Chapter 125: The Sage''s Tower


    Lorelei''s POV:


    I waste!


    I thought to myself as I had my maid dress me up in a simple manner and was fastening my cloak


    when I almost collided with a figure that came out of the room in front of me.


    I halted and saw who it was.


    My father and his knight, Sir Percival. I inherited my teal green hair from him and even my mother said I


    looked a lot like him except for the eyes. I got them from her and it was because of that, My father does


    not maintain much eye contact when we meet.


    I heard that looking into my eyes somehow makes it painful for him.


    It has always been that but for some reason, something inside him has changed because he was now


    staring at me without turning away.


    This was the first time he has locked gazes with me ever since I baked him some muffins to go with his


    coffee the other night.


    "Good afternoon Father, Sir Percival." I curtsied to him automatically.


    The knight smiled and nodded but my father''s unsmiling expression did not change but his keen eye


    saw my attire and cloak.


    "Where are you going?" He asked me.


    I blinked. He has never cared about where I am going....


    "Oh. Ah...Her Grace, The duchess ina asked me to apany her to an..." I almost blurted out the


    destination of the ce but stopped myself "an excursion in the city today. I asked for your permission


    yesterday night, sir."


    "I see. Carry on. Be home by your curfew, Lorelei." he reminded me sternly.


    "Yes, sir."


    I kept my bow until he walked away. When his footsteps faded, I resumed my quick pace as I ran


    towards the front entrance where the Aisenburg carriage was waiting for me.


    The footman hopped off the back and opened the door. I saw the Duchess smiling at me, her hands on


    herp, a leather book tucked between her fingers. She was looking pretty in a beautiful dusky rose


    gown and whiteces with a matching white bo and shoes.


    "You arete." she joked good-naturedly as I sat beside her as the carriage door shut and we drove off.


    " Thankfully, The Sage''s Tower is happy to receive us anytime."


    "Sorry, Lady ina. I was just too engrossed studying. I have a few days until I take my cooking exam


    and I still think I am unprepared." I fluffed my blue gown free of the creases. " So please tell me why


    are we going to the Tower? Not everyone can get permission to go there. Not even the royal family."


    "My husband has asked me to search for a mage who can instruct me on controlling my mana." she


    looked a bit annoyed but also resigned. "I told him I will not use magick since I am more interested in


    cooking but he insisted that it was for my safety. It was a long debatest night but I decided to humor


    him."


    "Magick? Wow. I did not know you can use magick."


    "I had no idea I could do it as well."


    "When did this happen?"


    "In Guthrie. During an infiltration of the remaining rebels while my husband left to escort the prince and


    his entourage. You had left by then."


    "Oh, I see. So you used magick without any training." I looked concerned because I know the


    consequences of using magick without knowing your limits, People get hurt and they also die when


    they can''t control the power. "Thank the goddess, you are okay, right?"


    The duchess smiled.


    "I recovered rather quickly."


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    That shocked me because most people who overuse their magick need days to recover. But since


    everyone knows now that Lady ina has fey blood in her; that may be the reason.


    The carriage suddenly stopped and I looked out the window to see the cylindrical edifice made of Ivory


    stone and Mana Crystals. It sat on an ind in the middle of ake located just to the East side of the


    city. I could also see that there was no bridge that leads to the tower so Lady ina and I had to get


    out of the carriage.


    A young man wearing the Tower''s signature white robes and a silver belt greeted us with respect and


    asked the driver to wait here while he led us to the tower.


    "Wee, Lady ina andpanion. The Master has heard of the Duke''s request. Please follow


    me." the young man was polite as he led us to the edge of theke, where I saw nothing but a stone


    pedestal with an orb floating above it.


    "Your Grace, Please use your mana to activate the bridge to the Tower." The guide offered to the


    duchess.


    She hesitated but she slowly ced a hand on the orb. It glowed and a rumbling sound apanied


    by an emerging stone bridge from the depths of theke appeared.


    "The Tower has recognized the Duchess'' mana. The first test isplete. " the guide smiled warmly at


    us. "Ladies. Please follow me."


    The bridge was dry despiteing from theke so we did not need to put up our skirts as we crossed


    it and soon the huge wooden doors of the Tower loomed over us.


    It was a very thick door as the mage knocked on the wooden surface and it creaked as it opened as if


    pulled by an invisible hand.


    The interior was absolutely clean and very simple with a few drapes along the windows and banners


    emzoned with the Tower''s emblem which is a hand gripping an orb, surrounded by some stars.


    Underneath it were words written against a swirling ribbon that ties everything together.


    It reads "Knowledge. Truth. Power" in Ancient Script.


    Several mages robed in different colors walked from one ce to another, their expressions


    preupied with their studies; some even read books while talking to themselves.


    I even saw a younger apprentice dressed in ck robes, using floating wisps of fire to light the


    candbras lining the tables


    " Unfortunately Your Grace, The Sage will not be able to receive you due to certain circumstances."


    We both looked confused at the guide''s words until ina voices her concerns.


    "My husband specifically told me not to bother staying if the Sage is not the one who will select my


    master." Her words were blunt but it was not haughty or self-important.


    But the mage paled upon hearing her mention of the Duke. Sweat popped in his brow as he nervously


    bowed.


    "Many apologies, Your Grace. I did not mean to offend the duke b-but the Sage-"


    We were climbing up two steps at that time when an explosion from the top of the tower erupted and I


    gasped when I saw a man pushed down by a huge hand falling down. The ground shook as everyone


    continued on as if it was a daily urrence.


    We looked down and saw that it was a chef from the Royal Pce from the looks of it. He looked


    unharmed but the wetness staining his pants and the frightened expression on his face shows that this


    was the first time he was experiencing this.


    The man was carried out of the tower promptly by a few apprentices


    "The...Sage has been rejecting royal chefs ever since our old one retired. He has not been able to eat


    properly which is why he has been growing more....rude." The guide murmured, ashamed that we had


    to experience it.


    "You say that he has not been able to eat?" ina said


    "Y-yes. His tastebuds have be numb a few weeks ago so any dish is tasteless to him. No royal


    chef has been able to satisfy him since then."


    I smiled as the duchess looked intrigued rather than intimidated. I am sensing that her dy chef" mode


    is on.


    "Lead me to the Sage. I want to meet him. Now."


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