"I still can't believe I got rejected for volunteering to escort you," Eon pouted and then glared at Nathan openly.
Nathan only humphed coldly at my side and drank his tea.
You must be wondering why my brother is here? Well, according to him and my father, he would be guarding all the ti along with one other person, which is Lukas.
I'm surprised as well, don't worry.
I an, two of the strongest people in the empire? Just to guard ? I'm not even soone important… Well, he did say I'm an unofficial saint despite failing the test.
"It's because you kept slacking off of your duties," Luther quipped. "Why don't you complain to Nathan right now?" He added.
Eon straightened his back and stuffed a cookie in his mouth.
"Who said I'm complaining?"
I thought you already gained a backbone, Eon.
"Anyway, are you feeling okay now, Nads? Like for real?" Eon inquired, staring at with honest eyes.
He's cute when he does that. Like a puppy.
I smiled at them for effect.
"Yes. I am fine, for real."
"You're not lying?" Conrad also asked.
"Yes! The last ti you said you were fine, you vomited blood right after. I was really shocked, you know!" Gwen suddenly raised her voice as she slapped the fan close while squinting her eyes, catching off guard.
My heart literally skipped! Even Bea beside her jolted, that's how loud she was.
"That's the Gwen I know!" Noah then teased her soon after. "You were too quiet, it was giving goosebumps."
Gwen's face imdiately turned red.
"Shut up!"
Oooh~ I kind of missed these two's banter. Just so you know, during our ti in the academy, the three of us were pretty tight. Gwen would sotis use Noah as a bridge to convey things to Rosamunde because they just don't get along. That's probably how Noah and Rosa got closer, now that I think about it.
"I promise, okay? I'm not lying to you. The priests are always checking on so I can guarantee it."
I even raised my palm as a gesture of being sincere.
"Priests? Damn, you are so well taken care of," Luther then reacted.
I agree.
"I have never seen a priest before," Noah scratched his chin, "I feel envious."
"Yes, there were three of them. Lord Janus also ca once," Gwen confird.
Oh, right. I forgot Gwen was there when shit happened. I wonder if she's aware that I have powers? I did cause a mana storm, if she was present at that ti, she must have witnessed it.
"What? The Lord Janus? The master of the arcane tower?" Conrad was shocked silly.
"Who else?" Gwen sneered.
Are they fighting still? Damn…
"Seriously?" Bea, Eon, Luther, and Noah chorused, disbelief written all over their faces.
"Nads, tell us all of your secrets right now," Noah jokes.
"Fool…" I muttered and hid my smile by sipping tea.
Ah… I feel so good right now. Being able to joke around with my friends after a long ti…
"Why did the tower master appear? Are you two acquainted?" Luther started rattling his queries.
"In a way… yes?"
We kind of have a connection. A strange one? Janus does know I'm not from here like the omnipotent magician he is.
The others drilled for answers as well. Janus is truly famous huh.
"When did the two of you et?" Eon's eyes were shining brightly.
Bea's eyes were shining equally as Eon's.
"Doesn't he rarely leave the tower?"
"Yeah? Wasn't the first ti he appeared was during the founding ball? Did you two get acquainted that ti?" Noah piped in.
The others didn't throw questions but their eyes did.
"Uhh… Before the founding ball, actually. The empress invited him for tea during one of our afternoon parties, and so I t him there."
How would I forget the day I almost had a heart attack after seeing Janus for the first ti? I was so scared I was sweating coldly.
"So after that, you two got along?" Conrad followed up.
"Not really? We t a few more tis after that, accidentally. It kind of just happened, I guess? He then invited to the tower after a few etings."
The others got silent, gazing at in wonder. They look so silly that I started laughing.
"He invited you to the tower…"
"The arcane tower…"
"To be fair I can access the tower if I want to because of my rank, but getting invited… Damn…"
Seeing their reactions, I quickly settled the truth before they could get carried away.
"There's nothing special going on. He was just being polite because the palace requested."
"Ahuh…" Luther wasn't buying it. "Why does it feel like Nadia is getting further and further away?"
"What the hell? Stop joking," I refuted.
I swear they are so dramatic.
"I thought I'm already immune to these things. But turns out, Nadia is more abnormal than we thought," Noah seconded.
"Who are you calling abnormal?"
It's fate playing around!
Conrad bobbed his head.
" too… I thought I'm used to it but I still get surprised from ti to ti."
"Nads is a different specie…" Eon comnted.
"You guys are so weird," I sighed in exasperation.
"Nads is weirder!" The rest imdiately rebuked.
"Right!"
Ahh… seriously…
"What about Kuro? Have you found him?" Gwen inquired.
"Yes. He had returned," I then smiled at her reassuringly.
I did ntion to her once that Kuro was missing.
"What? Why? Did the fox get lost?" Eon questioned.
Got lost…
"..."
Should I tell them the truth? I an, sooner or later, it will be revealed anyway. Maybe the thing about having powers could still be hidden for now until I mastered it sohow. Though I find suppressing my magic is seriously hard. I get so tired at night after a whole day of bottling it in.
That's why I should visit the palace and ask Ezekiel for pointers.
"Before that, I have sothing to tell you."
I saw them starting to raise their brows from my tone.
"What?"
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