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Spell Ground Grab Earth · Circle 1 — A handful of the ground, raised and held.

Spell Stone Skin Earth · Circle 2 — The body takes on the weight of the earth — the skin hardens, the breath slows, and the fighter is the wall for as long as the breath holds.

Spell Quake Step Earth · Circle 2 — A line of the ground, shaken under the feet — the earth does not move, so the mage moves it a hand's breadth, and the hand's breadth is the whole argument.

Spell Stone Fist Earth · Circle 3 — A fist of the ground, raised and let go where the hand says — the weight is the whole argument, and the fist does not cut, and the fist does not flow, and the fist is the one who lands.

Spell Buried Road Earth · Circle 4 — The ground closes over a line — the road, the wall, the gap — and the earth does not move, so the earth *buries*.

Spell Mountain's Voice Earth · Circle 5 — The line's signature — the mountain, raised and let go where the hand says, and the weight is the whole argument, and the one who cast it is the one who gave the blood.

Spell Gale Whisper Air · Circle 1 — A breath, drawn and let go — the air carries the sound, the smell, the shape of the moment, and the carrying is the whole argument.

Spell Wind Lane Air · Circle 1 — A lane of moving air, drawn in a line and held — the air carries the arrow true, the feather far, the spark across the gap.

Spell Shear Blade Air · Circle 2 — A line of air, drawn sharp and let go where the line says — the air does not hold a shape, so the air *cuts*, and the cut is the whole argument.

Spell Still Room Air · Circle 2 — The air in a room, held — the sound stops, the dust hangs, the breath of the one in the room is the only sound there is.

Spell Gale Carry Air · Circle 3 — The air under the foot, drawn and held — the fighter walks on the wind, and the walking is the whole argument, and the ground is the one who is left behind.

Spell Wind's Verdict Air · Circle 5 — The line's signature — the wind, drawn and let go where the hand says, and the carrying is the whole argument, and the one who cast it is the one who gave the blood.

Spell Ember Touch Fire · Circle 1 — The hand lights.

Spell Tide Break Water · Circle 5 — The line's signature — the tide, drawn and let go where the hand says, and the tide is the one who is still standing, and the one who cast it is the one who gave the blood, and the blood is the one the story remembers.

Spell Drown Glass Water · Circle 4 — A sphere of pressurized water, held in the hand and let go where the hand says — the pressure is the whole argument, and the sphere does not cut, and the sphere does not flow, and the sphere is the one who is still standing.

Spell Current Walk Water · Circle 3 — A path of moving water, drawn under the foot and held — the water carries, and the carrying is the whole argument, and the one who walks is the one who is still standing.

Spell Ice Grab Water · Circle 2 — A limb, frozen in the shape the hand held — the water finds the gap and the gap is the limb, and the limb is the one who is still standing, and the standing is the one who has to wait.

Spell Flood Voice Water · Circle 2 — A torrent, drawn and let go where the voice says.

Spell Water Thread Water · Circle 1 — A jet of water, drawn in a line and let go.

Spell Cinder Tongue Fire · Circle 5 — The dragon's breath, held in the hand and let go where the hand says.

Spell Cinder Fall Fire · Circle 4 — A rain of cinders, set over an area and held.

Spell Firebrand Fire · Circle 3 — A burning arrow, drawn and let go — the fire is the head, and the head flies true where the hand points.

Spell Hearth Wall Fire · Circle 2 — A wall of flame, raised in a line and held.

Spell Flame Lash Fire · Circle 2 — A whip of fire, drawn in a line and let go where the line says.

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