Forged Destiny [Book 3: Ch. 5]

It was the work of a moment to close my eyes and concentrate on the new Skill I'd acquired. I'd never understood how it worked in terms of understanding, but once you reached a Level and unlocked an ability, you just sort of knew what it was – but only on a basic level. When I unlocked Quench around the six or seven mark, I'd known what it did, but had no idea how it could be applied to Blacksmithing. My father had to explain that as he taught me the craft. It was the same with the others. I knew that Stoke the Forge could super-heat my hands, but the knowledge was useless without knowing how to use that to smelt metal or craft a knife blade.

On my newest skill, Runesmithing, all I had was a sentence.


Imbue weapons and armour with the ancient power of runes.

—Forged Destiny [Book 3: Ch. 5]