Tournament season I like every other year crashed into the academy like a mad dog running into a door. Frenzied and out of control everyone milled about like ants completing designated tasks with the student council directing everything.
Standing as the highest positions of power in the academy the student council had no elected officials depending on your clan affiliation one could do very well within the council or not be part at all.
At the present time, the current president of the council was Jeldrae frenost one of three daughters of fienya frenost that were attending the academy. Like many of her other sisters, her hair was an interesting combination of black and silver.
Sitting at her desk inside the student council office on the seventh floor of the second tower of the academy Jeldrae was having a family conference with her mother.
"Everything has already been decided you just need to ensure that the two of them meet here in the academy so there will be no interference from Litralia." [fienya]
Having heard what was in her mind, a dangerous idea jeldrae was caught off guard.
"An engagement between syrelia and this Lanmair Cousrlim are you serious he is not worthy of such a marriage." [jeldrae]
'Your emotions deceive you, my daughter, it does not matter to whom she is married to as long as we reduce the number of powerful individuals coming out of that estate." [fienya]
Long had fienya watched as liralia's children grew more powerful in a clan that had four wives with many children between them. Rivalries as well in feinya's case jealousy was a problem. Having her sons who due to her blood were able to use mana.
Being held to the same standard as nedral's other sons her husband's first born made her destructively angry towards the other three wives. Mynrea especially who just by be present would remind everyone in a room how inferior they were to herself.
"His partner has challenged one of the academy's best tomorrow after morning classes are out. Miss Yetolis Vaijra has asked melryn to participate as her provisional partner in the match." [jeldrae]
Looking to her mother who sat on one of four sofas that filled the office. Jeldrae could feel that her mother had no interest in what would happen a day from the now.
"You will see to it that they meet today jeldrae and quickly. The sooner we can get this girl off across the ocean and away from her mother the better we will all be." [fienya]
Knowing the uncaring and cruel way in which her mother could and did act. There was nothing that jeldrae could do but make preparations for such a meeting.
"Mother you know that the second they meet both her brothers will react Litralia will learn of what you are doing and...."
"She will be unable to do a thing about it. Your grandmother has already given her blessing all we need is the engagement to be officially recognized and syrelia will be gone."
The cruel smile that fienya bore was a sinister one long had she planned for this day to see litralia finally fall.
Physical training was an important part of all male students general grade when it came to overall academics constituting sixty percent of their credits needed to graduate. That being the case it had become an event over the years for most professors to hold their classes in view of such daily training.
"The general academy upperclassmen are here again. Aldain put on a good show." [melryn]
Badgering his little brother who hated people watching when he trained melryn pushed aldain out from under the tree they had sat under waiting for everyone else to arrive.
Usually, a group of twelve of more would train together in order to hone their skills, however, today the group seemed small. Not caring at all aldain stepped out onto the cobbled floor arena that was used for such training. Stretching himself out before doing any strenuous exercise looking out to see how many people were there to watch today he was astounded to see the entire arena full of people.
"Don't worry about it just start from Coriem til Lomtril that should be enough to make them all happy." [melryn]
Looking up at all the people aldain really didn't care anymore. Stepping forward taking the first stance of the teachings lanthim had left. Coriem or the first strike was a simple series of movements that started with one advancing then striking immediately once in range with a series of ever advancing movement until the enemy was rendered unable to battle.
As he continued melryn eventually joined starting from the same stance and proceeding through till the last. Some stances being either extreme or wonderfully executed the crowd would cheer and make a great scene over what they were doing.
"Brother, where is syrelia?" [aldain]
Aldain stopped for a moment looking around the crowd for his sister. Syrelia would always come to watch physical training for what reason he did not know but it was reassuring that he, at least, knew where she was. Continuing to look his inattention nearly had him seeing stars as melryn almost hit him twice.
"What are you doing I nearly hit you?" [melryn]
bewildered by his own brothers, lax awareness melryn stop his training immediately.
