At the dining table, Frost, Duke Arthur and his wife, Duchess Annabel, his concubines and his other two sons sat together. No one was talking and Frost was starting to fidget. He was, in the end, a five-year-old child, the youngest among all the sons. The two other sons were called Jacob and Kerry respectively.
Frost was the legitimate son of Duke Arthur, given birth by Duchess Annabel whereas Jacob and Kerry's birth mothers were Concubine Maribel and Concubine Lili respectively, one aged ten year old whereas the other thirteen. However, due to the early death of Concubine Lili, Kerry was adopted by Duchess Annabel and taken care of by her.
Duke's family matters were very complicated. In fact, Andrei believed that Duke Arthur might actually have other children outside the manor.
Seeing how scared Frost was, Andrei, standing behind him, patted him on his shoulder to calm him down. Frost took a deep breath before he continued to eat his meal.
'Frost, you will be attending Nixon Magic Academy with Andrei in a week's time,' Duke Arthur said. Hearing his name, Frost tensed up a little but hearing that Andrei was coming, he felt a little better. In fact, he was even smiling. He was finally able to escape from this place.
Since this was the Duke's decision, no one dared to oppose him. Duke Arthur, upon relaying his message, went back to his chamber. The others left soon after. After a while, only Frost was left sitting at the dining table. His heart was thumping very quickly, Andrei could hear it loud and clear. It seemed that Frost was both excited and scared at the same time.
In fact, Nixon Magic Academy was named as the best Magic Academy ever known in history with at least half the students who graduated to become well-known world leaders. This, however, meant that many nobles will also be attending. One wrong move and the whole family will be dead.
Frost was biting his lower lip, unsure of what to do. 'Young master Frost, don't worry, I will be accompanying you, I will ensure to keep you safe at all times.' Andrei came in and reassured Frost.
Frost forced a weak smile and nodded slowly.
It seems that there really is something to look forward to.