"The army did what?" te asked, her mood shifting 180 degrees.


    From the time Kyran left and Nn asked who wanted to share information first, te had only been listening in silence. However, the more she listened to their conversation, the more she got confused, especially regarding the part where Kyran visited the Conve. She was also confused why the Regis Patriarch requested Ss deliver an item clearly meant for Kyran. Why did the Patriarch have to ask a different person to deliver the item to Kyran when he could ask one of the Regis n members to do that?


    te knew how dangerous the item the Patriarch wanted Kyran to have. So she did not believe he would trust an outsider to deliver it. Honestly, she could still understand it after Ss confirmed that he became the Regis emissary. However, not long after the Patriarch gave the item to Ss, he also gave it to Gage. And Gage was clearly an outsider.


    Because Ss and Gage did not want to answer without Nn''s consent, they could only remain silent.


    Before te''s mood changed, Nn finally told Ss and Gage to leave the cottage first so he could talk to her alone.


    The twoplied because te appeared to be at her wit''s end. They did not want to receive the brunt of her anger when it happened.


    Nn and te remained in the cottage while he gave a brief exnation of Kyran''s actual situation. Before he could finish the exnation, she already understood the gist of the story and was now seething in anger.


    "Yeah, I know."


    Contrary to how Nn usually acted when there were people around, his attitude right now was very different.


    te red at him.


    "Why did you not tell me?"


    "The less who knows, the better."


    "You dare agree with the army?" She eximed.


    Nn''s eyes narrowed while looking at te. He understood why she was angry, but her outburst would not help Kyran or the whole Regis''s situation.


    "Tell me. Is it better to let everyone know about the kid''s magic? Would you rather see the whole empire fear him and despise the Regis n for hiding him? Having the army conceal the truth is better. At least we can prepare for a turnaround."


    "Don''t give me that! The army or that double-faced family has done a lot of damage to the whole empire for hundreds of years! It has to stop!"


    "And it will. But not now. The Regis are strong, yes, but if Kyran''s secret is known by the other factions, even with the discord among them, do you think the Regis could protect him? They are not omnipotent, especially Cade. Though I admit his domineering aura can give people that impression, the truth, it is all a facade. You know that perfectly well."


    te wanted to argue. However, she understood what Nn meant.


    Though there was hidden discord between the different factions in the empire, once Kyran''s secret of having Void Magic was known, they would definitely put aside their differences in the pretence of dealing with amon enemy. After all, they were dealing with a person that could be the second Dark Sage. When that happened, the Regis, no matter how strong theirbat abilities were, would not be able to fight against them.


    Seeing that te had finally stopped arguing, Nn gave a faint smile and said, "Luckily, the kid is a f*cking genius. Once he grows, not only his magic control but also in knowledge on different studies of magic and arrays, then the time to retaliate will definitely appear."


    te finally looked a little convinced.


    What Nn said was true. The Regis alone could not fight against thebined strength of all factions in the empire, but there would definitely be a great upset if you added a Void Master to the equation.


    It was not an exaggeration. That was how powerful the Void Master was.


    Kyran was the new Void Master, but his strength was a far cry from his predecessor. However, it would be a different story once his mastery over his magic improves.


    "For how long? If Kyran has only started learning magic then—."


    "As I said, the kid''s a f*cking genius to the point I''d like to crack his head open and see if his brain is still human."


    te red at Nn''s words.


    "You—."


    "I won''t, though. I don''t want to face Ri—Cade''s wrath. Anyway," Nn hastily changed the subject, "You''ve seen him use the Regis technique. His mastery over it is the same if not better than Cade when he was his age."


    te sighed. It was true. When Kyran evaded Nn''s punch earlier, she almost saw Cade''s shadow in his movements.


    "Cade taught him well. Now what hecked is magic knowledge," Nn continued. He paused briefly after recalling something and added, "But he''s learned quite a lot from the time I left him."


    "What do you mean?"


