Chapter 53 - The Royal Evenhart Family
Katherine Evenhart:
I was in Margaery's room, enjoying the afternoon while our children were training their magic. Nathan's element is Thunder, just like his father’s. A part of me was happy he inherited Ethan's ability, and from what I’ve heard, he has two mana categories, allowing him to take advantage of Thunder as both a Transmitter and an Emitter.
It’s a dangerous element, and I hope my little one doesn’t cause any accidents.
A part of me was overjoyed because both Ethan and I had uncommon elements, so the chances of our child inheriting one of them were high.
But he also has the Wind element, which makes him an anomaly like me or Kinue.
Nathan has the ability to access another element despite having an uncommon one, which makes him special. Normally, users of uncommon elements can only use their unique element. On the other hand, users of common elements, if they come from a family of excellent mages with a strong lineage, can have more than one common element. Nathan might have become an anomaly because he’s descended from a High Elf, just like Kinue and me. The three of us are anomalies due to the concentrated High Elf blood in us. The only difference is that we don’t have the pointed ears; when races mix, the human traits tend to dominate physically, but the bloodline still concentrates the power of both races. This has given me the Plant element of the elves and Kinue the Light element, while Nathan has managed to bypass the elemental restriction and possess another element.
I’m also worried about the identity of our High Elf relative…
Margaery was all smiles, thrilled that Chloe inherited both of her elements and is a Transmitter and an Invoker. My niece must have inherited the Invoker mana category from her father. Invokers are very rare and highly sought after. They can use their mana to manipulate the mana of the surrounding atmosphere, and their talent lies in the ability to generate more vivid spells, even creating helper golems.
Chloe, like me, has the Invoker category, making her a young prodigy. We wouldn’t even know how to teach her to create living spells due to her unique elemental nature. More than ever, we would have to send Nathan and Chloe to that Magic Academy in Apsalon.
Margaery was smiling as we talked.
“They’re truly treasures. My daughter was so scared to admit she’d been secretly practicing magic that she didn’t tell me she could already use the Wind element and even combine it with Water to create ice,” she said, laughing.
After the scolding we gave them when they awakened their Gems, I understand.
“But what’s going to happen with her magic? Usually, Invokers are born with just one element. I’ve never heard of an Invoker who could use two elements, let alone combine them to use a third,” I said to Margaery.
We were worried about the magical education of these two since it was challenging to teach them. Nathan had an uncommon element, and none of us could teach him how to fight using his element since only he has it. Chloe, on the other hand, would need our help in part of her magical training, but she has the Invoker category. I could teach my niece a bit since I’m also an Invoker, but the problem is that she could create golems with a fused element, and we had no idea how to teach something like that.
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Margaery scratched her head, thinking about the trouble our children would give us due to their magical talents.
“My nephew possesses two mana categories and has an uncommon element, which makes teaching him even more complicated. We can help Nathan with the Wind element, but the Thunder element... we don’t even know where to begin. Thunder is pure offensive power. Fire is dangerous in a child, but it’s usually weak. We could teach him how to use fire to create a bonfire, warm himself up in the cold, and gradually increase the complexity of his magic until he learns how to use it for combat. But Thunder is dangerous and volatile from the start, and we have no idea how to handle it, let alone teach him how to combine Thunder with Wind,” she said thoughtfully.
I nodded in agreement, and we both sighed.
“And then there's my little Chloe, who is an Invoker like her father, and she can perform three-element invocations. Chloe can summon a golem of water, air… and ice. Elemental fusion is powerful, and we have no idea how to teach her to create an ice golem—I'm not even sure we should teach her just yet. Creating a golem is powerful, but it's equally dangerous... part of me is proud, but another part is worried that not knowing how to properly teach my daughter might cause accidents. She’ll have a fused element golem… how will that be? She’ll need to learn to control the creature...”
“Our children are going to be a handful… I’m glad they’re talented, but we’re only going to hold them back and limit them. We’ll teach them what we know within our limitations. You can teach your daughter to master ice, and I can help with the concept of being an Invoker. With Lady Adrihna’s method, they’ll learn to circulate mana in a practical and efficient way, making it easier for them to master their mana categories and evolve on their own. More than ever, we’ll have to send them to that Magic Academy...” I said, my heart heavy.
Luckily, I’ll be going with them to that city—I would be heartbroken if I had to send them off to a distant place alone.
Margaery sighed.
“These two… raising them is going to be tough,” she said with a laugh as she sipped her wine.
“But I’m proud of them,” I said.
“So am I. I expected them to be talented mages, but I didn’t expect them to be this talented. All that’s left is for them to show up tomorrow with Special Eyes,” she joked.
“Don’t even joke about that. The kingdom is obsessed with those eyes and makes sure to catalog everyone who has them. Nothing good comes from their obsession with control...” I muttered.
Margaery gripped her glass a little tighter, and the room began to feel colder. A part of her harbored anger toward the kingdom. Even though we understood that the war created a scenario ripe for such things, we couldn’t help but feel that it all could have been avoided if we had stayed together. But we were forced to follow the kingdom’s orders and were separated.
She took a deep breath.
“It’s in the past... I’m recovering. I need to stay calm...” she murmured to herself.
We resumed our conversation about how to train our children when she suddenly stopped talking and stared at me.
“What is it?” I asked.
“I was just thinking about something. How should I address you now? A lady of royalty...” she teased with a laugh.
I had almost forgotten about that...
In recent days, I’d been dealing with the news that at some point, I would have to take my little Nathan to meet our family in the Elven kingdom.
If it were just a normal family, I’d be happy to meet them, but this is the Royal Family of the Nemesia Kingdom...
“Stop it, Margie. You know I didn’t ask for this. We mustn’t tell anyone and will follow Adrihna’s plan to keep this hidden even from this Kingdom. Only Adrihna knows the identity of that elf, and it must remain that way.”
“I know… I was just teasing. Although, part of me is tempted to imagine how rich you might be, inheriting the fortune of a High Elf and a member of the Royal Family at that. Do you think you’re richer than a Grand Duke?”