"So," Kael said slowly, picking up the charcoal. "I have to... unlearn the geometry?"
Kael was a wizard of the "New School," a graduate of the Arcane Institute of Rapid Casting. He believed in efficiency. He believed in the 'Proper-Rune'—a theoretical concept popularized by his professors. The theory was simple: every spell had an optimal, geometrically perfect signature. If you could calculate the exact angles and execute them with mathematical precision, the mana cost was halved, and the stability was absolute. proper-rune
He pushed his mana into it. He didn't force it; he let it flow, like water finding its own level. "So," Kael said slowly, picking up the charcoal