While Drak was aware his Maids being on the same Table as him was the trigger for last time battle, he did not change his habit. Although people still watched him with his Maids, they do not anymore out of mockery but slight curiosity.
They could not fathom where he got such good battle Maids and how he could even pay their salary, while others with more background Information could not understand how he could have so much Money as they heard of his shopping spree on his last rest Days.
The whole thing was surreal, as now they notice he might not be discarded, but rather treasured by his Family. If the reactions of his elder Siblings is to go by he is not only protected but might also be favored in his Family out of some unfathomable reasons.
Although their thoughts were that right now, they were rather fluid in opinion as Children's and Teenager's thoughts always were. Seeing someone today as someone worthy of attention, if he does nothing in a few weeks he will be forgotten and ignored again.
The only ones who are more mature and have more insight in things were noticing Drak as a Variable they need to assess. Having one hidden Card is normal for a Noble, even if not favored, but two Battle Maids, a positive Relationship to an Imperial Princess and a rather large lump sum of Money makes him someone who should be looked at seriously.
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Days passed and after two Weeks finally all Items arrived that were bought by Merchants. The magical Metals and Materials came before the Carriage and even earlier than thought. This was not overlooked by Drak and saw how the Clerk was working hard. After the delivery man got a full Silver for bringing the Items his demeanor also changed, as before he thought of the young Noble as unsightly, now he saw him as a Money bag and was more courteous to him.
After the Carriage was arriving Drak finally started to get ready with the assembly of his Carriage. Without any decoration the Carriage was rather simple, even if the sister Carriage was the one Eleonora was riding this one was way smaller.
The Design and also the outline was similar, but instead of the eight Horse driven Castle this one was a four Horse Carriage. As it was out of Dark wood it did not catch the eye and without any decorations as Drak wished for it it was extremely mundane.
“So the Carpenters need to come. Is Wicket already here?”
“Yes, he came through official means and is seen as our contracted Carpenter. Some people tried to query his Information, but was fully signed as a Carpenter of the Berklin Family being sent here on your request.”
“Good.”
With a Carpenter officially in his Mansion, Drak was able to start reinforcing the Carriage without suspicion. Through the Gate came four other Carpenters under Drak and started the Work right away.
Under Illusions all people outside heard just one Hammer clunking while inside the whole Carriage was overhauled by different Workers. The Engraving patterns were looked at and changed at different places where Drak’s own engraver thought improvements were needed. Also the Materials got scrutinized but unlike the Engravings the Materials were all seen as pristine and good to go, which made Drak reevaluate the Clerk again. Not one of the ingots were of bad quality, which shows honesty and a great dedication to his Clients.
“Korn?”
“Yes Master?”
Calling Korn he came into the study and waited for orders.
“How are the Horses? Are they ready for the process?”
“I have talked with them a whole length and they understand what will happen to them. They are willing to work with you as they would be proud to be strong and work under someone who can give them more dignity than they had until now.”
“All said that?”
“The one seen as defective was glad to be working under you under any circumstances. It was neglected and being here with us made it feel useful. Its demeanor just looks gentle on the surface, it is more feisty below as it was not able to have a true Master. The thinking is more like a guard dog, honorbound and would fight to the death for your sake.”
“Nice. We chose the best horses it seems. I make the enhancer ready. What do you think about the dosage?”
“Half for four of them. The Black horse needs two separate doses of one third, as its body was being bred too aggressive into a kind of idealistic type, causing the irritation of not caring for the mental stability. The weak one… well.”
“What is it?”
“It can maybe take it unfiltered. It is compatible, which is strange as it is a horse.”
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“A compatible horse… Might become the leader of the group of six then.”
“As you wish Lord.”
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In the Cellar behind a secret door Drak is being helped by a red headed woman in Maid outfit with brewing something. Before him is an alchemy table with different vials and a multitude of herbs.
“Everything is ready Lord.”
“You need to call me Master, Rose. You might be more often in this Mansion from now on.”
“As you wish, Master. We now need the main Ingredient for the concoction. Could you please?”
