"The fire is bigger than I thought…" Cynthia mumbled, glancing at Lucian, who stood at a distance, talking to his knights.
She didn't expect Lucian to agree so quickly to her suggestion of letting her use her powers to stop the fire from spreading.
She had read in the magic books Edric had given that fire created by magic wasn't always easy to extinguish, as it contained another person's mana fragments.
"Whenever I read those books, I feel like I never existed in my past life," she chuckled, looking at the burning trees. "I didn't even know what mana fragments were…"
Mana fragments came from the mana core, which made magical spells more effective compared to natural elements. To nullify or stop the magic, a person needed to use a fragment of their own mana core, and often the most effective way to stop it was to kill the caster—something Cynthia couldn't afford to do. She would be seen as a vile woman, unworthy of being a grand duchess, a figure meant to protect others.
