18 Wizards invitation | Part I (2/2)
”I see. You will be summoned in three days time. For the meantime, go home and get ready for your journey to the academy. There, you will meet my daughter and protect her in my stead for the meantime.”
”Yes.” I bent my knee and bowed my head to show I agreed to the duties he gave me and after a moment he waved his hand to let me leave. I was escorted with the four knights that interrogated me earlier and everyone was not saying anything until we left from the main hall.
”Guess being a squire is not meant for you, huh.” The knight with the jet-black hair uttered that while swinging his swords and added, ”welcome to the brotherhood, lad.”
”Don't mess things up when you arrived at the academy or you'll be dead.” said the knight with the lustrous golden hair that remained intact.
”I am just glad that you're here, kid.” Sir lyol said it while messing my long hair.
I've been escorted to my old house with Sir Lyol and said he wants me to stay in his room since he seldomly uses it but I refused. I want to check the Forest of Kane's dungeon of monsters once more before I leave this town. I know I have been away for too long, but in my mind, it was only a couple of weeks. Although it is the reason why I had to suffer, it is the only reason I was alive and not sent to slavery. I made up my mind and Sprigg agrees to the idea of checking it again. Thus, we hurriedly ran to the dungeons in the middle of the night where no one can catch us.
When we arrived at the entrance of the dungeon, the same fresh fragrance of the flowers greeted me with a hint of a pungent smell. I looked around to see any decayed beasts near the area but there wasn't, however, I can see a silhouette of a tall man wearing a robe leaning on the boulder. It is the same man who tried to abduct the new lord. I quickly clutched my hand to gather the mana, preparing for a fight but the man just gestured his two hands showing that its empty.
”W-wait, Archmage!” he paused while picking something from his satchel, ”I am not here to pick a fight. I have a parchment from my elder, Archmage Varthos.”
”Master,” Sprigg ascertained and I received the parchment. I looked at him to see if he will explain what it says in the parchment but rather, he waited for me to open it first and knelt instead.
”What's this?” still alert, I asked.
”It's a formal message to ask an audience with another high ranking Archmage. It came from the current Royal Sage of the Kingdom of Ardun.” he raised his one hand facing its palm below while kneeling and added, ”Forgive me, but your immediate response is necessary for three dates time.”
”What is he doing, master?” asked Sprigg who's like me, doesn't have an inkling of what this man is trying to do. The culture of this world is unknown to Sprigg, that's why she is observing how we communicate. And as for me, I don't have any idea when it's outside our town's practises. I mean, it's only understandable that I also don't know anything, much less than another Kingdom's knowledge.
”Uh. Hm.” I cleared my throat and added, ” What are you doing, wizard?” I didn't reply to Sprigg's inquisition and asked the man instead of with a courageous demeanour.
”I want to apologize for crossing path with such a powerful being prior to this meeting. I regret that I have to act that way.” he then looked at me in the eyes and said, ”Please help us!”
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