All Chapters of The Tyrant Emperor and his Eccentric Mage: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"And what if I spoke the truth", Prince Dwayne, finally recovering from his shock, snapped. His glare swivelled from Alexis and Alastair, that prank Alexis pulled already frustrated him, but then the Emperor actually appeared.'Was it even a prank?' He thought, clenching his teeth. He had always felt inferior at his lack of ability to perform that inherited technique and now it felt as though Alastair was laughing at him. His inferiority complex at full throttle."Trying to undermine

The exam had finally been sent off to the Capital orphanage and questions of who could supervise the exam raised. All the while, two weeks had passed and through sleepless nights and sheer determination, Alexis had finally read through all the books.Whether she actually took in any of it was a question only she could answer. During these weeks, she had a surprising amount of visits from Joshua who interrupted her intense reading with strange demands, once he asked for a hair, another time for a drop of blood and another time to ask if she felt upset when people called her by her name.

Soon enough the orphanage staff created two separated groups of desks. One side for the Eastern Empire children and the other for the born and raised Kaedman Empire. The kids piled in and sat in seats, their ages ranging from 11-13, no younger and no older. It was the age in which most kids went to apprenticeships and schools in this worlds."Hello kids, this exam is a very special exam", Alexis spoke reading off the script Hector had helped her write in the carriage, "If you do well in it you will have the chance to hone your skills in school or in work", Alexis noticed how the Kaedmen kids faces brightened up and couldn't help a chuckle. Understandab

"You already sorted out all the work places and scholarships?" Alexis' brows rose well beyond her forehead as she stared at Agathus in shock. "But, why? Aren't you busy?"She full well knew that the amount of work she had to do would take at least half a day and waiting on letters of admissions would leave a longer waiting time. She shuddered at the thought.Agathus gave a smile, one that for once, wasn't tired or bothered looking. He looked... happy.

"What's this I hear about Alexis being in the dungeons?" Hector spoke as he burst into Alastair's office with an angry expression.Alastair who had been grimly looking through documents lifted his head with a glare, it wasn't as bad as his one before, in fact, this one was slightly guilty."She broke our contract". He icily replied.