"Nice place, by the way. I didn't expect you to have such a nice house in the depths of the forest," Arryn replied, praising the gorgeous interior inside Albert's old residence. Although he was the Commander of the City Guard, Albert could not be underestimated when it came to taste in interiors. The beauty of Albert's house reminded Arryn of the famous interior designs in medieval times. Compared to the houses Arryn had been to in the past, Albert's was one with an exciting interior. However, one unfortunate thing was the house's condition, which was filled with dust. "So, about my meeting with Major Luxizar. It looks like I won't be able to make it to the government office," Arryn replied, seeing that his condition was starting to deteriorate just from walking from his inn all the way to this old house in the forest. "If you really need his presence, then I will ask that man to come here," Albert replied, reassuring Arryn that the man would call the mayor to come to his residence
"Evacuate the townspeople?" asked Tobias."Yes. The safety of the townspeople is my priority," replied Arryn, looking at Tobias.They sat on different sofas. Arryn and Tobias sat on the single-seat sofa, while Albert sat alone on the long sofa. Right before them was a wooden table with a tray filled with a teapot and three glass cups.Ivy served warm drinks to the three of them. The beauty shining from Ivy's face caught Tobias' attention. The man's eyes kept falling on the woman, not knowing who Ivy was."What's your name, pretty lady?" asked Tobias, his face turning bright red when he asked Ivy that question.Arryn, who happened to be discussing the evacuation route of the townspeople, was immediately distracted, looking at Tobias and Ivy. The young man was confused right when he found Mayor Luxizar trying to approach Ivy.Ivy herself did not answer Tobias' question. She remained silent and stood right next to Arryn, which suddenly annoyed Tobias because he felt ignored."Don't you k
*** The next day. Arryn went to dry his clothes in the backyard. He helped Ivy because he didn't want to sit around like a sick person. Ivy didn't mind as long as Arryn didn't get exhausted. They didn't have a lot of clothes; about three to four sets of clothes were dried that morning while the sun was shining quite brightly. Ivy was tasked with wringing out the clothes that were still wet, while Arryn was charged with hanging the clothes on a solid wire rope. "This is the last set of clothes, Arryn," Ivy said, handing the clothes she had finished wringing to Arryn. Arryn smiled. His right hand immediately hung up the clothes and straightened them. Ivy stood beside Arryn helping the young man dry the last of the clothes he had washed. "Even though it's only one hand, somehow I'm getting used to all these daily activities," Arryn replied, relieved that the drying was done. "You have to if you want to stay alive," Ivy said, picking up the bucket and walking back into the house. "
Arryn prepared. He continued to fly without deactivating the protection wall magic to guard the evacuating citizens. He had to run against time since his body couldn't fight for long. Ivy continued to fly by Arryn's side, accompanying the young man and hoping she could do more to help Arryn. "Is there anything I can do for you, Arryn?" asked Ivy. "This may sound crazy, but I have one request for you, Ivy," said Arryn, his eyes fixed on the two magic users from Howlingbird. "What is it?" asked Ivy, curious. "I want you to transform your body into a large dragon," replied Arryn. Ivy was surprised to hear the request, considering she had never transformed into a dragon. "I don't know, Arryn. I've never turned myself into a dragon before," Ivy said. "You can definitely do it. I have faith in your magical abilities and imagination," Arryn said. The two Howlingbird magic users launched another attack. The woman launched a water magic attack, while the man attacked with the fire eleme
Arryn sat limply while leaning his back on a signboard. He clearly saw a horde of troops running toward him, all wielding swords and wearing armor. The young man was weak enough to fight them, considering he had fought the two Howlingbird magic users for too long. As Arryn's performance decreased, the protective fire wall behind him faded. "Get up, lord protector," said one of the citizens, fearing that the army was coming to kill them. Not just one person, but many townspeople said so. They encouraged Arryn and begged the young man to protect them just this once, as there were only a few townspeople left to evacuate. Arryn tried to raise his right hand, casting a high-level magic spell that could eliminate many people in a single attack. When the young man was about to release the fire magic spell, his attention was distracted when he saw a giant dragon flying in free over the Luxizar sky. "You did it," Arryn whispered, realizing the dragon was Ivy. Ivy continued to fly in a cir
"How do you know about Alexia and Aurora?" asked Arryn, his right eye sharply squinting at the mysterious man. "You don't know about them? I thought the Justice Watcher members were connected to each other," snapped the man, without changing his eyes from the battle in Luxizar city center. "Well, this rebellion will end soon anyway. They are fighting back with clever tactics," replied the mysterious man. He began to turn his head to look at Arryn. At first, Arryn did not see the man's face in its fullness, but when he turned his head, he could see what the man looked like. He had a mustache and beard; what caught Arryn's attention were the incision scars on several parts of his face. "Initially, this rebellion was based on the disappointment of the Athanor people, who refused to let the war happen. However, our forces are not as numerous as those of Athanor and the Justice Watcher," the mysterious man said. "There are actually many people who disagree with the war, but their disap
Arryn widened his eyes; his heart was shocked to hear that Quentin was dying. He asked Alexia to take him to the room where Quentin was being treated, and the woman agreed without arguing.The two of them left with an escort of several soldiers, unlike Aurora, who was busy treating Ivy, who fainted due to running out of mana in her body. The location where Quentin was treated was quite far from the first location. Alexia said that he was in a large tent used for emergency hospitals.From a distance, the top end of the tent was clearly visible. Arryn and Alexia continued to walk with the gazes of the townspeople fixed on them, especially on Arryn's new figure.It was clear that the tent stood firmly in a field. There was not just one, but five large and long tents. Alexia pointed to the second of the five tents, where Quentin and the townspeople who were still injured were treated.The tent curtain opened, and the nurses treated several people, not Quentin. The man still lay unconsciou
"I cannot accept you all as my students," said Arryn.The young man's words certainly surprised the academy students. They looked disappointed and sad to realize Arryn did not want to train them all. Arryn did this for a specific reason, he did not want them to learn from him, who had made many mistakes during his lifetime.Learning with the instructors is better for them, considering they know more about magic and such things. Arryn tried to encourage them by saying that he would recruit them into Athanor Magus if their magical abilities improved more than before."If you learn a lot from your instructors at the academy. I'm sure you will have as much power as me," Arryn explained."Do you understand? He has a more important task: to protect Athanor from the current war," Alexia said.After finding no other way to become Arryn's apprentice, the academy students finally agreed to continue studying at their magic academy while practicing magic so their abilities would be beyond compare