Chapter 8: practice

Chapter 8: practice

I returned to my practice section and spent the remaining hour of open practice working through the fusion exercises systematically. The enhanced perception stayed active and I pushed into the next layer carefully, borrowing a physical sharpening effect from Seraphine’s vampiric conditioning. Minor speed enhancement. The kind of thing that would be invisible in casual movement but would compound into something meaningful over months of consistent work.

Seraphine guided the process with the patience of a genuine teacher, which was something I had not expected from her. She was precise about what I should feel at each stage and clear about when I was pushing further than the stability warranted.

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