"Are you sure you are going alone?" Zina asked neutrally, hiding her worry.
She wouldn't have hesitated to show her worry for her grandchild if the said grandchild was Iliana. However, the grandchild that she worried about was Basil the Fated Child. Although she still saw the young man as a grandson—following his request—she worried she might offend him by worrying about him. After all, it could be interpreted as her doubting his capability.
"I don't want to have my feet dragged by anyone," Basil replied bluntly.
Margaret and the other Maha Dmitras seeing Basil off winced. They were Ninth Circle Mages and yet didn't dare to rebut Basil's statement. They didn't need to see him in action to tell he was not an ordinary Seventh Circle Mage. The amount of Mana surrounding him without his activating his Magic Circles was enough indication already.