Sighing, Drak took out a dagger with a wave pattern of gold and black. This Dagger was made out of Adamantite and Oricalcum. Its blade was extremely sharp looking and gave off a menacing gleam. Without further ado Drak sliced into his own palm and extracted a few drops of blood which dripped into a vial. The Blood itself was red as normal but its fall into the vial made it sound like it was Mercury as how heavy it felt hitting the bottom of the glass.
After only a few seconds the cut on Drak’s palm was already starting to heal and stop dripping blood. Putting back the Dagger into its special sheath Rose and Drak started to mix different herbs together with different liquids while after the Potion flask was filled with a green sludge a drop of blood was dropped into it. With a loud bloop it fell directly through the concoction to the bottom where it started to sizzle and boil. The blood itself was being attacked by the specially made potion slowly becoming less heavy and permeating the whole liquid.
After a while the green sludge became a red liquid which can be seen through like a fine red tea.
“One down, three more to go. Oh and one drop can be just mixed in distilled water. One of the horses can take it.”
“Unfiltered? Even some of the former people had…”
“I know, but Korn said it was safe. I don’t want to create an abomination, but it seems safe for one of them.”
“...If Korn says so. A Horse taking human Blood like its own. Curious.”
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“Is this your new Carriage Drak?”
Right before School starts Eleonora was already at Drak’s Stagecoach seeing the new Carriage. Drak himself did not even mention it, but Eleonora was already aware of him being in his new Carriage first in the Morning.
“...Good Morning, Eleono-”
“Elly!”
“Good Morning, Elly. Would it kill you not to see my new Carriage, at a later time?”
“Yes, it would. By the way, could we go shopping again someday? Now you have a Carriage I can ride in, so I do not need to invite you into my own.”
“It is still a bit smaller than your own, so it might get cramped.”
“You are fibbing me. I know it has spacial extension. My own has just a slight extension, as it needs more Energy for security. I would love to look at yours while we go shopping.”
“While it is a nice Idea, I have studies-”
“Master, you have studied hard the last few weeks, you should really think of relaxing more. A small respite is fully agreable.”
“Seria??”
“Then it is settled. Can you tell me which day would be best? I can move my Schedule rather freely during the next rest days.”
“But…” * sigh * “I understand. I will see to it that I have a good time at the latest tomorrow. Do you wish to go somewhere special?”
“Actually yes, I would. You might know about the new theater play about the boy who fought a Dragon and became a King to marry his love the Princess. I heard so much about it and wanted to see it myself, as it is such a romantic plot while also has so much action. While I do not know all of the scenes, I know the neighboring Prince might be a second evil, which makes it more interesting. A peasant becoming King and fighting for love in a great battle, should be-”
Eleonora kept talking all the way to Class about how interested she is over this plot. In Drak’s mind Eleonora loves Stories with Love, that has impossible odds. At the same time he blushed, remembering what she was thinking a few weeks before about him and Raja.
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“Seria, why did you set Eleonora and Master on a Date?”
“She is the only Friend he has in School. While I understand your discontent Raja, I think it would stabilize his Emotions better than only being with us.”
“I don’t like the two being together either. Are you sure it will help?”
“At the time where that rude Kid was making a fuss, I noticed Drak relax, after Eleonora came into the discussion. He seems to see her as a genuine School friend instead of a Spy to keep an eye on him.”
“...~”
“Yes, his Siblings are really problematic. While he was a bit happy about them being on his side, his body tensed too. Maybe if they would talk more, it could become a more friendly relationship with each other, but if he ever takes away those shackles, I do not believe in it.”
“Then first making him happy in any way, afterwards seeing what we do with the two buggers!”
“That would be the Plan Celia. In studies Master is already good enough to at least get Eighty points. I can only hope to redo the schedule in a way he can get five more points before the exams are due.”
“He will also have good grades in theoretical Magic! Way to compensate for the bad grades, right?”
“While it is true, his knowledge can not be too over the top, otherwise… I believe our Master does not care anymore about being found out, so it might be a good compensation later on. Still at least we need to pull him up two to three points to be on the safe side.”
“I believe in our Master.”
“Me too!”
“...~”
“Then we will make the Schedule a bit more open, but Studies still come first, remember.”
“””Understood””~”