It was time to activate the runes. Janelle made sure that she had copied down all of the instructions, taking care to get the everything right. One small mistake and it would ruin everything. After checking and double checking her notes, she got to work.

Janelle always needed to practice the galdr before saying it for real. It could be tricky and she wanted to say everything correctly. She listened as Professor Botros chanted. He seemed to do it so easily. Of course, perfection came with practice and years of experience. She kept telling herself that the more she said the words, the better she would get at saying them. Following the professor's lead, Janelle began her practice chanting.

"Sowilo sowilo sowilo, jera jera jera, uruz uruz uruz, su sa si se so, ju ja ji je jo, u u u u u u r r r r r r" That was definitely a tongue twister. Janelle repeated the incantation softly to herself, trying to get her tongue around the words and sounds. After several tries, it seemed to come a little easier........but not much. Janelle gave it a few more tries before pronouncing herself ready to begin.