ived in poverty - unsurprising g

lesser Sourcestone, its elemental charge half-spent, alongside a dozen wa

cestone,” Alberic muttered while scrutinizing the orange crystal. Unfortun

- over a dozen apprentice mages clustered around the site of battle. A mo

dar grove bordered lodging quarters. Furthermore, discharges of such formidable mag

cuperate power, or visit the archives to borrow spellbooks at the cost of

peed by over a dozen apprentices. Fury smoldered in th

nced magic kept arriving apprentices at a ca

d most supplicants, and power was worship

d mages and even some initiates remained wary of approa

ellow hair. Though garbed similarly to the rest, her gait a

mong Academy apprentices, y

top ten strongest in raw might. Like Alberic, she too

ster also bore the ti

tore's acid stave?” Ignoring the cauterized

or. Coupled with her imposing height,

le. This stave was a personal gift from my mentor,” Al

iana commanded caution. No insolence could be show

vident regret flashed a

ored intentions of murder and robb

k assigned by Mossitore, she could easily

s disciple, even Liliana's clout hardly sufficed to

otected his apprentices. That, alongside the archmage's status as an e

clearly intended further trouble for Alb

es? The botanical gardens dean would have claimed him as disciple soon. Wh

ly impassive features rap

archmage's enmity virtually g

pprenticeship under Mossitore - hopefully sufficient to s

e mage harbor potential hostili

ng profit, she soon lost interest in lingering on

ed passage without prot

le incidents of violence among students were ignor

crackling elemental aura more formidable than Liliana herself.

my of Dark Arts. Headmaster Daradon has ordered tha

nish,Alberic retrieved and extended the i

lely for formal mages to interpret or overrule at t

a stripling apprentice with no proper backing - such

acts: “I responded in legitimate self-d