After having a tea time, Clara decided to go back to Lucas house. She strolled around the streets and unexpectedly she arrived in front of the inn she was stayed before.
'Why from the many available road there, i unluckily pick the road into the direction of Inn' Clara thought unhappily.
But before she walking away someone called her from behind. She turned to see the person who called her just now. She raising her eyebrows seems surprised and begin to speak.
"Its you." Clara speak with a surprised tone.
"You remember me miss?" He replied while blushing.
"Of course, you was always on the front door afterall." She joked a little.
"Hehe.." He scratched his back head.
"So are you fine now? I heard from the owner that you've been sick yesterday." Clara spoke concernedly. She was curious if his sickness was from voodoo or not.
"Thank you for your concern miss, but i'm fine now. Yesterday i overworked myself so that my body can't take it, and then i got sick." He replied gratefully.
"Oh..is that so?" She placed her finger on chin and observed the bellboy for awhile.
"W-what?" The bellboy got flustered after getting observed by a beautiful lady.
"Nothing." She replied while checking her wristwatch. Seeing there was a little more time before night came, she immediately bad the bellboy goodbye.
"I'm going now, bye~" She waved her hands.
The bellboy replied her with waving his hand back.
The bellboy then stare at her retreating figure deeply before returning into the inn.
Arrived on Lucas home the first things Clara do is lighting the lantern. After its done Clara begin searching for Lucas. Seeing there is no response after calling him over and over she returned to her room. There she tries to practice her own magic with Kevin guided her.
"Hey, i said only make an egg size iceball not a cannon size ice ball!!"
"Are you trying to burn Lucas house??"
"Hey relax or else this house will collapse!"
Kevin words doesn't make her any better. Kevin could only facepalmed inwardly seeing the magic casted by Clara was so powerful and destructive. If she keeps practicing in Lucas house, this house will be gone after a few days.
"Stop stop stop!" Kevin ordered and Clara obeyed his words.
"Stop practicing now!" Clara lowered her head in shame.
"Is my magic performance bad? Am i not having talent at all on being a magician?" She mumbled in a low voice.
"No, its the opposite. Your magic is too strong that i afraid when Lucas goes back, he would not find his house at all."
"Really?" Her downcast mood brightened up immediately and her eyes become sparkled.
"Yes. You need other place to practice the magic. I suggest that either you make an underground place or go practice in the forest."
"Each of it had its own flaw. In underground you can't practice any earth magic, incase your magic power was too strong. The power of it will makes the earth collapse and there is a chance of you being buried alive. In forest you can't practice a fire magic. If there is an accident where you burn one of the tree there that will be quite dangerous since the trees were standing closely and you will know once one tree got burned.
She nodded understandingly and begin weight his words. And forest is the best choice for her. Although Kevin say that there is a risk my fire magic will burn the entire forest, what's the use of ice magic if i cant freeze a tree when i made a mistake?
"The forest." Kevin was not suspicious about her answer so he immediately agreed to it.
"Okay we'll go there tomorrow" Kevin stated.
"So what are we gonna do now? I can't practice my magic right here can't i?" Clara asked Kevin.
"Just wait for Lucas to come back. We also need his investigation report before deciding something." With that Clara and Kevin waited Lucas for about one hour before the sound of door opened can be heard. She walked outside to find Lucas wearing his black robe and mask covered half of his face. He immediately bowed seeing Clara walked over him.
"Young miss." He bowed while Clara nodded her head.
"So whats the situation?" She asked the point.
"I'm sorry young miss. I cant find anything related about your incident. But something big happened today." Clara feels like this big thing that happened was related to why Uncle Liam slightly frowning today.
"So what happened?" She asked curiously. Wondering what matter that will make Uncle Liam frowning.
"So when i was investigating on black market place, some guys tried to gang up on a single person. I was about to help the man when the guys started launching their magic on the person. I was shocked but retreated immediately. I thought it the guy will definitely crippled or dead by the moment, but after the dust were gone, what i seen was the guys that attacking were lying in their on blood on floor. And the person who was attacked were gone without any trace.I walked out without hesitation, afraid that the official would be there at any moments.
'So does that incident what caused Uncle Liam frowned? But his frown can mean anything. He can sided with official, the mysterious guy, and the magician that attacked. it can be anything.' Clara thought frustratedly.
Seeing the frustrated face on Clara, Lucas thought its because he was not able gain any information so he immediately bowed apologetically.
Clara was startled by his behaviour.
"What are you doing?" She asked confusedly.
"I apologize for failing my mission young miss." He still bowed.
"Its fine, as long you're fine that's good." Her words reassured him.
'So i was just thinking too much' Lucas thought.
"Lucas, do you happen to know a forest that close to this place?" Her sudden question catching Lucas off guard.
"Yes, but is there anything you need from forest? Firewood?" He guessed a possible reason for coming there.
"Yes something like that." She lied without batting an eye.
'I'm gonna be a master at lying before i know' She subconsciously thought.
"Then i can just bring that to you, and you can just stay here young miss."
"Its fine its fine." She waved her hands to reject his offer.
"Its been a long time to since the last time i entered the forest. I want to feel the nature." Although her reason were a bit odd, Lucas were in no place to reject it. So he just agreed to it. The forest were also a bit safe considering its place close to a city.