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This is it! Finally! You try to stop your hands from trembling as you hold the letter that was delivered just moments ago. It's addressed to you. You decide not to wait another minute.

Your fingers run along the rough parchment and wedge themselves under the smooth waxy seal of the Queen's Postal Service. It pops off, and you unfold the parchment…

Congratulations! You have been accepted as a student of El Cano's Advanced Battlemage Correspondence Course. This is no small feat, for our selection process involves some of the most advanced divination techniques ever developed by myself—The Legendary El Cano.

Over the course of the next few weeks, you will receive a new assignment every Monday. It is your duty to carefully study my advice and apply my teachings then write down the results of your assignment and send them back along with the next week's payment.

Take these assignments seriously, for not only will they determine whether you will be allowed to continue with the next lesson, but the top student of my Advanced Battlemage Course will be selected for a prize: A chance to meet me—the real, live El Cano—in person! What's more, I will give you an advanced one-on-one course in the Arcane Arts, free of charge. So, get studying! On the next page, you will find everything you need to know for your very first assignment.

Your mind buzzes with the possibilities. It's hard to even decide what you're most excited about.