285 A Letter to Ouroboros
The One Hundred Thunder Academy spent the week recovering from the battle, as well as fortifying the school in case the dark mages attacked it. Everyone was feeling good after the victory, and the news about the other top schools winning their own battles increased that feeling, but not everything was roses.
A few schools lost their battles and now were no more. The top 10 schools were the only ones who came on top after the first clash with little deaths, but the weaker schools did not have a good time.
Not only these schools, but the constant attack of bandits and dark mages on the roads, inside the cities, and any potential place made the normal population fearful of leaving their houses.
The central continent was dealing with one of its darkest eras, and the feeling of uncertainty was something no one liked.
Arthur spend the week resting, reading, meditating and taking care of his garden, but he still heard the news about what happened to the other schools.
He wondered if it would be safe to send Elena away, so he used the secret mark to send a message to Wisa and Jane, sharing the news he had about the battles, and also asking them if everything was alright.
Based on what they told him, there was no strange movement around the area, and they were ready to accept students, but Wisa and Jane felt that would attract too much attention during these turbulent times, so she did not recruit anyone yet.
Arthur had never thought about that, and it was surely something to consider. If they started getting too many students now, it would get the attention of those dark mages, which would be bad.
“A few students should not be a problem, but that’s something to consider for the future.” He thought.
Elena was excited throughout the entire week, eager to meet her new teachers, who were Arthur’s wives! Also, she liked the idea of going into a remote place, which sounded way safer than where she currently was, consider the war situation.
“I will leave for a few days, maybe a month. Contact me if anything goes wrong.” Arthur said.
Both he and Seth were talking inside the meeting room they often used.
“You’re leaving? Can you do me a favor, then?”
“Sure. What is it?”
“Send this letter to the Ouroboros school. With the seal on it, they will let you in.”
“What? Can I ask why?”
“Unfortunately, it is confidential. Do you know where the Ouroboros Island is? No? Give me your map.”
Arthur left the meeting room with a puzzled expression. Why would Seth want to send a letter to the Ouroboros school? Couldn’t they just send messages using magic?
He did not have the answer for that. Perhaps the location of the school was so remote it was impossible to send messages using magic? That was the only thing Arthur could think of.
After he returned to his cabin, Arthur tried to open the letter, because well, he was curious, but when he looked at the letter, there was nothing written on it.
“Of course this would happen. Anyway, Seth did not give me a time limit, so I will deliver it after going to Odemore. Now that I think of, the island is not that far from Odemore…”
The location Jane and Wisa found for Odemore was near the ocean, far in the north part of the continent. Arthur saw where Seth marked the Ouroboros Island, and it was also at the north part of the continent.
“Could this be the reason no school got our location before? It was an excellent spot, yet not a single school had been built there.”
Maybe everyone was just afraid to build their own school near Ouroboros. Arthur would be too if he knew their location was there.
For a moment he worried if the construction of Odemore would face some troubles with the Ouroboros school there, but he tossed the thought to the back of his mind, and prepared for the upcoming trip.
If Arthur wanted to, he could use his anchor spell to instantly reach Odemore, but he was not sure if he could bring someone as weak as Elena with him. She could get harmed during the teleport.
Also, the anchor had a long cooldown, so he wished to only use it when necessary. Another journey throughout the continent was fun, especially with the company of a gorgeous lady.
“Can we go now?” Elena said.
She was inside Arthur’s cabin, waiting for him.
“Sure, you go first and wait for me outside the school. I need to gather these herbs before leaving.”
Elena nodded and left. Arthur was slowly detaching from the One Hundred Thunder Academy, as he would eventually go to Odemore.
Also, before he wanted to find a place to plant his bloodline tree inside one peak of the school, but now he was thinking of building a secret place near Odemore, planting it there.
That way it would be safer, as he never knew if the school would suffer another attack. He went outside, gathered all the herbs from his garden, and then left.
On his way out of the school, Laura came out of nowhere to talk with him.
“Where are you going, Arthur?” She said.
“Me? I don’t see why I have to tell you. But as we are friends, I am just leaving to deal with a few personal things.”
“Oh? Is that why Elena left first? Are you two in a romance?”
“Shut up, I am married, you idiot. Anyway, what do you want?”
“I was wondering if I could go with you? Master told me to stay away from the school for a few months, as he is afraid of retaliation and does not want me to get killed.”
“Really? Alright, but if you piss me off, I will throw you to the wolves.”
Now, the journey with Elena turned out to have another person in it. Arthur planned to leave Laura in Odemore as well, perhaps helping Elena with her practice.
They both left the school and met with Elena, who was waiting for them just outside of the barrier.
“Laura? Is she coming with us?”
“Do you know me? Well, everyone does around here, hehehe.”
“Don’t brag. Yes, she is, but if she pisses you off, just tell me.”
Arthur was worried they would not get along, but within minutes Elena and Laura were happily chatting about many things, especially about magic.
Their destiny? Odemore, which was still far away. Arthur wanted to relax a bit, so when they reached the nearest city, he was a mount, which was a large green lizard.
It was big enough to have a small structure above its back, like a tiny house or a carriage. That way, only one person had to control the lizard while two could rest.
Obviously, Arthur had to be the first one to control it while Elena and Laura had fun talking to each other, laying on two comfy beds.
They were leaving the school, but little did they know a lot of things would happen around that area, and maybe the central continent would soon face even more dangers.