As promised, the next day Iris went to the mage's tower and was pleasantly surprised that Ray had indeed gathered some impressive books about both advanced and fundamentals in creating magic spells. There were some about the legends of the old gods, but it presented little interest to her right then.
Ray wanted to start with the teaching, but she just grabbed some books, one about chemistry and one about the basics of magic and left, promising she would return when she finished those. She felt a little ashamed about the events on the day before when she almost made a fool of herself when trying to walk outside with paint on her face. But mostly she felt dejected that she couldn't start using her power at once. And that feeling was amplified when the mage declared that he did not find any new element she can prove.
When she arrived in the main hall, the presence of Sir Marco there surprised her.
"I promised to serve you, my lady and to protect you. And I want to keep that promise."
