"I would prefer to take you to my territory, but as the things are now it would not be safe. The head of the Derizno house is looking at my family's mines with greedy eyes. Instead, I will leave you and young Mizoe here under the care of my friend. He is a newly appointed noble and his territory is by the border with a small city-state far away from the lands of the high nobles. I am afraid that the head of the Derizno family hearing about what happened in the Banemor territory will follow Espines' path and try to claim my land for himself any day now."
Ludier glanced at Zoemi with compassion and tried to smile reassuringly even though his words weren't exactly encouraging.
"I mean...!"
All of a sudden the ice magician flinched as he realized that it definitely wasn't something that he should have said to the child because he clearly suggested that something happened to the Banemor family.
"Tell me... do really strong magicians called sages exists?"
