3rd person Pov:
In a big hall packed with many people gathered, two old men were bickering with each other like children. A child was standing between them and trying to mediate the situation. It was a funny scene. A child of three was mediating a couple of old men. "Grandfather, Sir Sylvester, how about we all calm down? There are guests here and you two are honorable elders. Please calm down." The child said to the two old men. Yet it seemed they both had no intentions of backing down. Everyone else in the hall was also at the loss for words. One was a war god while one was a sword saint. No one, even the king didn't have the guts to stop them. But a child was trying to do that. Maybe their old age sense got back, and they stopped bickering but from the looks on their faces, it looked like they were barely holding themselves back.
It was then that another old man walked closer to the trio. He was not buff like the other two old men. He was on the slender side, with his white hair neatly flowing down his shoulders. "You are a very mature child for your age Michael. Indeed, polite and respectful." The old man said after coming closer to Michael after walking closer to them. At first, Michael looked at him for a brief moment. Then he bowed respectfully and greeted him. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Duke Blake Messiah. It's an honor for you to think so highly of me."
To his respectful greeting, Blake was immensely satisfied. This here was just a child, yet he was respectful of his elders, sensible, and mature for his age. And "Humble as well."
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1st Person Pov:
[Blake Messiah
Age: 68
Level: 103
Archmage, Just, A loyal friend, Executioner, Injured, Worried Grandfather
Foresight: A very humble child. He will be a good choice for Sierra.]
Who is Sierra? Well, this old man has some interesting attributes. Executioner. Is he a law enforcer? I think he is. Archmage. Isn't that the second last level a magician can get? Acolyte, Medicum, Magus, Grand Magus, Archmage, and finally Mana lord. This person is at the second last stage so he must be very strong.
Injured. I'm guessing it's a war injury. I have read about him in the book in which the war from fifty-four years ago was mentioned. He was with Noah, and he alone cleared the path for Noah to the enemy Command center. There was no mention of the injury though. Was it kept under wraps, or did he not announce it himself? This old man does not seem to have much of any intentions about me.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Duke Blake Messiah. It's an honor for you to think so highly of me." I greeted him with respect anyway because he seems like a good person and a friend of Noah. "Humble as well. Tell me, Michael, what do you aspire to become in the future?" Came his reply along with a question. What's up with this old man? Why is he suddenly asking something like that from a child? Well, whatever, it's not like telling him or letting anyone know would change anything.
"I wish to become a Swordsman and punish evil." Even though I did tell him about my goal, I did it in a childlike manner. There are many eyes. Acting naïve is also a means to them letting their guard down a bit. This would in turn buy me some time. "Oh, you wish to learn sword? Only sword or other weapons as well?" This time it was Julian who spoke. I guess he asked because he was a swordsman himself. To his question, I nodded with twinkles in my eyes. Seeing my reaction, he asked another question, "Why? Because it looks cool or is there another reason?"
This is not good. I wanted to act like a child, but I could see if I acted naively here this old man would lose any kind of interest in me. having him in my favor is good as there are already two powerful families who are after me. I was hoping he wouldn't ask such a question. No, I wasn't anticipating such a question in the first place so that totally caught me off guard. Lying is an option and the logical one right now. But, "Beautiful", was all I could say.
"Beautiful, you say? It is beautiful indeed." Sword is his life, I guess. He said no more nor did I say anything. It was then that Blake said, "And what about being a mage?" his question was nothing like Julian's. He looked like he was anticipating something from me. Well to him I relayed my honest thoughts, only in a childlike manner again. "I don't know anything about magic. I know mother is a magician, but I haven't seen her doing magic. I have only seen father swinging a sword, so I only know about the sword." Carla has the potential of reaching the Archmage level according to the information I have gathered. But she has never used any magic in front of me, so I only have experience with mana, not magic.
It seems my answer somewhat made sense to him, and he told me the reason in his reply. "Well Michael I wonder if you are aware or not, but you are not supposed to use magic around a newborn child or until his first awakening ceremony or there is a risk of mana poisoning. It disrupts the process of mana vessels forming inside an unawakened child. Those vessels lay their foundation in three years and then the first awakening ceremony is performed which strengthens those foundations. Then the risk of Mana poisoning is no more." So that was why. Now I understand why Carla didn't let many servants in my presence and tended to me herself even with so many servants in the house. They might not have good control over their mana as Carla has. "But I assure you, magic is much as beautiful as any other art in the world if not more." It seems like he wasn't willing to lose to Julian in appealing to his own expertise.
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