Chapter 187: Reunion with RennaI liked the room I selected. It had a long bed with aged, worn dark wood and two antique-looking armoires for clothes. This small bedroom off the kitchen also had a modest window with a thirty-foot drop to the outer wall of the courtyard. Although it wouldn’t be pleasant, I could use it as an exit and heal the damage from the fall to make an escape if needed.The assessment table was calling to me, and it filled out the room as a work desk. I wanted to see my gains and how close I was to learning a spell form for the earth affinity. I gripped the edges of the elven-crafted assessment table and channeled my aether.The constant burn from maintaining my slow aging intensified with the added aether expenditure. I was already getting used to it and didn’t even wince. I was now quite sure the Inscriber had lied to us. The metallic runes on my bones pulsed enough that I could focus on them and sense their presence. I believe the runes didn’t draw aether, but my aether was constantly cycling through them, ready to counter a Truthseeker’s spell.It was what it was, and maybe I had agreed too quickly to the procedure. I sighed as there was no going back now. I first focused on the right side to read my new magic affinities. Elemental Magics (Common)Fire0Air0Water0Earth13Lightning (Energy)8Spirit (Healing)23 (...)