to effectively manipulate the wind. "Your breath is essential to Lucen. Breathe, the very air you breathe is where your strength comes from. Breathe in and picture that breath flowing through your arm and out through your hand."
Ryan allowed his mind to go almost blank, and tried to focus on the air around him. All he had to do was focus on the dummy. Pressuring the air in his arm, he waited until it became almost unbearable to hold in his palms, and then targeted the dummy in front of him. The dummy was hit, and it teetered back and forth for a while before it became stable again.
The mentor saw Ryan's attempt and walked over to him. "Your stance is still off. If you practice more, you will become as skilled as I have become." The mentor then preceded to do an air burst of his own, which blew into the dummy and shattered it into pieces. "Of course, usually it will take more than a day to get to the level I have achieved thus far. My name is Tianqi. I will be mentoring both of you in the ways of the Lucen." Tianqi then pointed towards an area which had poles protruding from the group. "Balance is key to the Lucen. Never too strong, as too much power leads to chaos. But never too weak as well, as little power serves no purpose in this world." Tianqi jumped onto one of the pole, and supported himself just using just one of his index fingers... and some help from air manipulation.
"While I do not expect this from you young ones just yet, please attempt to balance yourself on the poles using one foot and your Lucen talent. Your foot alone will not be able to keep you on the top."
Ryan looked on as Tianqi balanced himself perfectly on top of one of the poles. "Well, I guess I better start now.." He leaped on top of one of the vacant poles, and already his feet started to sting. The pole became wobbly, and he had to start using the wind to keep himself upright. "Looks like I still need to get the hang of this.."