Audrey took a glimpse back to the Lee clan's residence. She will be lying to herself if she would say that her heart did not ache for this kind of departure. Somehow, even she just met them not too long ago, she still has some attachment towards them. Especially to the clan head, she treated Johnson as her own grandfather. There is also the sick looking maid Sabel.
"It saddens me to think that I can't bring her with me," Audrey said as she started to walk away.
Nero could feel how heartbroken Audrey was. He tries to chat at her to ease the heavy feeling but the little girl becomes quite melancholic as they walk farther, away from her supposed home. Her sorrow was not unfounded. After all, she thought that for the first time, she will finally got to know how it feels to have a family she could call her own. Yet before she could enjoy it, reality slaps her hard. She learned the harsh truth, in a hard way. In this world, you better not trus
When they entered the tavern, the room was brimming with people of all ages. They found an empty table just beside the window and decided to sit there. From where they sat, they can see the occasional passing of carriages while the rain was falling on their windowpane.[I better address this grumbling stomach of mine or else my small intestine will soon eat my large intestine... ]Nero said with eyes full of expectancy as he tried to crane his head from left to right. They wonder, why there is no one assisting them to take their order?"Ohhh... I'm hungry,"Audrey rested her arms on the table as she put her chin over her left hand. But as soon as she said those two words of complain, dish after dish started to appear just before their eyes. Soon, their table was full of mouth-watering delicacies. It was like there is a sumptuous feast at their front. Foods of all kinds can be seen in their t
The moment the first ray of sunlight penetrated the horizon, the master and cat duo also started their journey.[Do you have a place in mind??? Where do we go next???]Asked Nero, as they made their way towards the bustling market."I honestly don't know," Audrey said with a voice full of uncertainty.[I guess I know???? At least that should be anywhere except here. The longer we stay here, the higher the risk that we will get caught either by the emperor or your clan.]"That is something that I won't allow,...Ohh yeah, by the way-------------[HEYYYY!!!!! Hey where is your ring????!!!!]"Ehhhh???"Audrey was flabbergasted when she heard what Nero just said, but when she looked at her finger that used to wear her ring, it was gone!"THIEEEEEEE
Seeing that the guy just cast the same spell that Prince Nike used to apprehend the lava breathing beast before, Audrey rushes to aid her cat. She jumps from the branch of a tree with ease. From afar, she was akin to a goddess descending from heaven blessing the mortal world with her grace.When she landed, she performed a follow-through by doing a quick eggroll. She ended up in a half-kneeling position as her wavy brown hair cascaded to her shoulders and framing her small v-shape face. After that, she slowly lifted her face as she glared at the guy standing just a few meters away. Her piercing eyes send a shiver down to the spine of the thief. Her maneuver was flawless, even Nero was surprised to see her doing that. But since he was under a spell, he was suspended in thin air and all his movement was halted. Talking was not an option for him too. Yet in his mind, he was exclaiming.[Woah! Little lass! Where did you learn t
The thief continued to sink deeper in the ground. He was trapped in a quicksand!"Would you mind passing me over that piece of stick over there?"Said the thief as he ushered Audrey in the direction where his wand landed using his pouting lips. His voice was unsurprisingly calm as if he was not the one being swallowed by the ground. On the other hand, Audrey's battle instinct started to die down, she stared blankly at the handsome guy slowly sinking at the ground before her eyes."EHEM!!!""Hey miss, what are you staring up right there? Quick help me???""Ohhh... yeah... the stick,..."Audrey said seemingly still in a daze as she casually picks a stick and throws it to him"Not this one! Oh geez,... What am I suppose to do with this stick??!""But you said you need a stick?!!!! I'm not sure what are you planning to do
Seeing that the once dashing guy who was now covered with filth all over his body was waiving at them seemingly, undisturbed to the by his unkempt appearance the master and cat duo stared at each other with twitching face."Hold on, just give me a minute here,"he said as he casually waves his want over his body. Just like how a security guard in a mall's entrance use to scan one's body using his baton." NERÁIDA SKÓNI VOÚRTSA KATHARÍZO ÓLA ME TI MÍA" he chanted lengthily.Sparkling dust shrouded his entire body. When the glimmer subsided, the thief was back to his dashing appearance once more."Hi there, by the way, my name is Diether. You are??????"He introduces himself as he extended his right arm intending to have a handshake. But Audrey snob his intention and turn away.
She was already panting heavily and her feet were all sore due to constant stumbling. She suspects that she already had a sprain but she did not dare slow a bit. When she looked at her back, the mob was still chasing after her. She can feel that her exhaustion was about to take over her soon but she still continued to run. She knew that once they catch up with her, there is no way that they will let her escape no matter how hard she pleaded. Thinking about the life waiting for her once she got caught fueled her. Imagining herself ending up as a beautiful doll decoration within the palace harem, she gritted her teeth and run even faster. Nero, on the other hand, issued a loud growl just as when he jumped out from beneath Audrey's sleeves where she hides him. When he landed on the ground he was already done transforming into a huge black panther. Without any warning, he picked Audrey with his mouth and throw her body to his back. Nero was, of course, a better ru
[Little lass!!! This time I'm sure that you've got a birthmark at your butt!"]"Shut up, and make it fast! Stop talking nonsense. This is not the right time for you to talk about someone else's butt and why are you even bringing that up in the first place? It is none of your business."Audrey beat her talkative cat into action. Poor little cat, Nero got another lump to be added in his collection.She hates to admit it, but she thinks that all of these mishaps were all thanks to that birthmark. HAIXT! Out from the running mob came a spear and it flew straight to Nero's direction. No one knew who releases that imposing spear but it was targeting the body of the black panther. Yet to their astonishment, before the spear could pierce the body of the running panther, the master and cat duo vanishes before their eyes. It was as if they disappeared in thin air! The spear landed with a clang in the empty space whe
Audrey was quite skeptical hearing his explanation so she turns her head and looks at Nero instead.[Hmmm??? I suspect it the moment the ring reappeared at your finger. But little lass, you can't blame me for it though. I honestly felt a sudden presence of magic at your side that time, and when I check you out, the ring was already missing...]Hearing that her cat was already trying his best to brush away the blame as soon as she looks at him, she can now ascertain that it was all but a misunderstanding. This makes her feel ashamed because of how she behaved all this time. Knowing that she was somehow at the fault for this whole misunderstanding, she apologized."If what you said is true, then pardon us for misjudging you. But you cannot just blame us for all of it. You run away from us???? Why you didn't explain yourself right away? And instead tried your best to escape from us?""Because y
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou