10 years After escape
Litralia's estate Boucorym province
The morning sun as bright as always in the early spring months beat upon Melryn's face. Mumbling some strange nonsense openly as he awoke his attending maid Natlene chuckled as she witnessed the sight.
"I did not know you were paid to laugh at your master while he needs dressing." [leinea]
Struck with a sudden shock both the maid and her master looked to the door to see Leinea his elder brother lanthim's betrothed or would it be better to say that they may as well already be married. Only lanthim is gone and neither of them was seventeen. Either way, leinea was family so was treated as such.
"What brings you to my rooms this early in the morning sister there should still be time before we need to depart for the academy." [melryn]
Getting himself out of bed melryn moved behind a drawn curtain so to change into his academy attire.
"Aldain has been out in the gardens training for the past three hours while you sleep. Have you no interest in becoming stronger Melryn?" [leinea]
"I would not have you doubt my desire leinea, however, unlike aldain I do my training at night like my older brother did. Not in the day when there are others requiring the use of my time." [melryn]
Finished with dressing melryn appeared from behind the curtain. Dressed in the red and blue uniform distinctive to the Academy of Alistri. While not the best clothing to get into a fight the comfort it provided during daily use was incredible. Consisting mainly shirt and pants with a long overcoat that covered much of the uniform itself still giving a dignified appearance to the wearer.
The Female students uniform while not having the overcoat nor the pants but some still wore them. It was an oddity seeing as only with the invention of the Fengdreim Regalia were males able to use anything resembling magic. That being so before that time only around two hundred years previous all academy's only taught girls magic. So there had to be a change in the uniform for female students. Therefore, the attractive uniform that his future sister-in-law was currently wearing came into being.
Leinea's long blond hair which from any angle looked perfectly straight only added to the intense beauty. So adding her school uniform with the skirt cut just above her ankles with a perfect hour glass figure. White blouse with a red and blue vest coat to top off the entire thing made for something impressive to look at.
"Well, it does not matter when you train or not you are becoming complacent in your study's. Think what lanthim will do when he returns and sees your grades." [leinya]
Turning so to see her eyes melryn bore a serious face.
"I do think about it, sister with my every waking breath I think about what he would think." [melryn]
She could feel the sincerity in his words. From the day, she began living with her grandmother mynrea. Leinea had seen Lanthim's influence in the lives of the three siblings he had left behind. The drive and determination to destroy any obstacle in their path had become the hallmark of his two brother melryn and aldain.
Having been almost a part of their family for ten years, the growth of these two had been a point of interest for her while always remembering what her purpose here was. In the end, though it was the younger sister syrelia who was the most fascinating of them all. Having never received teaching she had entered the academy on her first try at age eight and held a rank twelve stature. That being the highest of all academic ranks that can be assigned.
"Leinea why are you standing in front of brother melryn's room?" [syrelia]
Looking behind herself leinea saw syrelia standing with a massive smile on her face.
"Just getting this idiot out of bed so we can all get to class on time to this morning." [leinea]
Looking now to said, idiot, as he mowed down his breakfast in just a few swift bites. Both girls shook their heads at the sight and began leave. Doing so, leinea moved behind syrelia just in time to not get knocked over by melryn as he shot past.
"Of all the male students there are none as strong as my brothers." [syrelia]
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Watching her brother move quickly through the halls with such fluid motion syrelia felt inadequate to them even though in the eyes of many she was far superior.
"If I had not watched their growth with my own eyes over the last ten years I would likely be of the same mind as they who speak against your brothers." [leinea]
Stopping for a moment, syrelia looked deep into leinea's eyes looking almost about to cry. only eleven years old and she had the whole clan heaping the responsibility of maintaining that clans honor with her every word and movement.
So finding people who actually understood and would listen to her were hard to find. True her mother was not one of the loud voices demanding she conform to the rigid clan ideals and way of life. However, one voice can easily be drowned out by the masses.
"I thank you leinea, my brother, is lucky to have you and not some other woman for his first wife. When he returns However you will have to be content will only being first for there will be many more who will follow after you marry." [syrelia]
Leinea could not make sense of what she had just heard. While it was always a possibility that there would be others why bring it up now?
"I am aware that I will not be the only women to marry lanthim I am prepared for when it comes. But why do you warn me of this now?" [leinea]
Turning away from her sister syrelia proceeded a few steps up the corridor then stopped.
"My brother shall return soon and when he does there will be a rush from the other clans to secure him through marriage. I warn you simply out of love for you sister." [syrelia]
Leinea stood completely still looking at the small girl directly in front of her. Such kindness was something she had never felt before. A gentleness that filled the whole world slowly being crushed by her own clan.
"Lanthim will free you syrelia from all the pain you feel from everything that your grandmother and the others heap upon you." [leinea]
"Yes, and many will learn why dragon flame does not stop burning once lit because of him freeing me." [syrelia]
Standing together, the younger girl dried her eyes then they proceeded to the gate hall. Both aldain and melryn seemed slightly disturbed by the delay both of them having spent the last several minutes doing absolutely nothing.
"Excellent we are all ready to go Milty if you please." [aldain]
Gesturing to the gate in front of him the younger of the two brothers moved so Milty could activate the gate. Out of the original three caretakers that had watched over lanthim only herself and felyma remained.
"Please have a safe trip." [milty]
As the portal opened and the group moved through they all gave a nod towards milty before the portal closed behind them.
The Academy of Alistri stood with two massive towers that from their height seemed to hold up the sky. The large courtyard that hey had come to was one of three. Used by students that utilized similar transportation magic to get from their homes to the academy. While there were some who did this most student remained in the dorms for accommodation.
That aside the courtyards had many uses some classes were held in them as well as large scale sparring matches in which melryn took part regularly. Seeing the different students milling about talking about something that they had heard from the day previous.
"Hey melryn some upperclassmen from the main academy were just here looking for you."
A young man from the same class as melryn strode up to him with an amazed look on his face.
"Hilden you are a fool keep them away if you can. Fighting in a main academy style tournament again is the last thing I want to do." [melryn]
Looking in every direction, he could think the young fourteen-year melryn. Unable to sense the presence of mana around him could only use his eye to locate potential threats.
"Well I was told to have you report to Miss Yetolis Vaijra s soon as you arrived" [hilden]
Still having not removed the stupid expression on his face melryn pushed his way through.
"Report!! yes, I shall report to my desk for an afternoon nap." [melryn]