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Liam had stepped away from the warmth of the fire, drawn to the open training grounds outside. The wind howled through the mountains, cold and merciless. His frustration with magic had been eating away at him for months. He could summon abilities naturally, but true spellcasting, the way Triss and Keira wielded magic, remained elusive.

Today was just one of the days where he would come and try to conjure a spell. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, letting the wind whip around him. He then spoke the elder speech he had committed to the memory long ago. 

"Gynvael aep morvudd."

The wind stirred.

"Aen a'geadh."

A faint shift, a ripple in the air around him.

"Naeg feainnewedd!"

The wind roared to life.

A sharp current circled around his arms, wrapping him in a vortex of air. His heart pounded in his chest as he felt the magic truly respond to him for the first time—not as an ability he was given, but as something he commanded.

He lifted his hand and with a final push of will, the wind shot outward in a concentrated burst, sending snow scattering across the courtyard. It wasn't powerful, not yet, but it was real.

He had done it.

"Liam?"

He turned to see Triss and Keira standing at the entrance, both watching him with surprise. Triss and Keira who had been on the sidelines going through some romantic novels on the mobile looked up to see what Liam just done. 

"You.. You are finally able to do it?" Keira was in disbelief. Liam had been struggling so much and after seeing him in his world, she even felt that Liam was faking it. But now that Liam had finally been able to call forth some magic, she was sure that Liam had really been struggling. 

The tell tale signs were all there. 

"Looks like you're finally learning." Triss, meanwhile, had a smile on her face. 

"And let me guess, you weren't even thinking about magic when it finally worked, were you?" Keira said while keeping her mobile away. 

"Not really. I just… stopped forcing it." Liam admitted. He had let go of his efforts and just chanted the elder speech out of habit at this point. 

"Maybe that's the key. You've been treating magic like a skill to be mastered through effort, but it's not just about logic and willpower." Triss said as her conjecture about emotions might be true. "Every sorcerer, every mage, we all channel magic through our emotions. That's probably why you've struggled so much—you've been blocking yourself off."

"And yet, just a few hours ago, you finally let loose. You fought without restraint, got frustrated, got excited, which is very rare for you. Maybe that's what unlocked it." Keira said. 

"You need to understand your emotions, connect with them instead of ignoring them. And that's why…" Triss hesitated for a moment before saying. "It's time you went to Kovir." 

"There are druids there—different from mages, but deeply attuned to nature and emotions. They could teach you how to align yourself with the world's flow instead of forcing your way through it." Keira said.

"Druids?" Liam said. He had thought about druids before and learning from them but decided he should visit them once he got the basics right since these druids were known to be very powerful and he held almost no knowledge about them. Druids were old men who lived in forests, held immense magic, act like hermits and considered nature as their God. 

"Yes," Keira confirmed. "And if anyone can teach you about finding balance in magic, it's them."

"We'll go with you. Kovir is one of the safest places for mages, and honestly, after what we saw in your world, I'd like to get away from all this cold for a while." Triss said. 

"Actually, I think I'll stay here." Keria said. 

Both Liam and Triss turned to her in surprise.

"You're not coming?" Triss asked.

"Don't get me wrong, Kovir sounds tempting, but someone has to stay behind and help keep Kaer Morhen in one piece. The place is falling apart, and I've already started working on a few repairs. Besides, Vesemir could use the extra hands, especially with Uma here." 

"You always did have a knack for getting comfortable wherever you go." Liam said. By now he had understood the mind of his mentor. She really didn't like getting out of the comfort zone. 

"Unlike some of us, I don't need to be constantly moving to feel like I'm making progress." Keira didn't seem to like the jab and said. 

"Fair enough. But don't think we won't drag you there eventually." Triss chuckled. 

"I'll consider it. For now, you two can deal with the druids and their nature-loving nonsense while I enjoy the comforts of a castle." Keira mocked.

With their plans set, Triss and Liam packed for the journey ahead. They would travel first to Rivia, where they could secure passage on a riverboat to Cintra. From there, they'd find a ship heading north to Kovir.

A day later, the two found themselves on horseback, riding through the mountain paths that led away from Kaer Morhen. They rode through the forests, making their way south toward Rivia. Rivia the place where Geralt hailed from and if any place had an understanding of not to mess with witchers or sorcerers, then this was the place. 

Liam would have loved to be in Rivia as this place seemed prosperous and since it was beyond mountains, though the Nilfgaard had conquered the place, they paid very less attention to it since it was always difficult to reach this place. 

From Rivia, it didn't take much time to hire a medium sized river boat. Soon the duo along with the owner of the boat started their journey East towards Cinta, which was also a port. Cintra was the place where Ciri was born and though after Nilfgaard took over the capital had changed from this place but it didn't take away the fact that Cintra was still a major port here.