Drake and Uncle Bob were alone in the office.
Bob looks Drake down in disapointment.
"I saw what happened there." Bob said.
"But you..." Drake tried to answer but got interrupted.
"Security cams!" Bob yelled. Drake was caught by surprise and and felt trapped.
"Shame on you! I trained you since a kid, a dump demon show up and you're caught of guard! You didn't even react till the beast was dead!"
"I was caught by surprise! I was yet half asleep..."
"Half a sleep! You're a shadow runner you sleep with your both eyes open!"
"Hey..."
"What! Hey what, you have a good excuse for being lazy! When you met Bria you also were late and she killed the demon alone, she's traumatized! Why? Cause you didn't do your job on time! And now again, she's roockie, and shows more instint than you, who praticed your all life!"
"It's been..."
"Shut up! It's been what? Hard? Our job is hard, you want to quit?"
"No..."
"It seems that way! You are lazy, you don't try hard, do you care at all?"
"I..."
"You what? Have you been practing other spells? Or are you gonna become a master expert in fire balls?"
"I just..."
"You just can't! No! You don't try hard enough! And them you go to the gym trying to attone your guilt! You say to yourself that at least you're getting better at something, WRONG! We don't need one more fighter, any of your team mates can kick your ass, it's their job! No matter how hard you train, they won't stop training so they will allways be better than you! The only way you can ever be of some value is if you master your spells!"
"I try! Ok! I try! It's not my fault..."
"Show me!"
"What?"
"Show me cast a spell any spell that is not a fire ball!"
"What now?"
"No when pigs can fly! Of course!"
"I just..."
Then Bob casted thunderball at Drake, who dodged it.
"Fight me back!"
Out of insting Drake fired a fire ball at his uncle, you slaped it back against him making him fall on his back.
"Fire!? Try something different!"
Drake then started another fireball holding it on his hands trying to change the element from fire to something else, the flame changed color, but then it faded and Drake felt on his knees exausted.