The vision of Solia tumbled its way through his mind. He’d seen her, a goddess, and she was real. He wished he could deny it, take comfort in ambiguity, but he couldn’t. She was real, she was out there, and she knew his name. But what did she want from him? Surely she’d saved his life and given him [Know What’s Real] for a reason. But what? There didn’t seem to be an answer, so he let the memory splash around in his mind until it started to fade.

Playing music with Jeffrey soothed the aftershock of having his third eye forced open to stare at the sun, and within a few days he was talking and laughing again.

The next month of Brin’s life was a lot less difficult than the previous two had been. He did his shift in the morning, played with the children, and practiced music when Jeffrey had time.

Jeffrey didn’t use any [Bard] Skills when they practiced together, he just made regular music. Sometimes he played simple things and had Brin repeat it. Other times Brin played a melody and Jeffrey played along, turning a wobbly, shaky solo into a magnificent duet. Mostly, though, he had Brin run through drills, building up his muscle memory. The exercises were painful sometimes but over the month he gained a little something from the System, three separate times.

Through training you have increased the following attributes.

Dexterity +1