***
«Sir, they are here,» Earl entered Bradomir's office, he was very excited.
— Well, we have everything prepared for the meeting of guests, don't we? the head of the clan asked, fixing his mustache.
«Of course,» the aide nodded. «So much trouble... How can they not be too lazy to deal with such nonsense...»
«They have no choice, we have been accused of a rather serious crime...
«I would like to see the face of the head of the Arcer clan when the Moiser clan does not find anything with us,» Earl smiled, malice oozing directly into his words.
«Alas, it is unlikely that he will ever find out about this,» Bradomir said with a sigh, drawing attention to the clock.
The time showed exactly noon, as it turned out, the Moiser clan is very punctual.
— Are you still here? the head of the clan asked. «Would you like to go and call Balthazar?» Where did he even go?
«Training,» Earl replied.
«You could have missed it...» Bradomir grumbled, gesturing to his assistant to hurry up.
***
A luxurious carriage drove up to the mansion of the Bach clan, accompanied by hundreds of vigilantes of the middle Moiser clan, who followed her on horseback in an even row. The doors of the carriage opened, and two young guys came out, about fifteen, maybe sixteen years old.
«Good afternoon, Alphonse Moiser,» one of them stepped forward and introduced himself, extending his hand to shake hands with Bradomir.
The old man carefully looked at this very hand, and then chuckling, nevertheless decided to shake it. Hands are shaken only by people of the same status, according to magical potential.
Are you a demigod? asked the head of the Bah clan. «I thought there was only one demigod in the Moiser clan, and that was the head of the clan.
«Yes, otherwise I wouldn't dare to extend my hand to you for a handshake, and since we are both demigods, people of the same level ...» Alphonse smiled.
«Ha ha, of the same level,» the other guy, hearing the words of his colleague, broke down and laughed.
What's funny, Jason? Alphonse was outraged. — Do you want to say something?
«No, it's all right, I just didn't expect you to blurt out to Bradomir Bach that you are people of the same level ...» Jason replied. «You are aware that there is a difference among demigods, right?»
— What are you trying to achieve? Alphonse asked irritably.
— Okay, calm down, I'm not offended, — Bradomir wedged into the skirmish. «Let's go inside the house, and let the knights start investigating.»
«Right,» Jason took the opportunity. — Arvin, search everything here, but be careful, we are still not some kind of marauders, but detectives!
The head of the knight squad nodded, and began to issue instructions to his subordinates.
«Earl, help them, if the knights have questions, answer honestly and cooperate with the investigation,» Bradomir said to a nearby assistant. «We have nothing to hide, no matter how we are slandered by the cowardly dog, Larey.
«As you command, sir,» bowed the manager.
The knights, together with Earl, dispersed around the estate and left Bradomir and his guests from the Moiser clan, so to speak, alone...
«Follow me, our chef has prepared some snacks,» suggested the head of the Bach clan.
«Food is good,» Jason nodded with a smile on his face.
«We came here to investigate, not to have lunch...» Alphonse added grumblingly, but Bradomir and Jason had already disappeared through the door of the mansion.
***
Balthazar, who had recently finished training, was waiting for guests in the dining room. Aaron made him a rather complicated plan of magical training, and the elder brother tried to strictly follow it, even though today is a very busy and important day.
At first, Balthazar had little faith that his brother could develop a magical training plan, especially considering the fact that he himself is not actually even a user of magical energy yet ... However, no matter how much he thought about it, he could not come to some constructive conclusion...
The only suggestion that looks even slightly plausible is that Aaron is a genius. Balthasar came to just such a simple conclusion, which explained many of the oddities of his younger brother ... Otherwise, how else can one justify the incredible mental and creative abilities of Aaron?
Not everyone is capable of inventing magical tools and techniques for using magical energy... It's too complicated, Balthazar, even after graduating from the academy, is not sure that he can come up with a suitable magic skill, at least for himself.
Even Bradomir, a veteran, has developed only a couple of martial magic techniques in his entire life, and then only to deal more damage to the enemy during battles. He doesn't need a lot of tricks, a few techniques worked out to perfection are more than enough ...
— This is my eldest grandson, Balthazar...
Bradomir and investigators from the Moiser clan, who had come to investigate, entered the dining room.
«Nice to meet you,» Balthazar nodded, chuckling languidly. — I would like to say that I am glad to see you, but alas, it is advisable not to hold such meetings anymore ...
«Ha-ha, that's right, I wouldn't be too happy if they came to my house with a search, because of the complaint of some stupid old man,» Jason said chuckling.
«Hey, you called the head of the clan, which is our vassal, a stupid old man,» Alphonse standing next to him was indignant. — Watch your language, please...
«Okay, you're too serious...» he waved him off, and then turned to Balthazar and added: «Jason Moiser, condolences to our meeting...»
Balthazar carefully looked at the guy in front of him, and then remembered that Aaron had instructed him to...
«Nothing, I hope next time we meet in a more pleasant environment,» he said, and then held out his hand for a handshake. «Balthasar Bach, future head of the small Bach clan, if we are not arrested today...»
«Hmm, I'm just a magician, even if I'm from a middle clan...» Jason hesitated without shaking hands.
— Mage? I must have messed something up...
«No, it's Alphonse, the formidable demigod of ice, and I'm so...» Jason waved him off.
«We are sometimes confused, due to the fact that we are from the same clan, and are peers,» Alphonse cut in. "My name is Alphonse Moiser, the future head of the middle Moiser clan...