“The first thing you are going to learn should be no problem for you.” Maria told him humbly. “Took me forever, but with your power…”
“Right, what is it?” Ritchie asked eagerly, deciding to ignore the reference to the large ego he should have possessed.
“It’s a spell to establish a mind connection between you and other Magi around you. It’s the first thing all of us learn. That way, when you’re fighting or sneaking up on someone, you won’t have to worry about getting caught by your enemies. It also brings us closer together and makes it easier for me to teach you other things.”
“Gotchya.”
“So, just close your eyes and think of me. Magic begins with a want or a need and if you want to get into my head badly enough, you will. Just concentrate.”
Ritchie closed his eyes and thought of Maria. He imagined jumping into her head and in a moment he felt as though Maria were a lake and he was swimming in here. Hello there he thought and was taken aback when a small voice replied “great job see how easy that was?“