Chapter 4 - The Domains (1/2)
The young Valkyrie was barely able to comprehend Gillian's words before she fell fast asleep.
”Some nice words of wisdom you've got there, Gil.”
”Ever heard of knocking? It's what you do before entering the room, Baldwin Noble,” replied Gillian as he tucked the Valkyrie in.
”Hmph. Lady Meslander,” said the man engulfed in shadow as bowed down to Ysabeau.
”Why did you mask your presence?” asked Ysabeau.
”There were no interesting newcomers so there was no need to,” explained Baldwin, nonchalantly.
”Oh? How about her, then,” asked Gillian, giving his signature smile.
”I want nothing to do with the likes of her kind.”
”To be fair, she's only a child, no more than seven years old I'd reckon.”
”Makes no difference. Child or not, she is the last Child of Valokia. I'd be cautious if I were you.”
”So why are you here?” asked Ysabeau, seemingly upset that he would brand Mavislin as a killing machine.
”Old Man Pond is preparing to launch another sting operation against the Campania's domain. He wants prime soldiers again,” explained Baldwin, waving a scroll about.
The Congregation was the name of the somewhat broken alliance of five domains. The headquarters of the Congregation rested on the Urnsfield domain. Surrounding the Urnsfield's domain were mainly the Albion, Briton, Teuton, and Campania domains.
As mentioned earlier, the departments are based on the number of Elements a Mage can wield. And the somewhat broken alliance meant that all of the departments functioned differently than each other.
Albion consisted of two smaller domains, the North and South of Albion. North Albion is for newcomers, they would arrive there straight after the tryouts to began the classifications. The South Albion housed the Mages who could only wield a single Element, known as Single Holders. Plus, the Urnsfield domain had no problems with the way they worked.
The Briton domain was separated by a little lake from the North sea. The Mages who dwelled in this domain, are masters of two Elements, Twin Holders.
The ratio between Mages and Humans were not in the Congregation's favor. Furthermore, the Humans there were aggressive towards the Mages, least to say. Thus, the Urnsfield domain has to back them up via skilled Mages and soldiers.
The Teuton domain's vast land dwarfs most of the domains, including the Urnsfield domain. This domain was home for the Triplet Holders of the Congregation. They needed bigger land for the amount of training they normally do.