Chapter 179 (1/2)
Chapter 179
Chapter 179: landshi+p
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A bolt of light streaked through the trees, curving ever-so-slightly before reaching its target—a wooden post no larger than ed itself in the center of the post, creating a hole through it before dissipating
“Great shot!” I exclai
My sister curtsied in response before her lips curved into a satisfied grin “I know!” she said haughtily
Stepping down fro lazily on his belly, Ellie skipped over to Sylvie and me My sister picked up my bond “What did you think, Sylvie? Are you impressed?”
“Very ientle voice laced with fatigue
“Sylvie’s still recovering, Ellie,” I scolded
My sister set the white fox back down on the cushi+on she had been curled up on “Hehe Sorry, Sylvie”
It had been only two days since we got back to the castle Sylvie gained consciousness just yesterday, but she has been recovering at a reathered the four conjurers that would be stuck with me for the next two months, I spent some time with my sister
I kept the fact that our parents and the Twin Horns had gotten attacked a secret from Ellie A part of me knew that she deserved to know, but I also wanted to keep her ignorant until it was no longer possible
A selfish wish from a selfish brother
“So are you able to fire that accurately while Boo is actuallyto theflat on his belly
Ellie sulked at h, not yet Helen made it look so easy when she showed le decent shot while Boo wasIt doesn’t help that this klutz runs like he’s purposely trying to throw me off his back”
The bear-like runt of denial from the distance
“You so do!” my sister quipped back before she bent down to pick up her bow
My gaze fell to her hand as she reached down for the weapon Calluses covered her fingers while freshly formed welts filled in the rare places of her hand that wasn’t already hardened fro, El?” I asked
My sister thought for a second before answering “I don’t really keep track, but the sun goes dohile I train so maybe about six or seven hours?”
My eyes widened “Every day?”
Ellie si, or playing with friends?”
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“The classes in the castle are only once a week and I can finish the study ive me in a day,” she answered Ellie then hesitated before continuing “As for friends… I’ll have you know that I’m very popular”
“Really?” I said with a raised brow
Caving under h “Well, it’s not s they talk about How is it possible for a group of girls to talk nonstop about boys and clothes for hours?”
A chuckle escaped my throat and I could feel e with interest into end soon, my sister pulled out a chair and sat down “Well, there were a few but when they awakened, their parents moved out of the castle, or just sent their kids to one of the ic school”
Not all the children would have had the connections e in this castle It was understandable that the parents would want their children to still be taught how to utilize their newly-for them
I looked atof her bow before carefully asking, “Did you want to attend a ic academy as well?”
“Of course,” she answered without hesitation, “but I know you, Mom, and Dad would all worry”
I winced at my sister’s words She was only twelve, but her words reflected a maturity that I wasn’t quite sure I wanted her to have Speaking frorow up too fast It was yet another selfish wish of irl that worried only about what to wear to her friend’s birthday party
Pushi+ng aside entle set the chance and ask the you to school”
Ellie’s eyes widened “Really?”
“assuuard with you to protect you in case anything happens I know itto have someone with you at all times so I’ll try to find someone you’ll be coht into et your hopes up tooout as a wheeze frogled, unlatching her grasp onto have to practice harder if I want to beat those snooty nobles”
I continuedthe clear skies and the sweet scent of rass field Ellie continued to fire off ets with uncanny accuracy It would be a long tiet as comfortable with the bow as Helen Shard, but she had her own strength that the leader of the Twin Horns couldn’t hope to replicate
Ellie had yet to develop an affinity toward an ele pure mana It was a shame that there wasn’t much I could do to help her develop an affinity since that wasseeing her grow and develop
‘Your thoughtsof your own’ Sylvie’s voice suddenly intruding ?” I said aloud, scaring my sister
Ellie’sbefore it hit the castle barrier “What?”
“It’s nothing,” I slare at my bond as my sister turned back
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Sylvie shi+fted in her cushi+on, looking at me with a shrewd expression of amusement on her vulpine face
Go back to sleep, I sent, gruly repetitiveher bohile a translucent arrow for
She skipped the chanting process for types of arrows she was more versed in, but other times, she needed to describe the kind of arrow she wanted to shape the mana accurately By the thirtieth time she fired her arroondered how Boo was able to sleep so easily with Ellie on his back
“General Arthur?” a voice rang from behind
My eyes snapped open and I turned around to see an elf holding a clipboard, garbed in a white attire that oddly reseht my attention was the color of her eyes—or rather, colors A ring of bright pink surrounded each of her pupils, then shi+fted into a bright blue on the outer ends of her irises
Noticing reeting