The next week had come by quickly and Crinoel read over the documents about Erionella that Harim had brought in.
"This is it?" Crinoel asked as he looked over her docile behavior from the time she was five till she was thirteen and suddenly changed into a rebellious teen, then last month she had fired down a bit.
"Well, the only thing that can be called unusual is what happened seven months before she was born" Harim said pointing at a particular file.
Crinoel read over the part of her parents missing for a month then reappeared in their room. The servants were all surprised but they were ordered to keep it quiet.
"Why wasn't their disappearance reported to the authorities."
"It's a big mystery" Harim said as he thought of something. "Your Grace, I think what's best first is for you to get closer to lady Erionella so you could uncover anything strange for yourself. Plus, 'that person' isn't actually buying the fact that you got engaged for love and is also investigating the lady"
"I knew 'that person' wouldn't believe it. I guess you are correct as the element of surprise is the best thing we have and the lady as our trump card." Crinoel said as he calculated the next move. "But 'that person' may want to use my sister"
"Yes, however, I think Lady Erionella has very strong powers. I can tell from her soul force which seems to be older than her actual age. It reads of that of someone who's up to thirty"
"I'll keep that in mind"
Like always, Harim went through the window and left the Duke with his wandering thoughts in his office.
'Mareeonel, if you find out what I want to do I know you will obviously not support me. And with 'that person' taking slivers of your heart will you stop caring about your brother?
You are obviously someone who's very kind hearted. But Garcia blood still flows in your veins. That madness still runs inside of you, so can I really trust your kindness?
Everything I do is for you and mother. Though you may never know of it'
Crinoel stood up from his desk then looked through the window at the carriage that stopped at the gates.
Out of it came a lady with titian hair and green eyes with two maids by her side.
'You're definitely hiding something, Erionella. Something isn't just right about you. But I'll leave you be. However, the moment you seem as a threat I will not hesitate to exterminate you'
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'It's been a week from the time I spoke to Sir Harim. And during that time I have accomplished a big goal'
'I can now…make things appear and summon magical animals~ But, the only magical animal I can is a butterfly. So I guess it's more of a magical insect'
Erionella was escorted to the garden were she sat lazily on a bench as her butterflies surrounded her.
"I notice lately butterflies have been attracted to my lady" Sophella said as she pointed out the butterflies colors "Particularly black and green ones which is a very uncommon color for butterflies"
"Yes, the color is very uncommon" Erionella said as she smiled and remembered the conversation she had with the author of the novel a week ago when she started practicing her magic.
"You've been practicing hard so why don't I gift you something" The author of the novel, Lady Harlyn as how Erionella now referred to her as, made a butterfly appear. "As a mage, you have the ability to summon magic animals. But so far a butterfly is all you can summon due to your magic energy pattern"
"Just a butterfly?"
"You shouldn't call it JUST a butterfly, it is a very powerful magical animal which mages take years to finally summon. The basics of a butterfly is that it can kill someone by just coming in contact with the person's skin. It can send messages and eavesdrop on people. Help magical plants grow and find magical sources.
The magical butterfly has so many powers beyond what I have mentioned and it is up to you to uncover all its abilities"
Harlyn's words were true, the butterfly was able to do everything she had talked about, but after using the butterfly for something she had to sleep for a full day.
And later after she woke up Harlyn came to give her information which she would have needed before she started experimenting "BTW, if you want to kill someone with your butterfly, you yourself and others around you may also end up dead as you are yet to grow stronger and attain magic energy stability.
So if you try using your butterflies for any of the things I said, there's a hundred percent chance that you'll die.
And once you die there's no way for you to return to your world. It will be a direct trip to hell~"
"So when can I start using them? And how can I stabilize my magical energy"
"Well familiarizing your butterflies with the environment will help them grow and they will recognize you as their owner"
"They?"
"You'll have more than one butterfly. And they will be any color you desire"
She decided to make them the color of the really cute sweater she had her eye on before she died because she had been eyeing it for months.
"Miss, we've come here a lot of times since the past week, but I haven't even caught wind of the Duke's sister. He does have a sister right?" Sophella asked curiously as she looked around the garden.
"She is currently at an academy in a kingdom a bit far away from here and she'll be back in a month's time" Erionella said as she paid no mind to any approaching footsteps.
"But, my lady the Duke said she's currently sick and is at the old Garcia territory" Irliona said as she recalled a topic from the nobles.
"And that is what I said" An approaching voice said.
Erionella turned around and came face to face with the tip of a sword. "Once again I will ask you; Who are you?" Crinoel said murderously as the sword moved towards her neck.
"My, lady!" Sophella screamed as she was about to run forward but Irliona held her back as Erionella said not to come.
"And once again I will tell you; I am Erionella Renowarin" She said as her butterflies surrounded his sword and blocked his view.
Due to the stampede of butterflies he had to take a step back and wave his sword to clear them, but to his surprise only the handle of the sword remained.
"Remember who I am, Duke. And this is just a light warning" Erionella said coldly as she stood up coolly from the bench and took the scared Sophella and a little shaken Irliona with her to the carriage "If you're ready for us to discuss like civilized people then you know where to find me"
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This is just something I'd like to point out. Each chapter contains clues for the questions that will pop out.
I apologize for the slow plot progression, but I tell you from Chapter 23 is where the real action begins. (I know its a bit far, but please put up with this author)
Thanks for reading~