"That should be my question", Adrien chuckled. "Unless it's something private...".

"No, it is about this lesson", Val said. He nodded affirmatively to himself as he appeared to be piecing together his eventual answer. "There is something that I just realized", he then said. "I just realized that, although you are struggling so much with Water spells... I am positive that you have already channeled the Water element before".

"What? I have?", Adrien gasped. "Seriously? When?".

"When we were doing defense magic", Val replied. "The first time you parried a fireball, you summoned a wave. Other times, too - I'm sure of it".

Adrien's eyes turned wide. "I remember, yes...".