Valerion, who was meditating on his own, opened his eyes and smiled. "Good", he commented; he stretched his shoulders by pushing his chest forward, then he stood up.

"So", he started as Adrien straightened his legs and proceeded to slowly stand up, "for the purposes of this practice, you will be defending yourself against a modified version of a fear spell. If you fail, all that will happen is that you will feel a little bit cold. This is for you to be able to discern whether you were successful or not, while having a very limited penalty for not succeeding".

Adrien picked up the staff that was on the floor, smoothed out his robes, then looked up at Valerion and nodded. "So... what is it that I should be drawing?".

"A circle, just like before. And just like before, think about what could defend you as you draw".

"What sort of thing should I think about?".

Valerion smiled broadly. "Since fear is, essentially, a response to a perceived threat, you must dispel it with a thought of safeness. Think about something that gives you safety and protection, and focus on it as you cast the spell. In fact, allow me to demonstrate. Could you give me the staff?".