Of course it was. What better way to shake off the nerves, right? But then again, if he was being chased by a beast and the broom was his only way of escape, there was no way he’d do the first steps. Nodding in understanding, Jace went on to mount his broom by swinging his leg over the handle and paused for a moment to get a feel of the broom. Will it throw him off as soon as he hovered? Will it know that it isn’t Jakub who is riding it?

One thing is for sure, however. There was no turning back at that point. He’d ask Jakub to give him his spare broom, and his older brother had made an effort to send it to him as soon as possible. There was no way he’d step down and not give it a try at least.

Relaxing his shoulders again, he steadied himself first, and when he was ready, kicked the ground with his right foot.

Fffwwooop!

Jace leaned a bit forward, and slowly straightened his back as he found his center of gravity and tried his best not to pay attention to the fact that he’s a few feet off the ground now.

And fireflies? And…hoops? Well, this was just like in their first year, yes?

This should be easy.