Silence fell over Kael's room. All three of them had countless questions in their minds when it came to the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince was indeed the enemy, then he was doing a damn good job of hiding it. And if he was not, then the enemy was doing a damn good job of hiding.
Honestly, both scenarios were bad for them.
Unable to take the silence anymore, Elira spoke up, wanting to talk about something.
She glanced at Kael and said,
"You read that thoroughly and try to-"
"Try to make the King bring up her name, yes, I get it. You don't have to repeat yourself."
Elira's mouth twitched at those words.
"You brat, I am only doing this to make sure a fool like you doesn't forget about it."
"Forget about it? Isn't it something that comes with ag-"
Once again, Kael intelligently turned silent when he saw Elira's eyes and very quickly decided to change the topic yet again.
"I actually needed your help with something."
Elira questioned, instantly forgetting about the matter.
No, it wasn't because of her age.
The Court Mage felt indebted to Kael.
What he did today was something she would probably never forget in her life, so the moment she heard the words I needed your help, her first instinct was to do whatever he wanted her to.
"I was thinking of doing it tomorrow, but since we won't be able to train tomorrow either, I need you to give me a few Third Circle Spells that I can learn."
Elira widened her eyes when she heard those words, making Kael frown at her strange reaction.
Soon, however, he realized that he hadn't revealed the big surprise he had planned for his dear instructor and sighed in disappointment.
'Ah fuck, I wanted to do another wager.
Because he had so much on his mind, he completely forgot about it and just sighed again.
He spoke nonchalantly as three circles appeared above his palm.
His nonchalant attitude, however, made it even worse for the Court Mage, who widened her eyes in absolute horror.
Kael blinked, momentarily frowning at what just happened. Soon, however, he realized he had broken the Court Mage again and couldn't help but grin.
Were you expecting me to slow down just because I had a town to save?"
Elira stared at the man in front of her with a look of absolute absurdity. Honestly, she was almost annoyed by that grin on his face.
"Hmmm, I did think you had gotten much stronger when I saw your duel today. The speed at which you closed the distance in your battle against that Eryndor Warrior was comparable to that of a Late Fourth Stage Warrior or an Early Fifth Stage one."
Arlan analyzed as he stared at Kael in awe.
"Just what in the hell did you do to get this strong so fast?"
He questioned, and Kael...
"Well, I am the Hero."
The siblings stared at him with deadpan looks on their faces.
Kael, realizing that his excuse might not work here, quickly turned towards Elira and said,
"Anyways, can you teach me a few spells?"
"Why are you in such a hurry anyways? With how you usually complained during training, I thought you'd be happier having a day's rest."
Elira couldn't understand.
"I need to get stronger. Just teach me a few things, will you?"
Elira nodded as she took out a book from her Sanctuary and started reading, finding suitable Third Circle Spells.
Arlan, on the other hand, frowned a little.
"Why didn't you ask me to teach you something?"
Seeing how the man was trying to poach her student right in front of her, Elira's mouth twitched.
"Isn't it obvious? Because what you teach him is useless. His test was enough for him to realize that being a Mage is a much better choice than becoming a Warrior. Now go away, we need some time alone."
Arlan's expression changed at those words.
"Kael, is that the truth?"
He questioned, somewhat desperate.
He had already thought about how he would continue Kael's training in the future and turn him into one of the greatest warriors throughout Nerathis.
He couldn't have the brat bailing out on him at the last second.
"Of course it is, now go!"
Elira spoke, prepared to push Arlan away. The commander, however, quickly grabbed his sister like he was used to it and covered her mouth.
Arlan screamed as Elira bit his finger as powerfully as she could.
"Unhwand me, you brwute!"
She screamed, still chewing on his fingers.
"What are you!? A Dog!?"
Arlan shouted as he wrestled with his sister like she was an angry cat. He tried saving his fingers, but Elira refused to let go, growling as she clenched her teeth.
Kael stared at the scene in front of him in silence. Honestly, he was already used to this at this point.
He just had one wish:
'Igni, Cirri, never be like them, okay?'
He spoke, not wanting any bad influence on his children.
The concerned father quickly peeked into the Sanctuary to see what the little ones were doing and saw Igni sitting on the ground while his little sister, who had turned into a cloud, had covered her brother's face and was using light static charges to tickle him.
Feeling his gaze, Igni quickly wiped some of the clouds in front of his face, showing his face to his father and said,
Cirri, the Cloud, turned towards him as well and,
She nodded before covering her brother's face again and,
Used lightning to tickle him again as the Fire Dragon obediently sat on the ground, letting his sister do anything she wanted.
'Ah, they are so adorable~'
Kael smiled, his heart feeling the warmth he never felt before.
What he didn't know was that his eldest was only doing this so he could tire his sister out to make sure he got to spend time with him alone.
Yep Yep, Igni's plan was coming together perfectly~