The adventures boys quickly set out to return, to their dorm rooms,before the appointed curfew took hold,if not for that,and they were to be found outside,those unreasonable wolves, would appear, chasing them into their respective rooms,atleast thats the rumor spread about from the experiences of past nobles, who attended the institute once before.
Darian ,and friends had no plans to be the first of this new group to be dragged by the leg, by a dog,no matter how majestic it looked,as they ran back they would smile,and occasionally parkour,sliding on railings.
No matter how intelligent one was,this was the childishness of youth,something that could not be suppressed,it could only be grown out of,through experience,and time.
After all, it is said that time heals all, in this world to those born into power childish things such as hope, joy,and friendship, would only bring about,pain,suffering,and betrayal,so the experienced considered it as a disease.
[conrads Castle] both Conrad,and liedia were in the process of ending their little game,the outcome was an unexpected but deserved win for liedia," your cards were just too Good this time",Conrad spoke teaseing liedia hinting to the fact that luck was involved,liedia chuckled," same can be said for every single one of your wins my dear",Conrad laughed in turn," wow ,wow",he said calmly,and sofly,while he flipped threw the cards shuffling them," let's not get too crazy now",Conrad said,liedia smiled," this outcome is expected,ever since Doulos came in, then left this room,you've been too inthrawled in your own head, am I to believe its another woman".
" No,no,dear",Conrad replied defensively," how could any woman surpass your beauty, in my mind"," But the answer to that is a simultaneous,yes",liedias eyes became fixated her lips persed,and her cheeks flushed red,as she incircled her finger within the wine glass near her,giving her the appearance of a tempting seductrice," Oh is that so" she said curiously,"who may that be",Conrad smiled," I was thinking of the idea you planted in Douloses head,of Roselle having another lover,isnt that too cruel,I cant imagine the heartache, I would feel,the suspense I would feel, if I had heard such a thing".
Liedia tssked then rolled her eyes," not everyone is as Sensitive as you, dear",smiling once again she stroked his chin," besides if their love is true,and it really bothers him instead of throwing a fit,he will ask her in person,if it all ends because of this,and some jealousy, although I will feel a bit guilty,in truth,I just saved the poor girl a big heartache".
Once Darian,and company returned,they spent their time reading magical tomes,that had been brought with them from their respective estates.
Darian conjured fire above his palm,then shaped it into a burning coin closing his eyes,and then manuvering the coin of flames between his fingers,then returning it to its original form,and position,then repeating said action.
Things were similar for Benjamin,and Galahad,both trained within their respective rooms,with wooden weapons,Galahad wielding a wooden blade, while Benjamin wielded a wooden staff.
The staff took on dual characteristics, being both a spear,and a staff,Benjamin would do flips closing the distance between himself,and his imaginery opponent,his footwork allowing him to land from flips without any sound,while performing Quick jabs stabbing the air,including downward slashes,he would spin the staff, exchangeing it between his hands,his footwork fast,and elegant ,his posture graceful,flexible yet firm,and unpredictable.
Galahad stood in one spot his eyes closed with a wooden blade in his hands imagineing his opponent coming in from all directions, countering in the last moment,he would then close the distance with a Quick forward lunge of the blade,his imaginery opponent was quick footed,his stance firm but graceful.
He then went on to practice parrying each,and every incoming attack his imaginery opponent could muster, his clans swordplay was renowned across the land,for a time they were known as death in the form of a redheaded legion,atleast those were the ballets sung of them in their glory days,but now even men,call them demonic beasts,taking on the form of redheaded men.
[Conrads Castle],the full moon was high in the sky,the melodies of trumpetier birds tweeting,and whistling,while long legged insects buzzed and hissed creating a melody that echoed across the night sky,under the light of the moon lord Conrads grand castle,felt like it was spawned from a dream.
The sky was a dark blue,while a shadow hovered over everything that existed,at this moment,a young lady walked hands behind her waist clutching,and spinning a bracelet she had recieved recently.
She pointed her chin upwards,towards the moon, while calmly whistleing a toon,or two, as she walked on a bridge over the reflecting pond,until eventually finding herself at the top of the castles bell Tower.
where using a rope she would descend onto the middle of the reddish tiled roof, of the castle,she now found herself in a very high,and dangerous section,the entire roof was triangular or pyramid like in shape, meaning two sides were connected by a long horizontal,narrow single point.
