Chapter 150 (2/2)
“Yeah, the ‘si to cut it,” I interrupted
She let out a hearty laugh that didn’t match her small frame “Fine, I’ll answer But you could’ve probably found out from some of the soldiers here—a lot of them were my students, after all”
“So you were a teacher? At Xyrus?”
“Oh please, I’d rather s a gallon of fire sand than teach at that school,” she retorted
“I happen to have been a student there,” I replied, pretending to appear offended
“Then you’d kno stuck up most of the kids there are,” she replied with a s on ReadReadNovelFullonlinecohed as my chest sank at the recollection of some unwanted memories
“After the ith the elves, I decided to retire by teaching at Lanceler Acadelass “You’ve heard of us, right?”
“Of course,” I answered, thinking back to the ti the once famous school located in Kalberk City, near the center of Sapin “The legendary school for any would-be elite soldiers”
“Except after the war, there was little delass “More nobles wanted their children to attend Xyrus now that there is little tension between the races”
“I see,” I ainst the Alacryans should’ve brought in quite a bit of new students at Lanceler No offense, but what are you doing here as a chef?”
“That’s a story for another time,” she chuckled “A tilass “I’ll take you up on that offer”
“Now, onto your story What’s a talent like you doing here, and why in the world did you decide to go to Xyrus with that level of skill with the sword?”
“Because I could ic that I needed help getting better at,” I replied
Her eyes widened as she stared at ?”
I let out a chuckle when the clank of aruard that was stationed outside of Professor Glory’s tent covered his mouth at his blunder, his eyes wide and fearful as he shi+fted glances between me and Madam Astera
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Despite the clamor around us, everyone within the vicinity seemed to have heard as they suddenly whipped their heads toward us
The guard continued speaking, lowering his voice in a useless attempt to amend his mistake “Captain Auddyr has arrived and Captain Glory is nowhere to be found”
Letting out a sigh, I turned back to the head chef, her brows knit in confusion “Well, there’s my story”
“He just said, ‘General’”—Madaht?”
Unsure of how to answer, the guard looked to me for answers, but I just stood up, careful not to wake up o find your captain” I turned back to the chef, holding lass “At a tied a smile “Aye”
As alked back toward theto findher, I doubted she’d be able to completely relax
“Ah, there she is,” I said, squinting uard aatop the boulderup the front wall of the encauard prepared to take off but I held him back
“Letto”
“But the captain—”
“It’s fine,” I interjected, handing hi on and I’ve had a bit too ht”
“Yes, General” With a salute, the guard veered off toward the tent
Taking a deep breath that for in front ofready to jump The thin layer of frost underneath round
noticeably sleepy even throughsure my precious subordinate is okay, I answered as I walked up behind Vanesy
My forlance over her shoulder before turning her head back toward the grey moonlit ocean “Want another drink?”
“Should the lookout be drinking?” I chuckled, taking a seat beside her as Sylvie popped out of my woolen cloak
“You’re one to talk, General, with your cheeks the color of ripe to my bond that had curled up between us
“Give ulp of the fiery liquid that tickledback on her hands, my former professor looked up at the crescent moon “Hey, do you think we’ll be able to win this war?”
“I’ I can to make sure we do,” I promised
“Soe, I find comfort in your words—like you’ll actually ht back to the event three years ago that had aleighed on my mind “I’ve let a lot of people down before I want toabout what happened at Xyrus?” she asked, her brows furrowed in concern
I ht of the wide ocean before turning to my former professor “What’s left of Xyrus Academy now?”
Vanesy looked at rimace, but she stayed silent
I continued “Tessia doesn’t re happened—as if they don’t want to accept what’d happened What exactly happened before I’d arrived?”
“Arthur What’s done is done Me telling you this will only make you—”
“I need to know, Vanesy I should’ve asked a lot earlier but Iout a deep breath, my former professor nodded “In the disciplinary cohted dead Theodore was injured gravely and wasn’t able to uild’s emitters Claire Bladeheart disappeared since then and not even her uncle knohere she is and…”
My head pounded as she listed the naone Her voice soundedclearly in my head “And?”
“Kai Crestless was one of the radical members that the Vritra, Draneeve, had with him Kai and the rest of the robed lackeys disappeared with Draneeve, along with Elijah,” she continued “He’s the reason Curtis probably didn’t want to speak of that disaster”
“I see,” I aze back to the ocean
For a longdown below us and the faint crash of the night’s tide in the distance was all that filled the silence as I thought of ave htthe old memories of my past life More andme to become the person I wanted to be in this world But at thisto turn back to the old me—to the cold, rationalno vulnerability to be used against hiuessed what’d happened, but hearing what had happened made it suddenly very real My chest twisted, as if the blood flowing through led to keep a stable beat
A warid face as I felt themy teeth in hopes to suppress my unwanted emotions, I turned away froine how many people I kneould end up dead withto stop it—even the people I had met today How many of them would survive this war?
I turned to Vanesy to see her shoulders tre a tear, I stood up
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tone I rarely heard My bond turned to her original for s, Sylvie shot up, barely visible as she blended in with the night sky
“Co, and it doesn’t see As their captain, I figure it’s your duty to join instead ofaround up here”