A swift week later, a handwritten letter enclosed in a pink envelope, was found on the doorstep of Martha and Martin's house.

It read - "No need to come to the store, I've sent Hrimfaxi with the package. - Xoxo Dione."

As notified, at exactly 12 o'clock the doorbell rang. Stela ran to open the door, curious about her uniform and whether it would fit her. Unfortunately, she couldn't open it as the large and heavy oak door refused to accede to the demands of her small frame.

The doorbell rang again. Martin, who had already heard the bell ring the first time, hurried over from a nearby room and opened the door. Outside, an elegant spotted Noriker mare stood obediently on the grass. On its back were two saddlebags containing what seemed to be Stela's packages.

Martin hoisted off the saddlebags from the mare as if it was the most natural thing for him to do. Then he took two sugar cubes out from his pocket and fed it to the beautiful creature. He then emptied the contents of the saddlebags onto a jute mat and placed it back on the mare.

"Thank you Hrimfaxi.", Martin said to the horse and patted its back. In response the mare let out a neigh and began trotting back the way it came from.

Stela looked at the beautiful horse leave in awe. Its coat was white with black spots and its eyes were an icy blue that had a faint glow to it.

"You think it'll find its way back?", she asked her father.

"Of course angel.", Martin replied, "Hrimfaxi's a contract creature. They're highly intelligent magical beings."

"Contract creature?", Stela had heard of contract creatures in her past life but had never been able to summon one.

"Dione is a special type of magic wielder called an evocator." Martin explained, "Evocators can use a certain type of magic called evo magic. With evo magic you can summon magical creatures from other dimensions and form contracts with them."

Stela wondered if she would be able to summon creatures in this life. In the past her teacher had simply told her that the Saintess' affinity with holy power was too strong and repelled evo magic. Despite that, she had once tried to summon a creature, only to fail horribly.

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"Do you think our family can summon creatures papa?", she asked her father.

Martin let out an awkward smile. Both he and Martha hadn't explained to Stela that they had found her near the ruins of an old temple.

"Your mother and I can't summon any creatures angel. But we can always request any of the branches of the Holy Seer's Temple to help test you to see if you can summon one.", Martin said gently.

Stela beamed back at Martin, ecstatic. "Do magic creatures make a difference in your magical abilities papa?" she continued.

Martin bent down so that he was face to face with Stela... and pinched her cheek. "Enough questions for today little tyke. Now help me carry this in.", he said, pointing to the several packages laid out on a jute mat.

Stela went and obediently picked up a small package. As she made her way back indoors, she felt a slight tinge of excitement at the possibility that she might just be able to summon a magical creature. Holy powers were powerful and good, but evo magic was exciting. If it worked she wanted to summon a giant eagle or perhaps a serpent. She carried the package back to her room and placed it in a corner. Then she jumped onto her small bed, arms spread out, and began to dream. A gigantic eagle would be able to carry her across various cities...

As she lay in bed fantasizing about the countless possibilities, her father walked in with the remaining packages. Her mother walked in behind him, carrying a pair of scissors and an embroidery kit.

"Martin love, can you bring her a trunk please?", Martha requested Martin.

Martin nodded and walked out to fetch a trunk that Stela could use.

"Ma.", Stela said.

"Yes dear.", Martha replied, as she busily sorted the clothes.

"When can I do the evo test?", Stela asked.

"When you turn ten angel.", Martha replied.

"Ten!", Stela, immediately sat up, dismayed at how far off that was.

"Well angel, evo magic is volatile. If the user practicing the spell doesn't have at least their basics cemented then it could be dangerous. So most academies don't allow it.", Martha answered. She got up and walked over to Stela's bedside, "Our little angel is far too little to be curious about all this. Maybe we really do have a little genius in our hands.", she said, patting Stela's hair.

Stela smiled awkwardly. She had no intentions of letting her life take the same course it had in the past. She was determined to live life as ordinarily as possible. "But ma,", she said, "I don't even know how to read well...".

Then she added in a pitiful voice, "All I'm good at is looking at pictures and asking questions."

On hearing this, Martha let out a guffaw and hugged Stela.

Our little girl is hiding something, she thought. She was certain that Stela was smarter than she let on, and had insisted on sending her to the academy to let her grow. Though it would take Stela 5 years to complete junior academy...