Chapter 351: The Better half (1/2)

After the eventful introductions, the meeting returned to a relatively controlled manner, although it took a bit of effort to get the girls, Scarlet and Lily to return their attention to the task at hand.

Still, in the end, everyone managed to return their attention to the important tasks at hand. Pushing his chair behind, Aiden stood up, as he addressed his friends.

When Aiden explained the situation fully and his desire to get into the academy and free his friend from there, Sara gasped in shock. A full-frontal assault on them, whilst not impossible, it would have been too big of a bite even for someone like him. Not even the royal family would dare to act without caution. The Academy in Higrove, while not the biggest, was just a mere branch of the one in the capital.

Holding many powerful spellcasters in their ranks, the  Academy's strength cannot be looked down on. Their highest-ranked Elders the High Elders are old fogeys. One by one, they lived for several centuries already, extending their lives by whatever horrific, ungodly, and taboo rituals.

Some say that the reason they preferred to gather young boys as their servants and turn them into willing familiar was to slowly siphon their lives away. This was never confirmed obviously, but the fact that they constantly looked for families in need of financial support, was surely telling a confirming tale.

Anyway, it wasn't likely that any force would be willing to call them out on this, without clear and undeniable evidence. The fact that they were also present in several other neighboring kingdoms, made the true forces behind the Academy a force not to be trifled with.

Sara explained as best as she could, what dangers would such a frontal action would hold, and that what they should do is to not act so haughtily, but instead devise a plan. Still, being as Aiden the hotheaded, emotion-driven person as he is, he wasn't keen on sitting still and letting others have their ways with his friend.

After an arduous battle of wits they eventually, after several hours of back and forth they managed to make Aiden acquiesce and let the other prominent figures of their rising 'team' give their suggestions before taking any sort of action. They agreed to reconvene and meet at the Mistress mansion in the evening and together with the rest of the family, devise a plan that could perhaps yield positive results, instead of just spelling doom for everyone involved.

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”What are your plans now brother? Would you like to meet with Granny and Master?” As they left the room, Lily clinking on Aiden's left asked him.

”We could, but didn't you say that they are busy investigating the attack? Should we bother them?” Pondering on his question, Aiden returned the question with one of his own.

”Hehe…” However, Lily chuckled at his question with a mischievous glint shining in her eyes. ”I have already contacted them. They should be coming to us, maybe they are already here.”

Hearing her, Aiden could only sigh with a pleased and slightly relieved smile. Sure enough, his sister, while has grown considerably stronger, was not much different than when he left them.

As if understanding his brother's look, Lily puffed her growing chest proudly and looked at his brother in the eye.

”Brother, would you like to see the progress I made why you were away?” She suddenly asked, bringing Aiden out of his thoughts abruptly, causing him to look back with a mixture of shock and confusion.

”What do you mean?” Just now did his brain process what he was asked, his shock only increased adding a hint of stun to the mixture, causing him to look with even more confusion than before. ”Are you planning to… duel me?”

To his further astonishment, Lily nodded at his question with a wide smile curving on her adoring milky white face.

”Yupp! But not just me! I want Sam and Biggy to join us as well! You should see how much we have grown in this short time! Hihi!” She giggled at her own words, already looking forward.

”But.. Wait up, don't pull me…” Before Aiden could argue further she grabbed his right hand and rushed forward, down the stairs pulling him behind. Aiden could do nothing but turn his head to the side and look at Sara and the Scarlet with a pleading look. Whilst the former looked at him helplessly, the latter grinned back with a face that clearly showed that she was already looking forward to the upcoming show.