It was still raining heavily in the evening.
In the dining hall of the Dawn Sorcerer Tower near the Earl's castle, many apprentices were having dinner.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! The sound of cutlery clanging against plates could be heard. A dozen apprentices were eating together. Most of them had their heads down, taking small bites of white bread, horse sausages, broccoli, and corn and ham soup.
Coming to Brittania and being trained by Councilor Veronica Benadotte was a completely new experience for the apprentices. When Councilor Margarita of the Garland Council put out a notice in Skydome Castle asking who was willing to go to Brittania, more than 70% of the apprentices signed up for themselves.
Margaret went through a strict selection process and finally selected a dozen apprentices. At the same time, she also sent two of her own official witches to assist Veronica. Now that she had her own luxurious sorcerer tower, she was qualified to enter the inner circle of elders. The only thing she lacked was experience.
After arriving at the Kingdom of Knights, the apprentice witches no longer had to endure the oppressive environment of Skydome Castle. Both the living conditions and the living environment were much better. Skydome Castle was originally built on a mountain that was over two thousand meters high. The life of the apprentice witches there wasn't very good. The low-level apprentices had to squeeze into bunks at night, which meant that everyone in a room slept together.
Veronica wasn't a good-tempered teacher. Or rather, none of the female members of the Garland Council had a good temper. However, Veronica, who had climbed out of the apprentice army, was very clear about the situation of the apprentices. The Garland Council had set up many systems and formed an effective management system.
"Mila, look. It's not strange that Veronica is here, but why do I see Councilor Teresa?" An apprentice whispered.
On the other side of the dining hall, Veronica was eating with Teresa. The two female Garland councilors were whispering to each other. It didn't seem like they were quarreling.
"Shh! Naomi, keep your voice down. If we annoy the councilor, we'll be sent back! I don't want to go back to Sky Castle! "Another apprentice whispered.
The apprentices chattered among themselves in low voices.
"You guys, hurry up and eat. There are other classes in the evening. The Count's tax officer, Gasparton, will give you a math class." Catherine, who was already an official witch, quickly said when she saw many of the apprentices whispering to each other.
However, Catherine had overestimated her authority. She had just advanced into the elite rank, and her appearance and tone were still very immature. Not only did her reprimand not have any effect, but it also caused many apprentices to continue asking questions.
"Miss Catherine, what is Senator Veronica doing?"
"Teacher Catherine, will you be teaching us tomorrow?"
"When can we see His Excellency the Count? Didn't he say that he would take the time to teach us swordsmanship? Why is it always Teacher Doris? "
The apprentices kept asking questions, causing Catherine to be flustered. "This …"
She had no choice but to seek help from her mentor. "Mentor …"
"Quiet," Veronica said.
The whole dining hall immediately became silent. The apprentices all lowered their heads and dared not speak again. Only the sound of chewing could be heard in the dining hall.
Veronica saw the apprentices' behavior and frowned. She said to Teresa, "Let's go upstairs and talk."
"That's how it should be." Teresa's beauty mark at the corner of her eye was cold and threatening.
After finishing a simple dinner, Veronica and Teresa went upstairs one after another. The heavy pressure gradually faded away. The apprentices hurriedly finished their meal and took the time to rest. In the afternoon, they were sometimes assigned to work or make various magic potions. Sometimes, they would also have classes. The apprentices only had one day a week to relax. They could go to Laing's town for a stroll or shut themselves in their rooms to enjoy some leisure time.
Veronica opened the door to her living room. It was luxuriously decorated with warm colors. A high-quality sofa made of redwing wood was placed in the room, and several magic lamps emitted a light yellow light.
"What a heavy rain." The sound of Veronica's high heels spread to the window. She wanted to open the window, but the heavy rain made her give up. "Have a seat. What would you like to drink?"
"Anything will be fine." Teresa did not mind. She looked at the decoration of the room and made a comparison with her mother's wizard tower.
The female Sorceress had to admit that although Veronica's Sorcerer Tower did not have as many years of accumulation as Aurora's Sorcerer Tower, but in terms of luxury, Veronica's Sorcerer Tower was not inferior. Moreover, with Leon's financial support, it was only a matter of time before Dawn Sorcerer Tower surpassed her mother's Sorcerer Tower.
Veronica opened her wine cabinet and took out a bottle of sparkling cider and two goblets.
