Published at 22nd of May 2019 12:11:17 AM
Chapter 13.1
Episode 3: First Meeting – Chapter 13 . 1
Calian stared straight into Alan’s calm eyes . While the prince stood silent, what he wanted was clear . He wanted to have a conversation .
It was disrespectful for Alan to be in a higher position than a prince from another country, and so he dismounted from his horse .
Calian could see Alan’s face clearly now and was quite surprised . He had heard that the mage was in his fifties, but no matter how he looked at the other man, he seemed to be in his mid-twenties . Fortunately, the unique color of his hair, which was darker on the ends, indicated that he indeed was Alan Manassil . It was only then that Calian realized that the voice at the gates sounded young as well .
He had heard that if one completed the seven circles, one could change their apparent age .
‘I was correct, indeed . ’
Calian looked at Alan without concealing his admiration . Alan’s eyes were riveted on that look .
‘He is only fourteen . How does one his age have such a gaze?’
The prince looked at him differently than the guards did . Somehow, it felt like Alan was being assessed for his usefulness rather than his garb .
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Alan bowed his head lightly toward Calian and greeted him .
“Alan Manassil . ”
It was a simple greeting . Alan’s attitude was quite remarkable . No one other than the royal family could greet the prince this way at their first meeting . It wasn’t because Alan didn’t know who Calian was, nor was he playing a simple game . It was because Alan knew himself that he was such a talented being who didn’t have to shrink in front of the royal family .
‘I like this man,’ Calian thought .
It occurred to Calian that Alan’s attitude would not change even if he stood in front of King Rumein . A genuine smile spread across Calian’s face .
“Thank you . ”
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As Calian had mentioned to Yan, Calian was royal, so he didn’t say his name with his own mouth .
“It is late, so why would you depart?” Calian asked .
He was asking him why he would go back . Alan answered with a pompous voice .
“The door threshold was too high for me to enter . ”
That was how Alan described it when the guard rejected him for his shabby clothes . For whatever reason, mages liked to hide their true meaning in their speech . Therefore, in speaking with Alan, Calian had to stay alert and listen to the subtle meanings of his words .
‘I prefer the knights’ way,’ Calian thought, ‘An advance is advance and a retreat is retreat, and they do not shadow their words and and say otherwise . ’
However, he was dealing with a mage, so what else could he do?
“The door was open, and you were looking at a place that was closed,” Calian answered with a relaxed look .
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It was Alan’s lack of invitation that caused him trouble . Alan looked at Calian strangely . Fourteen-year-old boys did not give that kind of answer . As if he knew what he was thinking, Calian added,
“It so happened that there was a lot of wind, and dust was getting in the threshold . I was in a hurry to block the wind and get rid of the dust . ”
He didn’t care if the guard made a mistake to keep anyone out of the way . He would be honest .
Alan’s lips crept upwards in a smile .
‘This child will be interesting to watch . ’
With that thought, Alan began to take thorough stock of Calian .
When the mage first saw him, he could sense many hidden layers beneath .
Then, the smile on Alan’s face faded away a little by little .
‘Wait…’
Alan’s gaze reached the end of the red cape that Calian was wearing . Then he stared at Calian’s hand, and looked back into his eyes . It was hard to see what the mage was thinking, and Calian silently watched Alan observe him .
Alan took a step toward Calian .
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The mage’s expression was stiff, and Calian suddenly became alarmed .
“Please excuse me,” Alan said, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Calian’s wrist .
“…!”
Normally Calian would have evaded the move, but the long day had exhausted him . All day long he was on the verge of collapsing and his reflexes weren’t fast enough .
There was no one in the royal palace who was allowed to touch Calian’s body so brazenly, and he was caught off guard that his wrist was captured .
Alan looked down and seemed to check something on Calian’s hand .
Taken aback, Calian opened his mouth to protest, while at the same time Alan allowed his mana to flow into Calian’s body .
“What are you—!”
Calian suddenly clutched his chest, unable to speak all . A familiar sharp pain stabbed his heart . He could never get used to the pain, no matter how many times it wracked his body .
Raven, who was standing behind him, came up a step closer as if to look at his master’s condition . Calian leaned against Raven’s body and gritted his teeth . Calian realized that his condition had been discovered before he could even have a proper conversation .
Alan looked at his figure and nodded as if he had come to some understanding .
“Closing the door won’t keep all the wind out,” he said gravely .
Those were some clever words!
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Calian glared at Alan fiercely, and wrenched back his hand . Alan loosened his grip as to not break the prince’s skinny wrist, then took a step back . He didn’t intend to touch the prince anymore .
Calian closed his eyes for a moment and forced himself to quell his anger . He knew that the mage was only trying to check his physical condition .
“Haaah . ” Calian heaved out a breath . Alan discovered Calian was sick before Calian could change his mind .
“Yes, I couldn’t stop you . I haven’t been able to use mana since some point,” Calian said resignedly, but he couldn’t keep a note of displeasure from his voice .
Alan nodded . Calian seemed to realize there was something wrong with himself .
But that wasn’t the problem . While they were only talking about mana, there was something else .
‘I just came to see the birthday celebration,’ Alan thought .
He wanted to see how a country ruled by the descendants of a dragon treated mages . As he expected, it was a wretched place, and he planned to humiliate the whole continent right away .
But now he was faced with something he didn’t expect .
“Hmm . ”
Suddenly, Alan’s eyes fell were on the statue of Sispanian, which was erected in the middle of the fountain . The words that had been repeating in the streets all day echoed in his ear .
– The prince resembled Sispanian!
This would be interesting to watch .