At first, Liam felt something shift inside him. He was not fully sure what it was, but he felt it move. Very subtle, but unmistakable.
After the shift, the cold was gone. In fact, his body began to feel warmer. He was not certain he was reading it right, but nothing else had changed.
He kept his eyes closed. He did not want the wind and rain to break his concentration.
Then a second shift happened. His Water began to flow more naturally, like breathing. Drawing the rainwater in, mixing it with his own, holding it under his control, all of it became easier. His reach expanded.
After holding it for a while, Liam began to command the Water to withdraw. To recede. To disappear.
That was when the resistance hit hardest.
His Water pushed back against him. As if saying, we do not want to disappear. We still want to play.