With a sound of water, the goblet was placed in front of Teresa. "Here, try it. Laing gave it to me."
"It's a bit presumptuous of me to come to you in the middle of the night." Teresa picked up the goblet and looked at Veronica's indifferent face through her butterfly patterned glasses. Her eyes were a bit unfocused. "But I think we should talk."
"What does Princess Garan want to talk about with me? There are only two things. It's either related to Laing or Aurora. " Veronica nodded. The sweet-looking Garan looked at Teresa, who was full of cold temperament. She put on a fake smile. "Which one do you want to talk about?"
"Both. But first, let me show you this." Teresa took out a piece of parchment.
Veronica took the piece of parchment.
It was a letter written by Teresa's mother, Aurora, to Teresa. In the letter, she agreed to Teresa's request to further strengthen the cooperation with Laing. The letter also mentioned Teresa's wizard tower. Aurora said that she would give her daughter 8,000 gold marks (8,000 crowns) to build a wizard tower for her, and that she would have to raise the rest of the money herself.
There was another matter mentioned in the letter, and that was the issue of Veronica entering the inner circle of elders. Aurora didn't want Veronica to enter the inner circle of elders, but because of Ryan's fame, Aurora expressed that Veronica's chances were very high.
"I'm Laing's woman first, and then I'm Garan's councilwoman. It doesn't matter to me whether I become an elder or not. My wizard tower is in Laing 'territory, not in Sky Castle." Veronica frowned.
Garan thought about the meaning of Teresa's letter.
Veronica's position in the council was to be the contact between Laing and Garan's council. Laing was a warrior and a noble, after all. He definitely needed answers about magic, and Veronica could play this role by his side.
Becoming an elder of the inner circle didn't mean much to her, because she wouldn't be staying in Sky Castle for long.
Veronica immediately realized that the situation had changed.
Teresa's silver eyes flashed, "Veronica, you've been away from the council for too long."
Garan's expression finally changed. Perhaps what Teresa said was true. She really had been away from the council for too long. Ever since she came to Laing's side, she had thrown all her energy into her wizard tower and Laing's matters.
"Does that mean the chairman has reached an agreement with Lady Aurora?" Teresa saw the change in Veronica's expression. Teresa crossed her long legs in leather pants and boots. "Take a guess."
"I'm not interested in playing riddles with you, Terovic," Veronica said in a low voice. "Or should we end our conversation here?"
The rain outside the window was very heavy. In the dark night, the rain beat against the glass window. The two councilwomen sat opposite each other. Their relationship was very strange. They were rivals in love, but also colleagues. As spellcasters, they should understand each other, but they had to face the awkwardness of overlapping identities.
"Laing is too outstanding, Miss Veronica Bernadotte," Teresa continued.
Veronica raised her head. She knew what Teresa wanted to say.
"Let your mother talk to me, Terovic. You can't make the decision." Veronica returned the letter to Teresa. "Let's end this topic here. Let's talk about the next issue."
Both of them were smart people. Some things were better left unsaid.
"About Laing … Terovic, I don't think it's going to help if we continue arguing," Veronica said coldly. "But first, we have to recognize the truth and reach a consensus. I'm the one who had a relationship with Laing first. I'm also the one who took the lead."
Teresa leaned against the back of the sofa and nodded calmly. "Yes, I admit it."
"Then we have a basis to talk about it."
… …
"What a heavy rain, my lady." At night, the small pool beside the Fairy's tower was covered in thick fog.
Laing and the Fairy of the Lake were strolling around the pool. The heavy rain didn't affect the two at all. There was some kind of protection around them that deflected any raindrops that tried to get close.
The only difference was that Laing's was light blue while the Fairy of the Lake's was dark green.
"I told you, in private, you can just call me Lilith." The Fairy of the Lake's voice was filled with indescribable exhaustion. She held Laing's arm. "Laing, my champion, let's go in. Carry me."
"You should've done this earlier," Laing said softly.
The Fairy of the Lake was wearing a classic Ossouin gown with a velvet vase design from the Phoenix King's court. Her beautiful face leaned against Laing's chest with a faint smile. Her blonde hair almost reached the ground and her cute little feet swayed along with her master's movements. However, it couldn't hide the paleness of her face. "Carry me to the fourth floor, Laing."
"Lilith, what's wrong? You're so weak right now. "Laing carried the Fairy of the Lake upstairs and asked in confusion.
