40 Understanding Elements (2/2)

”Lilise, isn't this place huge? It is even bigger than grandpa's house. Wow!” Elidia was trembling with excitement. She loved to cultivate and was really serious about it. Although she didn't have high talent, this didn't discourage her from wanting to reach greater heights. Lilise was also feeling somewhat overwhelmed. The place was way too big. Just a small section seemed to be bigger than her grandfather's home. The books were plentiful, which made her want to quickly go and read them, albeit she could barely do so.

Children were taught to read very early on in their childhood. Because of the higher density ofworldly essence, people had longer lifespans, and they would also mature much quicker. This resulted in most children learning to read at a very young age. Although Lilise was able to read, she still found it somewhat difficult.

”Where is Arnin? Take me to him.” Elidia looked at Kurse and Torne and said in a heroic manner. Both of them began to get even more excited.

”Yes, let me first find out where he is. Maybe the front desk people have seen him.” Kurse quickly ran towards the front desk. What met him was a golden eyed, bronze skinned prince. Although he was a man himself and didn't find other males to be attractive, he couldn't help but feel astonished. The person in front of him was like a heavenly god that descended from a handsome land.

”Can I help you?” Of course, this person was none other then Surk. He was just so handsome that it was blinding. He noticed Kurse's expression, however he was unaffected by his reaction. He continued with his professional attitude.

Kurse quickly pulled himself together and straightened his back. ”We are looking for a fellow Moth student who was seen in the library earlier. He is around five years old, and has black hair.” He quickly began to describe the looks of Arnin. Surk shook his head and smiled at Kurse.

”Can you give me some more distinct features, or can you tell me his name?” He asked with a pleasant grin.

”Oh yea, he has three tattoos on his forehead. They look like horns. His name is Arnin.” Kurse scratched his head with embarrassment as he described something more unique. His former description was very general, however the name and the tattoos were extremely unique to Arnin.

Surk's eyes glinted before he looked deeply at Kurse. ”Why are you looking for Arnin? He is on the second floor at the moment. If it is serious, then I can go and call him” Surk noticed that there was more than one person looking for Arnin.

”Yeah, it is kind of important. Would you mind asking him to come down?” Kurse spoke spoke bitterly. It was important for them, but Arnin may think otherwise.

”Sure, just tell me your name, so he can know who it is.” Surk smiled and asked for his name. Although he could go up and just say someone wanted to see him, he felt that getting the names of the people would be more appropriate.

”Umm, about that…” Kurse began to hesitate a little. He didn't want Arnin to know that he was the person calling him down.

Elidia noticed his hesitation and walked up confidently. ”Tell him that Elidia is calling him. He will know who it is when he hears my name.” Elidia acted like Kurse's savior at that moment. She felt good when helping others, especially when she was helping them from someone she disliked, like Arnin.

Surk raised an eyebrow when he saw how Elidia spoke. Although she may have seemed to have spoken with righteousness and confidence, he felt a hint of arrogance in her tone. He smiled inwardly before nodding his head.

”Alright, I will go tell him that Elidia wants to see him. However, whether he comes down or not, I can't guarantee it.” Surk smiled before quickly heading towards the second floor. Although he didn't know if the matter was something important, from the way Elidia spoke, he felt that something interesting was going to happen. This somewhat excited him, although he didn't know why.

He made it to the second floor relatively quickly, and located Arnin even faster. The latter noticed that Surk was coming towards him with a smile. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Surk suspiciously. ”What is it?” He wondered why this man was looking for him so hurriedly. Although he felt something familiar about Surk, he couldnt put his finger on it. It wasn't disgust, but something else.

”Some people are looking for your downstairs. They say that it is important. A girl named Elidia is part of the group.” Surk watched Arnin's expression when he spoke, however he didn't notice a change. It was the same calmness, causing him to feel somewhat depressed. Still, he didn't know why he felt this way.

”Alright, I will go see what they want.” Arnin got up and headed towards the first floor. He was confused as to why Elidia would come to find him and what group was with her, however he had an idea about who it might be. Surk followed from behind and watched Arnin with some interest.

Arnin finally reached the front desk and saw the group that wanted to see him. It consisted of Elidia, Lilise, and his servant and slave. He smirked when he saw them because he already knew what was going to happen. He expected them to approach him eventually, as he had heard Torne and Kurse discussing their plans.

Elidia saw Arnin smirking and couldn't help but feel somewhat infuriated. However, when she thought of how she was going to cause Arnin some problems, she began to feel better and more confident.

”Arnin, I need to talk to you about something important.” Elidia stepped forwards and spoke in a somewhat arrogant manner. Surk watched from behind as his eyes glistened. He was excited because he had a feeling that things were going to turn bad soon.

Arnin casually waved his hand forward, gesturing her to explain. There was a hint of playfulness in his eyes when he saw Elidia's attitude and how Lilise was standing behind with some reservation. He didn't care what they thought about him since they were just a part of his contract. He only made things easier for the two because of Lilise's relationship with Nekaia. That was it.

”I want you to set these two free. I don't want them to be a servant or slave anymore. I know all the bad things that you did to them, so let them free, or else…” Elidia spoke confidently, however she found it weird that Arnin didn't have a single reaction. He just kept smiling.

”Or else? Or else what? Enlighten me.” Arnin leaned against the front desk, however he could only touch the lower half of it, as he wasn't able to reach the top.

”Or else I will tell everyone about what you do, and I will even tell my grandpa. Let's see if he favors you then.” Elidia thought that this would affect him, however she thought wrong.

”Alright, go tell everyone. You know what, let me just show the world how evil I am.” Arnin then walked towards the group.