Inside a luxurious carriage, we can see a beautiful blonde girl sitting with her vibrant golden eyes looking at the boy laying on her lap. She had a sweet smile on her face as she kept on combing the boy's hair with her fingers. Opposite to them was another girl sitting, her brown hair neatly tied as a bun and she was wearing a typical maid uniform of black and white.

As seconds passed by the boy asked the girl "Hey, did Alex tell you why that girl is clinging to him and also what's her name?"

"Her name is Eva de Holder, she's the only daughter of Baron Hendrick Holder. And from what my brother said, she seems to be hanging around not only with my brother, but also the prime minister's son, the Pope's son and the son of one of the wealthiest merchants. Well, they are friend's as she was ranked first in the entrance exam and also in the class assignment test too."

'Mmmmm, that's too big to be a coincidence.' Sighing he shaked off that thought from his mind and asked "Victoria, have you decided on which classes to attend?"

"Mmmm mmm, I did. Except for the two electives, I want to know what you will pick, so what will it be?"

"Mmmm, I haven't decided. But I do have four electives in mind, Familiar Studies, Illusions, Ancient Runes, Magic Crafting. I have to select two, but I'll decide after the class assignment test.”

“Mmmmmm, I was also considering Ancient Runes and Familiar Studies, so let’s go with that.”

“You didn't hear anything I said after that did you?”

Not answering the boy, she asked the maid “Emma, what about you?”

“I’ll be attending Illusions and Potions, Your Highness.”

“Illusions? That’s good for protection and Potions too.” Oliver said.

“I do need to consider that as I am the personal maid of Her Highness, Your Grace.”

Looking at Emma, Oliver said “How many times do I have to tell you to call me brother Emma? We’re cousins after all.”

“Distant cousin, Your Grace.”

“Yeah, my aunt’s daughter is my distant cousin, noted.”

“I have also told her to call my name when we are alone, but she’s so stubborn.” Victoria said that while grumbling.

After that, silence fell upon the carriage, and it was broken after a couple of minutes by the sound of someone knocking on the door.

Sitting up straight, Oliver opened the window and asked the one who knocked “What is it?”

“We will be reaching the Inn in an hour, Your Grace. His Highness is already there”

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“Alright.”

Closing the window, Oliver said “You heard him, Alex and Charlotte are already there.”

“I hope she is alright.”

“Well, if your brother tried to do anything nearly as cheating I’m sure that before the duke could even utter an order, Charlotte will be taking action with her fiery temper. And Alex knows it the best.”

“But, brother is the crown prince.”

“Has that ever stopped her?”

“Nope.” Saying that Victoria smiled as she fully knew her childhood friend and future sister in law.

On the other side Oliver started to think about the results he got after investigating that guy with his powers.

‘His name is Robert, he is the third son of Count Reynard. Even though he is fifteen years old, he doesn't have a fiance, due to his strong protest. He is a fire user and has the talent of Lightning. He doesn't seem to have any kind of special attributes, but I believe that he has the Time Attribute as he has regressed from the future or he is from a different timeline.’ His thought process was cut short due to the tapping on his shoulder.

Looking sideways, he saw Victoria and as she was sure that she got his attention she said “We reached the Inn, let's get out.”

Nodding at her, Oliver went out of the carriage first, then turning around he gave his hand to Victoria for support. As she got down Oliver gave his hand to Emma, sighing she took his hand and got down as well and looking at him she said “Your Grace, people will misunderstand.”

Raising an eyebrow at her he said “If people think that I’m a playboy due to giving my hand to my cousin, then let them think. I don’t care about it at all.”

Emma just sighed at his remark and didn't say anything else, as she very well knows that Oliver is only caring towards his family and indifferent to clothes, most of the time.

Meanwhile Victoria moved towards the Inn on her own, just as she was to enter the Inn, the door opened and a blonde haired boy with vibrant golden eyes looked the same as Victoria walking out with a red handprint on his right cheek. Seeing that she held in her laugh so as not to humiliate her brother further.

Seeing Victoria, the boy walked towards her briskly and said “Victoria, please make Charlotte calm down, I'll be with Olly.” Saying that he went straight towards where Oliver is.

Right on queue, a beautiful girl with lucious brown hair with fiery red eyes came out of the Inn with an irritated look on her face. But as soon as she saw Victoria, that irritation melted away like ice and a warm happy look took its place on her face.

“Vicky!” Calling Victoria, she hugged her as fast as possible and continued by saying “I missed you.”

“I missed you too.”

“Mmmm, so have you prepared everything for the Academy?”

“I have, so does Olly.”

“Speaking of Olly, Alex might have gone to him right?”

Victoria nodded her head and asked her “What happened, Charlotte?”

Hearing that question , irritation started to take over her face and Charlotte said “He’s saying that they are good friends, I didn't find any faults with that. But he had to give her the brooch I gave him as she liked that.”

“That's harsh.”

“Tell me about it,”

As she was talking to Charlotte at the entrance she heard someone calling her. So she stopped and turned around to see a red haired boy of the same age with bright red eyes coming towards her with a smile on her face.

She also smiled at the boy as she had met him at least three times in her life and all three times she was in danger. At first she thought that he was the one responsible for her constant danger, but after investigating him she found out that there was nothing like that and he is the third son of a Count and he likes to adventure.

As he was about to say something a cold voice that sent chills down the spines of the listeners was heard from behind the red haired boy “We meet again, Robert de Reynard.”