"What else could it be? The elven gods are having an internal conflict again and it's affecting me," the Fairy of the Lake said helplessly. "I didn't want to get involved in this internal strife, but when Osuon was facing the invasion of the Chaos tribes in the north, I had no choice but to come out and face them." The Lady of the Lake said helplessly as she shrunk into Leon's arms.
Laing's footsteps were steady. He carried the Fairy of the Lake all the way to the fourth floor and sat down on a chair.
"An army of barbarians from the north who believe in Chaos invaded the Kosikwe Kingdom in the north of Ossouin. The leader is the perverted champion, 'Beauty' Prince Sigwald. He led an army of more than six thousand people and landed on the land of Kosikwe." The Fairy of the Lake leaned on Laing's shoulder with a pale face and played with Laing's black hair with her white fingers.
"I don't believe that the high elves can't defeat an army of six thousand barbarians." Laing looked at the heavy rain outside and said, "We know very well how powerful the high elves are."
"It's because the enemy is too weak that the elven gods don't care about it at all." The Fairy of the Lake complained, "Asu is always sitting high on the throne of the Phoenix. He doesn't care about anything except the war with Cain, the God of Blood Hand. The Queen of Eternity, Alariel, is holding a convention to encourage fertility in Avalon. Thousands of elves are having a grand fertility party. Both Kunos, the God of Hunt, and Isa are indulging in it and don't care about the war outside. The White Lion Guards of Charles only care about their own territory and the safety of the Phoenix King and the Queen of Eternity. Terrence Locke and Nagaris are still fighting a desperate war with Duruzi that has lasted for thousands of years."
"All the gods are blaming each other in the assembly, but none of them are willing to step forward. So when Princess Alariel, who is in charge of resisting the enemy, prayed to me for help, I had no choice but to step forward."
Laing thought that it was the same among the elves. Everyone only cared about their own business and didn't care about the lives of others.
"I heard that the Phoenix King is in charge of unifying the power of all the kingdoms of the high elves, right?" Laing had to ask tentatively.
"Finnuba, the King of Navigation, likes to shut himself in the Phoenix King's court and meditate. He is a good diplomat, but not a good general." The Fairy of the Lake looked at the heavy rain outside her tower and said in a dreamy voice, "He gave the power of the Phoenix King to Tyrion and Tegris, the descendants of the first Phoenix King, and appointed them as the guardians of Ossouin."
"What about Tyrion and Tegris?" Laing continued to ask.
"Tyrion is participating in the birth ceremony organized by the Eternal Queen." The Fairy of the Lake kissed Laing's cheek with her soft cherry lips and said helplessly, "He is the partner of the Eternal Queen, and also the champion of the Eternal Queen's Chosen One. His relationship with the Eternal Queen … is like my relationship with you."
"…" Laing was speechless. He thought for a while and said strangely, "That's not right. I remember that the Eternal Queen and the Phoenix King of every generation were husband and wife, right?"
Aren't you high elves afraid of attracting lust?
"Yes." The Fairy of the Lake smiled charmingly, her body exuding a strong scent of iris flowers. "But what does this have to do with the Eternal Queen's partner?"
"The Eternal Queen and the Phoenix King are married, but they can still have partners?" Laing ridiculed. "Finnuba even appointed Tyrion as the guardian of Ossouin?"
"Hahahaha …" The Fairy of the Lake laughed. She reached out a slender finger and poked Laing's face. "Laing, my champion, elves don't have the concept of chastity. The Phoenix King will live with the Eternal Queen for a year after inheriting the throne to ensure the birth of the next Eternal Queen. After that, they will live separately and have many partners. In fact, in the Heavenly Pantheon, only I, the Goddess of the Moon, Dream and Fate, the Pure Maiden, and the Fairy of the Lake, Lilith, have such requirements for my followers. No other elves have the concept of chastity."
"Alright, I can only say that I don't really understand elves." Laing ridiculed. He held the Fairy of the Lake's hand and infused her with Psionic Energy to help her recover.
"By the way, before we enjoy the night, I want to give this to you." The Fairy of the Lake suddenly remembered something. She took out a necklace from her plump chest.
The necklace was made of platinum diamonds, which the high elves loved the most. At the top of the necklace, there was a beautiful nebula swirling inside a black pearl.
"This is …?"
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