Kurt's ideal, or rather his conviction, was to make everyone happy, to fill everyone with joy. Ruger did not know whether everything the fellow had written in his notes was true, but Kurt had stated outright that this was the root of it all-even his decision to become a Wizard Apprentice and choose this path-rather than simply seeking great power, as so many Wizard Apprentices did.
Kurt also emphasized that the best conviction, or ideal embodied by one's god, was something like his own: a pure thought, a pure desire from the heart. His wish for happiness had been rooted in his heart since childhood. Choosing it as his guiding conviction both preserved the purity of his true self and ensured that a Wizard Apprentice like him, with neither backing nor resources, could go further.
Ruger reached up and scratched his chin.
He felt that this was rather similar to the fighter's path. When drinking the corresponding Fighter Potion, for instance, it was best to choose a clearly defined basic Fighter Potion, such as one for a strength fighter. It needed to align with one's true desires-a yearning for strength and the intense conviction that accompanied it made forming a Fighter's Mark easier.
Perhaps fighters were something some Faith Wizard had developed at some point in history, Ruger thought.
Conviction and ideals were integral to shaping the god within one's heart.
A reckless fellow like Ruger, who had stumbled onto this path halfway through, naturally could not undertake that wonderful process of shaping a god within his heart from the moment he became a Wizard Apprentice. Nor could he use a meditation method to construct an illusory temple in his mental power space.
The notes described the safest approach. Anyone joining the path midway needed to find an object to