*** The next day Tobias' health was much better than yesterday; even the young man felt he had fully recovered. He wore navy blue long-sleeved clothes with black pants, both of which Giselle had prepared before. On the right and left waist, two katana-type swords of different colors were attached; one was dark blue, while the other was black. For the next several battles, Tobias would use the black sword instead of the blue one since he didn't have full rights to it yet. There was a soft knock on the door to Tobias' room. The young man ordered the man to open the door, revealing a soldier wearing white armor standing behind the door. A soldier with white armor indicated that he was part of the city and noble forces, while a soldier with black was a royal soldier. "Lady Giselle expects your presence in the town square," the man replied. Tobias nodded as he told him that he would be leaving soon. Tobias walked over to the medium-sized mirror on the wall. The young man could see tha
"They have more men than Langdale. I'm sure these men can handle this war," Tobias replied.Honestly, his heartfelt upset that he could not participate in helping Equestria's army to fight Valcke. Tobias was sure Giselle felt the same way, demeaned that she had not reached the level of a magic user capable of fighting a war."But what about Mom and Luke? Are you going to ignore them?" Giselle asked."I miss them. I want to save them as well. I'm pretty confident they can rescue them both," Tobias replied.He assured Giselle there was nothing to worry about in this war. Tobias could see from the seriousness of the soldiers that they had the passion to stop the war.While they were talking, a black-armored soldier walked over. Both hands seemed to be holding the saddle ropes of a neighing horse. The soldier said Giselle and Tobias could leave on the horses."My lord gave this horse because of his generosity. Take it and do his command well," t
"Yes. We are the House of Archibald," Tobias replied.The two people in front of Tobias couldn't hide their surprise. It never came to their minds that their children would be trained by the honorable nobles of the Atrea region.They bowed low, feeling honored that the House of Archibald would accept their two children."We don't know how to thank you, Lord and Lady Archibald," the man replied."You don't have to do that. Live healthy and happy. That's what you should do for your children," said Giselle."Raise your head. There's no need to kneel like that," Tobias pleaded.The young man hated such an attitude so much that he felt they were lower in status than the nobles. Since Tobias was still Taichi, the culture of mutual respect and not being arrogant over titles was deeply ingrained in him.That was why he didn't like when people thought they or other nobles were special. Tobias' different attitude amazed the two of them. They were so lucky to meet Tobias and Giselle.The two sta
"What does that mean?" asked Theo.He said so because he did not have divine abilities like his sister, Mira. Giselle was pretty sure the recent panel was a signal that Mira could cast divine spells, especially in healing magic."You could say your sister was chosen by God with divine abilities," Giselle replied."Mira has powers that most people don't have," Tobias said."Would I get it too?" asked Theo, curious."I don't know, you might get it, maybe not," Tobias replied.Giselle crouched before Mira, rubbing her head as she thought she was lucky. Giselle would not stop teaching Mira until she became a great priest if things were going like this.Even though Mira was his sister, Theo didn't seem happy when much attention started falling on the girl. Tobias realized just as the man watched the facial lines of the boy beside him.Tobias shook his head, not wishing to assume Theo had an acre of the heart disease of envy. Tobias
*** Tobias and Giselle arrived at the village where Muino lived, Lockwood Village. However, the old man doesn't live in the village centre or the surrounding areas. He preferred to avoid the countryside and let it melt into the forest's serenity. Giselle followed Tobias' horse, even as her brother seemed to pass through the path to continue into the forest's depths. Tobias passed in front of the house of a family who had once stopped him for a moment because of their stubbornness. Tobias' mount travelled slowly, anticipating the presence of mines in the surrounding area of the path that were commonly used to trap forest animals. "Are you sure this is the way to your friend's house?" asked Giselle. "I'm sure the memory is still in my head. How could I forget it?" Arryn asked back. What Tobias was looking for finally came to him, a wooden house with a chimney on top. Tobias dismounted and tied the horse to one tree. "What's wrong, Tobias?" asked Giselle. She asked for no reason.
Halbert led Tobias and Giselle to the prison, not at the residence but next to this place. Halbert walked slowly. Because of the man's size, he had to break stride occasionally to take a breath. Tobias glanced at Giselle. Both siblings knew what was happening to Halbert; his weight made it difficult for the man to walk far. But Halbert did it anyway, considering Tobias and Giselle were part of House Archibald, a noble with a higher rank than him. If the bulky man refused, he risked being isolated and even bullied. Along the way to the prison, Tobias and Giselle often saw poorly dressed and dirty villagers carried by well-built men. Neither of them suspected that many people were trapped by the debt Halbert had given them. "Don't worry about them. It's not your business," Halbert said. He opened the side door of his residence, stepping out to arrive at a box-shaped place with windows made of iron bars. Halbert proudly displayed the prison he had made for debtors who refused to pay.
***Three days later.Nashant City."There is no instant in sword training. Everything requires a process," Tobias said.He maintained the pace of Theo's training so that the boy would not get tired while doing it. Like the training Tobias had done with his teacher, physical resistance is an important thing for a swordsman to survive long enough on the battlefield.Tobias and Theo practised using the inn's backyard. Although Theo already had the black sword Tobias had given him, he still had not learned Tobias' Myurajin Moon technique."Why don't we practice the technique?" Theo asked."I could teach you, but you would get exhausted with every movement in the technique," Tobias replied, crossing his arms as he looked seriously at Theo.The boy was still doing physical exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, etc. Tobias doesn't hesitate to make Theo run around the backyard for a dozen laps.Currently, Theo is jogging around the backyard. He continues to do it even though the boy starts br
"Wait. Coming to Valestria? Don't you know how far the city is from here?" asked Tobias, surprised at Keira's statement. "I do, and I don't care. If it's something I can do to make friends, I'll do it!" said Keira. Tobias stepped softly near Giselle, whispering something into her left ear. The man thought something was wrong with Keira's head and asked her to leave the girl immediately. "You should not do that. You will get karma later," Giselle snapped. Giselle asked Keira to go home and talk to her parents first. They did not want Keira's trip to Valestria to cause new problems for Tobias and Giselle. "Go home and talk to your parents about this," Giselle said. Tobias looked at her like she was writing something down on paper. "If they allow you, come to this house, and you'll see us again," Giselle replied, smiling as she handed Keira a note with an address if she could go to Valestria. Keira was even more enthusiastic about going, especially when she had found a new purpose