Her actions resembled that of a curious child, looking for trouble,or a child still exploring the world, it had recently been born into, and discovering its Laws, better yet the site of her could be likened to someone placed within some sort of a hypnotic trance.
But in truth this was just a place she came to relax,and calm down, it felt familiar to her,her entire life upto this moment had been a tight rope of emotional consequences juggling loneliness,and disappointment,so it only made sense that something that simulated such an experience,would give her some sort of a feeling of home,no matter how unhealthy, it looked from the outside looking in, she never really cared too much about what others thought of herself to begin with,unless those very thoughts brought her great wealth.
In her mind there were few things in this world as consistent,as money atleast that's what she thought to herself.
With great nimbleness she would tiptoe,and dance each movement carrying a sense of grace,and effortlessness as she would move within the line,a short moment later with a slight turn,she found herself within Douloses arms who had appeared from knowhere, as if he had always been there,covered by a curtain of shadows.
But now the veil of shadows that had been covering him had been lifted,revealing the lurking magician," I noted that you were not present at the dinner table",Doulos said with a curious but staid expression.
" I was simply in contemplation,about whats next for my future",Roselle replied," I've already paid my father,and my mothers debts.
"All the while me,and a team of researchers have been separately perfecting our research,on creating wireless communications technologies not limited to computers,now over a hundred blue prints,including patents have already gone up for auction,and whats more exciting is that the technology ,does not require a constant source of mana to function".
" It seems lord Conrad failed to stop the progress of the times",said Doulos,
Roselle smirked somberly," Well,such things can only be delayed, especially when the king finally gave his go ahead, plus the additional funding of other nobles,the outcome was innevitable",Roselle took a pause before saying,"The Edward family cant be the only ones to revolutionize the way we live".
Doulos had a calm but complicated expression,"I personally have no deeper understanding of my lords vendetta against technological advancement,but I know he has the best intentions".
"There was only so much, he could do while keeping his hands clean unlike other nobility he isnt willing to take things that far",Roselle said smiling.
"infact me being here protected me, from possibly being assualted by certain magical institutions, who think our inventions could make the country less reliant on them, removing them from power".
"So I suppose the crux of this matter is that your leaving",Doulos said to Roselle,his eyes fixated on hers," Yes ", she replied somberly,getting close enough to entangle her hands with his,"I suppose you have someone else waiting for you on the other side",Doulos said jokingly," atleast that's the latest,news from lady liedia".
Suddenly Roselle made a dramatic turn,causing her back to face Douloses chest,"if thats what you think of me, then I guess everything's been for nothing",Doulos smiled hugging her from behind," I'm yours, and your mine",a sentence said with heart melting passion.
Doulos took her by the hand,spinning her, so her eyes could face his,intagling her hands with his once again,as they began to walts on the narrow strip each step coordinated perfectly so as not to fall from that height.
" why dont you quit",Roselle said passionately," when I sell my patents we'll have enough to last us for a life time,you can live with me",Doulos chuckled," if it were for money, I may have quit a long time ago,I'm simply repaying a lifelong debt,and I enjoy it",
"So we compromise, I guess ","I guess we do ",Doulos replied longingly.
At the end of the day,Darian sat in his room ,and took out a special lantern from a hat,from the flames of the lantern he pulled out one letter,he remembered his mother telling him to take it out at a specific time,and so he did,as he opened the letter reading its contents only a smile could be plastered on his face the letter containing only a few words one of them being.
" Happy birthday"
A few months passed by.
Within the Dorms,each room would be supplied with certain ingredients,that were chosen by the occupants,and the list containing these ingredients,would be given to the corresponding authorities once every month,if the list for the month was not given,then Old Gwen would be responsible for deliverying perfectly prepared food to the specific room,in this aspect the female nobles had a tendency to cook more of their own food,this was because the women viewed cooking as a relaxing calming excercise,while rare for the men who thought they had better things to do.
Galahad was the cook of the group wearing a white shirt black pants, and yellow apron,there was something that felt comical about his appearance,while he cooked.
The other two would help from time to time aswell, but the scene was quite disastrous Benjamin had zero experience, and could not stay in one place for long,Darian had some experience in both lives with doing the bare minimum,so he was a quiet helper,but otherwise majority of the time,the kitchen belonged to Galahad,and Galahad alone.
Benjamin seemed to float just by the smell,planning random tricks in order to get food earlier than intended,which would be countered with a smack by a wooden ladle.