Watching everyone nod their heads, Keirin already knew about the swordsman tournament, so I wanted to share with the others.
- The dean of the Mechnikov wing offered me to take part in the tournament as a swordsman and I agreed. - I said, trying not to pay attention to the girls' faces.
Cassandra, who knows my situation, frowned, Samantha looked uncomprehendingly at her friend, who frowned and glanced at Keirin, who shrugged only her shoulders. It seemed to Samantha that there was some kind of secret that only those who were connected with Trey knew.
- Are you going there just for a mission or is there something else? - Cassandra asked suddenly.
I could feel her gaze fixed on me.
- Not only is there one more thing that Keirin and I will need to do. - I answered honestly.
Looking at the girls, I saw how everyone was thinking about their own, but there was no anxiety in their eyes.
- Will you come back stronger than you are now? - Samantha asked, looking at me.
Not expecting such a question from her, I was silent, but when I came to myself, I smiled.
- I hope so, but never become servants of your strength, always look for an opportunity to become stronger. - I said in a serious voice, looking at Samantha.
Samantha nodded in agreement, she understood that I meant that you consider strength and your strengths when meeting someone, it turns out that your strength is useless against him. You need to develop not only using spells, but also to understand yourself better, your weaknesses and strengths. Do not try to avoid your weaknesses, but make them a force and then the enemy will not be able to surprise you.
And then it will be harder for enemies to take advantage of your weaknesses. Returning back to the chair, sitting down and looking at the girls, I smiled at them, feeling how the atmosphere in the room had changed, I was glad of it.
- And where are you going? - Samantha asked, looking at me.
Thinking about where we were going, I began to tell them about the tasks from which city we were going and where
- This is a dangerous Trey region, be careful. - Cassandra said in a serious voice, thinking about something.
A dangerous region I wondered what she meant by this concept.
- What do you mean Cassandra by dangerous region? - I asked, not knowing this region and its dangers.
Cassandra looked from me to Keirin who apparently also knew something.
- There are a lot of robbers in this region because of the no man's land, they have a place to hide from the guards, I heard someone from the professors was sent there. - Cassandra said, trying to remember something else.
I understood why the robbers chose this place, few people would want to approach the borders of the former Abels.
- But I don't remember why it ended, but most likely they were able to catch someone, but someone still escaped. - Cassandra continued, looking at me and Keirin with a serious look.
Understanding what she was leading to, I could only agree with her fears about robbers.
- Thank you for telling us about the possible dangers. - I thanked her, smiling at her, I turned my gaze to Keirin.
She understood from my look that it was time for us to leave, otherwise we could stay here for some more time. Nodding, she got up and went to her room to get her things.
The girls understood that we were going to leave, I saw the emotions in their eyes.
- Be careful and come right back. - The voice of Cassandra was heard, who was struggling not to go with us.
I didn't want to lie to her and not everything depended on me or Keirin, I attracted different situations.
- We will try, and you train while we are away. - Addressing them, I looked at Cassandra and Samantha.
Watching them get serious, they didn't want to trail behind or stay behind me.
- We're going to train even harder, aren't we, Samantha? - Cassandra asked her friend emotionally.
Samantha looked at Cassandra uncomprehendingly, she couldn't understand why her friend had become so emotional. Samantha also felt that she wanted to become stronger, but it wasn't because of Trey, she didn't want to be the weakest. She still didn't understand what Trey was experiencing, but his words that they were a family were pleasant to her.
- Yes, and now let's go, they need to get ready, let's not interfere. - Samantha said, looking carefully at Trey.
Cassandra, nodding to her friend, hugging Trey again under Samantha's gaze, distancing herself from him, she turned to her friend and they left each immersed in their own thoughts.
Watching the girls leave the girls, I did not try not to feel longing for them, probably during these two months they have become my integral partners in spending my free time. Returning from my thoughts, I checked the vaults, making sure that I took with me everything that was necessary, looking around the room, I followed Keirin, who was still in her room.
Knocking on the door, hearing the voice of Keirin, who was about to leave, I leaned against the wall waiting for her to come out. Who could say that his life would undergo such changes after he left the Cray Empire? Shaking my head, I smiled, not knowing where my path would lead me, I could only follow it.
Hearing the door open, I turned my gaze to Keirin, who was dressed in hiking clothes and a gray raincoat hung on her shoulders, her hair was neatly tied in a ponytail revealing her beautiful neck.
- Are they gone? - Keirin asked, looking around the room.
Nodding to her, I walked towards the exit of the room, listening to Keirin walking behind me.
After leaving the room in which a lot happened during this period of time, we went to the portal room.
Passing along a quiet street along which our footsteps were heard, the weather was pleasant, a light breeze touched us, closing our eyes, enjoying this moment and reopening them, we continued to walk towards the room where there were portals leading to all the kingdoms and empires in the world.
Approaching the room with portals, I noticed two guards who were standing next to the door, any portals were guarded even if it was the academy, which I doubted that someone would attack. Approaching them, I caught strange glances from the guards, they obviously did not understand why stufon came here at night.
- Purpose of the visit? - One of the guards asked in a gruff voice.
By his behavior, I could tell that he is the eldest.
- We are going to the tasks taken from the task bureau. - I answered him, handing him a piece of paper with a seal.
The guard took the piece of paper from my hands, ran his eyes over it, nodded and returned it to me and walked away with another guard to the side.
Opening the door we found ourselves in a large room, you could see a lot of arches leading to different countries. A small number of those who decided to enter the academy walked along the corridor, and professors walked between them.
Having chosen one professor who stood near one of the arches and looked bored at the walking representatives of the races, he was a tall blond elf with short hair in which boredom was read.
- Professor, can you tell me which arch leads to the city of Langho? - a young voice was heard addressing him.
Shifting his gaze towards the voice, he saw a half-elf and a light elf standing next to him, like almost any representative of light and dark elves in the academy, he knew who was in front of him.
- Stufon Trey, why do you need to go to the city of Lankho? - The professor asked carefully examining Trey.
He didn't care about the results of the duel, so he didn't feel any hidden emotions for Trey.
- We need to go there on a mission. - Replied Trey, who was watching the bored professor.
The boredom that was in the professor's eyes disappeared for a couple of minutes, but returned again.
- Go straight and to the right to the wall and there will be an arch leading to this city, good luck on the task. - Answering Trey's question, the professor spoke in a bored voice.
Thanking him, Keirin and I headed in the direction he indicated, approaching the place, it was possible to notice that the arches standing here were more modest than others. Does it mean that other cities were less in demand, I did not know.
Approaching the arch, I noticed a man standing next to the wall with his eyes closed, turning to him and showing a piece of paper, he nodded and activated the portal in which it was possible to see the place where we needed to go with Keirin.