As they walked out from the throne room Vance and Max were walking side by side and none of then were saying a word.
'Well this is awkward,I wanna say something but I don't know what to say,I mean I know I got excited back there and accepted the challenge but it was the only option to stay here,come on say something'
Vance:Soooo you did all that back there but are you sure that you'll be able to even impress the king?
Max:I hope that I can but first of all why didn't you tell me that the king of this whole kingdom,the top dog?
Vance:Well well don't sweat about the small stuff,anyway i need to teach you everything I can about magic in the time that we have so I hope you know there won't be time for you to be lazy I will push you to your limits.
Max:Heh don't worry about me so where are going now?
Vance:My house,you'll be staying with me of course.
Max:That makes sense so when we get there will we start immediately?
Vance:First we have to awaken your mana veins.
Max:What?
Vance:You're mana veins,I'm sure you know that all living things have blood veins right?
Max:Yes I know that.
Vance:Great but to use magic you gotta have a channel to make all that mana pass by your body,that is the basic explanation.
Max:Well I understand that,well in my world we had all kinds of story books that talked about magic and all that but to use magic the person just had to chant or just stick his hand out and he would just instantly be able to use magic.
Vance:Interesting,but it is a little more complicated.
They continued to talk more as they walked through the caste and on their way out they say some more guards and there were also those same spirits that they saw when they were first coming in but this time Max was careful not to touch since he saw how aggressive they could get over that.
Max:Huaaaa finally out this thing is pretty damn huge
Vance:Yeah it is but you'll get used to it just give it some time.
Max:I guess you're right,alright then let's go I can't wait to get started on this.
They passed through the main gates of the Palace and they continued going up on the street and Max was still amazed by the structures on the city there were shops,people just going through their day and they also passed a beautiful fountain.
Vance:Appreciating the view?
Max:It really is very beautiful.
Vance:You should get familiarised with these streets since this will be your home you know?
Max:Hey Vance,do you think I can really win in the time that we have?
Vance:Honestly speaking I don't think you can win I mean the difference between you and your opponent will be immense,after all you still haven't awakened your mana pathway yet and everyone around your age as been training since avery young age but it's not like you'll be a easy opponent,after all you told me that you had books on magic and stuff so you might be able to think of something unique and surprise you're opponent.
Max:Yeah you're right I just need to have something up my sleeve and beat him with it.
Vance:But that doesn't mean you'll win either way like I said the kids have been training since they were young so they also know to be prepared for unforseen situations.
Max:You didn't need to crush my plan like that.
Vance:hahaha sorry kid but wouldn't you want to win your match with just pure magic and not leave space for anyone to say that you won based on luck?
Max:I mean it would be great to do that but...
Vance:Come on now kid don't doubt yourself you got this.
Max:Y-you really think so?
Vance:Of course I think so with me training you there won't be anyone to stop you right?
Max:YEAH
Vance:I didn't hear you.
Max:YES SIR
When he said that he realised that maybe he was being just a little bit loud as now everyone was staring at them and were whispering.
Npc1:You see that,he's the human
Npc2:He looks like a savage
Npc3:Don't get too close to him,you don't know what he might do to you.
Hearing them all say that his morale went down and he quickly got in a bad mood.
Max:I'm sorry for screaming I didn't mean to scare I'm not a savage please believe me.
Vance:Hahahahahaha omg this is just too funny.
They continued walking and finally they got to Vance's house and it was a house that was isolated from the other houses and it was covered with branches from various trees and it was fairly large house for a single person to be leaving there.
Vance:Welcome to my humble house kid.