    Nn smiled faintly, "The first day we met, the kid practically had zero knowledge about magic. He did not even know anything about magic arrays, not to mention their difference with array creation. But earlier, I saw him read through this cottage''s array calction and knew he must have learned something back in the Conve after waking up."


    te slightly frowned after being reminded of the Conve.


    "Can we really trust the Conve?"


    Nn grinned.


    "Don''t worry, the Conve''s missy is infatuated with the kid. She will not betray him."


    Looking at him with a nk expression, te wondered how this grown man could tease about these things like some youth in his puberty.


    "Now, I only need to test how much the kid has improved. At least then we can have a better picture of how much strength he still needed. I reckoned the kid already thought of a n in retaliation to the army, and he will definitely ask me about it."


    "Hence the ''let''s talkter''," temented, remembering what Kyran had said to Nn before he left.


    Nn nodded.


    "The Conve''s missy also asked me to train him, but I already decided to do that even without her asking. But if I do train him, I will have to take him away."


    "Are you nning to take him to that ce?" te asked, her expression turning solemn.


    "Yes. At most, the Regis could hold for a month or two. Until then, I will prepare the kid."


    te fell silent. Thinking about the ce Nn had mentioned, she also thought it was a good ce for Kyran to improve. But everything would still depend on Kyran''s ability to learn and improve.


    ''Apart from this, his condition at the moment is...'' te thought, remembering the unstable flow of energy she felt around him.


    Other people would not be able to perceive this energy. It was an ability that few possessed, and te was one of them.


    "Before then, let me take a good look at him first," she finally decided.


    As much as she wanted to help save her dear friends, the only thing she could do was keep their son safe while they came up with a n on how to fight back.


    Nn recalled te''s words about Kyran not being in good condition, and he frowned slightly. He was aware of her ability, and because of this, she became an irreceable member of their team.


    "What is wrong with the kid?" He asked.


    He remembered Kyran fell into aa because his magic had be too powerful for him to contain. But since he had woken up, Nn thought he had already recovered. Remembering te''s words, however, bothered him.


    Seeing Nn''s concerned expression, te could not help but smile.


    ''You acted like an ass and indifferent around him, but the truth, you do care about him.'' She thought.


    "The flow of energy in his body appeared to have been disrupted by something. Nothing really critical at this point. What I am worried about is more with his overall mental and physical condition," te exined and remembering how Nn insisted on letting Kyran create another scroll, she red at him.


    "And yet you still acted like a prick and insisted on letting him make another scroll!"


    Nn scowled at her as he remembered he had lost thest two transmission scrolls.


    "I needed those scrolls!"


    "Are those scrolls more important than Kyran''s health?" te replied with a soft growl.


    Honestly, she understood Nn''s unwillingness in letting go of those scrolls. After all, acquiring such a treasure was really hard. Most of all, he was not aware of how the scroll was made. If he knew, he would not have acted like this.


    "How will it affect him? It''s not like he''s going to sacrifice his life just making one!" Nn grumbled.


    te did not reply after hearing this. She just stared at him meaningfully.


    Her silence proved to be effective as Nn stared at her suspiciously.


    "No way... I''m right?" He asked with his eyes widening in realization.


    te sighed.


    "I made a promise not tell. So I''ll leave it to your imagination. You can ask Kyran if you want. Whether he answers you or not depends on him, of course," she replied.


    Nn heaved a sigh but no longer pursued the subject. He and the kid would have time to catch upter.


    "Now, let''s get one thing straight first. I have not changed my mind about going with Kyran to the ruins," te changed the subject.


    "No."


    "Yes," she interjected. "I told you about his condition."


    "You just said it was nothing serious! What the hell is really wrong with his condition?"


    te sneered, "You''re that concerned about him? Have you finally decided to act like a proper un—."


    "Argh! Fine! Go with him! I don''t f*cking care!" Nn interrupted with a growl.


    "I will look after him," te said solemnly.


    Nn did not reply. He just sat with his arms crossed across his chest with a scowl on his face. te chuckled at this because he looked like a sulking kid.


    Suddenly, a knock came at the door, and Gage''s voice sounded from behind.


    "He''s back."