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"Melryn who is that talking with syrelia?" [aldain]
Both brothers looked towards one of the viewing booths that VIP's would sit in when the tournaments were held. From what they could see leinea was with her, however, she had a look of severe agitation. An unknown male was present and seemed to be talking to them
"Aldain get up there and get syrelia we are going home early today." [melryn]
Giving these orders to his brother aldain did not question making his way out from the arena into its inner walls. Advancing to the booth that syrelia was located he drew his sword from it scabbard as he entered.
"Syrelia we are leaving now!"
His words were immediately heeded as both girls ran past him. Turning to make his way while returning his sword the guy who seemed to have caused a great deal of stress to his sister grabbed his arm.
Don't think you will be able to keep her from me I have more friends then you have swords to deal with." [unkown]
Pulling his arm away aldain looked at this person with a devouring stare.
"Talk of my sister in such a way again you will need more then what you have now to keep you alive." [Aldain]
Turning away as he left he could hear hysterical laughter coming from the booth. Walking to the exit of the arena he could see leinea preparing to open a portal home looking very angry with great malice in her eyes.
"What happened?"
Melryn looked to aldain who said nothing for even he did not know what had transpired before his arrival at the both.
"We will not talk of it until we are home!"
With every word leinea's agitation increased with syrelia near tears sitting on a bench next to leinea holding tightly onto her skirt.
"There was a male unknown to me wore a uniform from another school I believe aside from that I know nothing." [aldain]
With that said the portal home opened with syrelia running through as quickly as possible with leinea right behind her.
After allowing both girls, time to calm down, the new was broken as to what had transpired in the booth. After almost four hours the new of syrelia's engagement to lanmair cousrlim was verified.
"We will kill that little bastard without question." [aldain]
Both brothers were resolved to this action and had the presence of mind to make it happen. Feeling useless in protecting their sister the both of them sat in an unadulterated rage as litralia confirmed everything.
"Your grandmother has given her consent to the engagement syrelia there is nothing to be done now you will marry into the cousrlim clan officially when you turn seventeen as is law but you will have to leave her and return with your future husband to his country." [Litralia]
Reading from a document that had been prepared litralia as well felt rage and weakness. Having not watched enough to see what fienya was doing all, this time, had only given that evil elf the room she needed to do whatever she saw fit.
"What has my grandmother said about this?" [Leinea]
The parlor in which they all sat fell silent. with everything that had happened mynrea had only been notified on a short time ago and from the letter, she sent through the portal directly to the lap of nedral.
Declaring the possible destruction of the clan over this matter.
"Mynrea knows that Lanthim has always loved his younger sibling he would not have left so much for them if he did not that being so if he is to learn of such a marriage I wonder what he would do?" [litralia]
Looking to each other litralia and leinea both smiled to one another. Leinea had grown up here listening to the stories of lanthim and all he did but she had never actually known him. That did not stop her from believing in his good nature towards his family.
"I am sorry syrelia there is nothing that can be done now I am sorry."
weeping together, both litralia and syrelia would not be drawn from one another. Feeling useless both melryn and aldain left the parlor not knowing what to do. As they cried together syrelia began to feel something coming up the mountain a presence she had not felt since she was a girl.
Immediately separating herself from her mother she dried her eyes and ran as fast as she could out of the parlor.
"Syrelia what has happened?" [litralia]
She did not hear her mother at all. Running with all the strength her legs could bear syrelia ran the path that led down the mountain.
'Brother he is here I can sense him.'
Crying as she ran reaching the to of a rise in the trail looking down towards the village. A she did so a man could be seen coming up the trail beside him a great beast that looked like an oversized wolf much like reiflin's familiars had.
Falling to the ground and crying in the loudest voice she could.
"Brother!!"
Bawling uncontrollably syrelia could no longer stand by herself.Feelings of relief and fear washed over her like a flood. Looking up with tears in her eye the young man with his black and emerald hair looked down on her. He looked handsome to her eyes as he moved closer gently picking her up.
"Lia I am home."