Kael explained the situation to Magister Kever. The magister finally understood why Kael was acting strange during classes. But, he scolded Kael for trying to hide the dangerous situation from him. He lectured on and on about the importance of informing grownups that could help. Even Yulian was included in the lecture.

“So, what are you planning to do to those people?”, Magister Kever asked.

Kael was still eager to know why the intruders were targeting him, but he couldn’t say it to the magister.

“You don’t know?”, the magister continued, seeing that Kael was silent. Kael was still trying to come up with a good excuse. “Then, I should take it from here”

The magister stood and went to the dining room. The two students followed him.

“These people are more dangerous than you think”, Magister Kever stated. All of a sudden, the magister slapped one of the intruders. The man woke up, dazed from Kael’s magic.

“That’s a strong spell. As expected for someone who easily defeated these people”, the magister said, then he glanced back at Kael. Kael pretended he didn’t notice the magister looking at him.

The intruder was terrified to see the magister. The magister put his hand on the intruder’s shoulder. “Now, why would you kittens attack my student?”, the magister stared fiercely towards the man, that even the two students were scared for the sake of the intruder. The man didn’t speak, but was clearly terrified as well.

The magister grew impatient instantly, as the intruder didn’t answer his question. He raised his hand and was about to do something, when he remembered that his students were watching him.

“This is not the place for this”, the magister said to himself. “Yulian, come with me. I’ll bring you home”

Yulian accepted the offer. The magister casted invisibility to all of the intruders, Yulian, and himself. They made their way outside the house to which Kael couldn’t do anything about. Before leaving, the magister talked to Kael.

“Kael, let’s talk about you tomorrow”

Kael felt a little anxious. The magister surely thinks that he is stronger compared to what he shows. He didn’t know if he could trust the magister to hide his secret. The night passed with him thinking about how to answer the magister the next day.

In the morning, Kael felt that all of the classes before Magister Kever passed so quick. He was feeling anxious even if he knew he didn’t do anything wrong. At Magister Kever’s class, he was doing whatever, his mind wandering around, his body in sync with his classmates, like he was not good at enhancement magic. Then, the magister allowed the students to go home except for him.

Kael and Magister Kever stayed silent for a while, waiting for the other to speak up. The magister was looking at the other students leaving the academy grounds.

“If you want to know what happened to the people you caught, forget it”, the magister initiated. “I will handle it”

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“Thank you, magister”, Kael said, but he still had some doubts.

“Now, for why I requested you to stay,”, the magister paused, he looked at Kael, trying to read through his student. “Tell me the truth. How strong are you right now?”

“I can perform many types of enhancements”, Kael said, trying to hide that he was a little surprised by the question.

The magister sighed, and looked on the horizon. “Those people you caught were members of a group called Tiger”, the magister said, then he further explained.

According to the magister, “Tiger” is a group of rebels aiming to remove the influence of Rezelus church. The reason for their hostility towards the church was not known, but they must be dealt with as soon as possible.

They harass nobles, and were often involved in conflict with the academy. Any people or institution that associate themselves to the church are not safe from the rebel group. They will pose danger and destruction. That’s why they should be defeated quick.

Kael didn’t know about such group, but knowing them made him think. Why would the rebels target him first out of all the academy’s students? Also, why was the group so fixated on him that they observed his movements for more than a month? He didn’t know the answers that time, and he shouldn’t attempt to answer those questions just yet. First, he must deal with Magister Kever’s view on him.

“The leader of the Tigers is a master grade mage,”, the magister continued. “He was not there, but still. Those people are all grade C mage”

“Wh-why are you telling me all this, Magister Kever?”

The magister stood on his seat. “You’re the son of Lord Gideon. It makes sense that you’re stronger than the other students. But, you’re way stronger than you should be. You shouldn’t be here. You should be in Rezelus, learning greater magic that the academy can’t provide”

Kael remembered his short experience in Rezelus.

“Kael, tell me the truth this time,”, the magister commanded. “Why are you here? How did the church not know about you? Did you escape from the church?”

The barrage of questions made Kael fearful. He just wanted to be out in the world, able to deal with the demons that still exist. However, a single slip might bring him back to Rezelus, and this time, he might be deprived of what he needed to do.

“Kael, I need an answer, because if I heard nothing, then I will assume you’re a rebel for not serving the Divine Emperor”

Kael was in a dire situation. He had no escape. He could see his goal going far away from him. He wanted to run right then and there, but someone interrupted them.

“Magister Kever”

Both Kael and Magister Kever looked at the person calling. It was Magister Lucius, the grandmaster mage of the kingdom.

“Lord Lucius”, Magister Kever lowered his head. Kael followed the respectful gesture.

Magister Lucius looked at Kael. “Is there a problem here?”

Kael wasn’t able to say anything. Magister Lucius shifted his eyes towards his fellow magister, asking the same question.

“Nothing, Lord Lucius. Nothing that should concern you”, Magister Kever stated.

Magister Lucius looked at Kael, and Kael agreed with what Magister Kever said. Magister Lucius reminded them to rest, and then he left.

Magister Kever looked at Lord Lucius getting far away from them. “Kael, I will allow you to pretend for now. Prove that I should trust you, then I’ll leave you alone”