Noticing how everyone started to leave the classroom, I decided to check with Professor Che'lin about the ancient barriers.
- Professor Che'lin, can I ask you a question? - I asked when there was no one left in the classroom.
Professor Che'lin turned to me and looked at me in surprise, perhaps she thought that I was not interested in higher magic, but it was not so.
- Yes, I'm listening to you stufon Trey. - Professor Che'lin spoke in a calm voice, looking at me.
Thinking about how to ask about ancient barriers, I remembered that many cities are also surrounded by barriers, but they were larger and it was difficult to notice them.
- Professor Che'lin, are the barriers that surround cities also created as a barrier with runes? - Having figured out how to ask a question, I tried to hide the interest in my voice.
I could see that my question surprised Professor Che'lin and she was thinking about how to give an answer. Taking the chalk, she drew six dots and a line leading to the center from all these points.
- In cities, barriers are used correctly, but there are magic stones with runes that are supported by the magic of the main stone located far from the other six, there may be more or less of them, it all depends on the goals of this city and the power of the stones. - Professor Che'lin explained, looking at me.
From her look, she was trying to understand why I needed this information.
- And in ancient times it was the same or something was different? - I asked, examining the board.
Professor Che'lin looked at me carefully and then back at the board and wiped the dots and left only two instead.
- In ancient times, little was known about mana stones, so they were mainly used in small quantities. And why are you interested in this? - Professor Che'lin spoke in a serious voice.
Starting to think why it became interesting to me, but it didn't really occur to me to come up with anything.
- I just noticed that in some cities there are barriers and in some there are none, and I wondered how long ago they began to be put up. - Answering her, I tried to make my voice sound like I was shy.
After looking at me carefully, she nodded and erased everything from the board. After thanking her, I left the classroom and headed to the combat magic lesson. Now I could guess what would happen in the capital Avila or in the castle depending on the situation. Hoping that I did not attract the unnecessary attention of the professors to myself with my questions.
Approaching the classroom where the combat magic lesson will take place, for some reason I was seized with a tremor in my body. Listening to my emotions, I and they shouted that I was scared, was I afraid?
In the castle, the knights told me that after the first real battle they felt almost disgusted with themselves and before the start of the battle and they taught me how to fight against such fear as one knight said " only corpses are not afraid because they are already dead any living being will experience fear, but it should not be permanent."
Sighing, I began to look at the stufons, observing how many had fear in their eyes or fears of this I was looking for and began to calm my emotions with the help of breathing without worrying that Heya would notice it. Breathing exercises were developed in all empires and kingdoms among warriors, so it was not surprising that a half-elf knows how to calm his emotions.
Watching as the stufons who were in front of us came out, I noticed how many were beaten and some were bleeding from different parts of the body.
- Elite class come in the lesson is about to begin. - Professor Ni'lim's melodious voice was heard.
Watching my classmates tremble and no one comes in, taking a deep breath and then slowly exhaling, I was the first to enter the classroom. He did not change, as did the pose of Professor Ni'lim, who stood in the middle of the hall and smiled watching me enter the classroom.
- Stufon Trey you have already recovered, I'm glad, but probably you are not ready to train with me today. - Professor Ni'lim spoke with sadness in her voice.
I could have sworn that she was mocking me and checking how I would react to her words.
Slowly approaching her, she did not take her eyes off me, I felt like a monster in the guise of a dark elf was looking at me.
- Professor Ni'lim, let me train only with you. - I said, turning to the professor, listening to my voice tremble, immediately fell silent.
Listening to my request, Professor Ni'lim began to smile and laugh and then began to walk around me strangely asking me to raise one hand then the other. The class that lined up opposite each other watched with incomprehension as stufon, who was sent to the hospital department yesterday, today voluntarily asks to be beaten by Professor Ni'lim.
- Well, you have some kind of body, no reflexes and you don't follow the enemy. Here, put it on. - Professor Ni'lim said thoughtfully, throwing strange clothes in my direction.
After catching it, I felt how heavy it was, but it was soft to the touch, I had suspicions that it was armor of at least A rank.
- You can use the spell that you used in that rating battle against the princesses, or you can change clothes without doing anything. - Professor Ni'lim said in a relaxed voice.
Thinking about it, I wanted to apply the spell of the dome, but I remembered that the lesson had already begun, which means it was a test from Professor Ni'lim. Grinning, I tried to take off my uniform as slowly as possible, undressed and put on things that the professor threw to me.
I saw some girls looking at me, but when they saw the snake on my hand, they looked away, they understood that it was a talisman of the wedding ritual.
After changing, I took the uniform and took it where Professor Ni'lim indicated, taking instead of paired swords, one medium-length sword and a metal scabbard and returned to the professor. She was watching me while I was walking and when I came back to her I saw that she was smiling.
- Why did you take the sword and scabbard of Stufon Trey? Yesterday you tried to use a pair of weapons. - Professor Ni'lim asked, examining me.
She was right, why did I take one sword and a metal scabbard instead of a pair of weapons? Thinking about it, I realized why, when I changed clothes, I acted instinctively and took what I was comfortable with and what I was used to.
- This is something that is convenient for me to use in battle. - I answered honestly looking into the eyes of Professor Ni'lim.
Agreeing with my words, she smiled.