Seren I had just gotten the hang of pairing air and water, a beautiful ribbon of shimmering liquid swirling in a circle in front of me, when a loud bang echoed through the courtyard. I immediately lost my focus and turned to face the sound. The water that I was manipulating whipped through the air toward the noise and slammed into…Duncan? “Oh, my Goddess!” I ran over to my mate, who was now flat on the ground and soaking wet, a huge smile on his face. My mother, watching from her observation spot across the courtyard, was laughing uproariously. “Are you okay? Duncan, I am so sorry! I didn’t mean to. I don’t even know how that happened. Are you hurt?” I patted my hands all over his chest and ran my fingers through his hair, frantically searching for any injuries. He just kept looking at

