Chapter 348
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The dwarf stood where he was, confused . Kumaraghosha handed him a small bow, but he did not take it . He knew that he had messed up . Even though Anfey did not intend to punish him, the dwarf still felt ashamed for making such a big mistake .
"Why are you still standing there? Didn’t you hear what I just said?" Anfey asked, lifting a brow . He could be very forgiving when forgiveness was the best solution . He knew that the dwarf had made a mistake and there was no point in punishing him .
He killed the orcs in Forest of Death because the orcs were greedy and capable of revolts . If he had not taken care of them, the orcs would surely rob him and escape . The dwarves, however, were different . They were much more humanlike than the orcs, and even though they had a temper, they had served him well . Anfey didn’t want to punish this dwarf and anger the other dwarves .
"Go," Alice whispered, trying to contain her anxiousness . She was nervous because she knew that she was different from Suzanna and Christian . She had not yet earned the trust of Anfey and his companions and their relationship was frail . Thankfully there were witnesses testifying that the dwarf had indeed fired the arrow by accident, or else she did not know how to explain it herself .
"How did you control that arrow?" Kumaraghosha asked . The question was on everyone’s mind . According to legend, there was a group of mages who could swipe other mages’ power to use magic . As time went on, these people slowly died out . Figuring out Anfey’s method of controlling the magic arrow could be key to rediscovering these legendary mages .
"I don’t know," Anfey admitted .
Kumaraghosha, Alice, Ling, and Long all fell silent . They looked at Anfey and narrowed their eyes .
The legends had exaggerated the legendary mages’ power . No one liked people who could take their magic way . Modern day mages all feared and hated these legendary mages .
After the legendary mages disappeared, common mages came into power . The legends recorded and exaggerated the ancient mages’ power but not their allegiance and their morals .
"Anfey," Suzanna suddenly said, "I’m bored . Let’s go take a walk . "
"Sounds good," Anfey said . He knew that Suzanna would not do things for no reason . She must have something to tell him .
After telling Alice to take care of the aftermath, Anfey and Suzanna left together and went to the woods near the entrance of the underground tunnels . Anfey glanced at the gnomes and asked, "What’s wrong?"
"Do you remember when you told me that you’re stuck in your training?"
"Yeah," Anfey said . "Why’d you ask? What’s wrong?" After he received the Heart of Nature, he found that he could sense things he could not sense before . This led to new discoveries, like the ability to sense the elements that make up everything in the world . However, there were no records of how to harness this power, and Anfey could not figure it out by himself .
"Do you want to take some time off and train?" Suzanna asked .
"Why?"
"Didn’t you see Alice’s reaction?"
"I did," Anfey said . "I know this ability is rare, but not all of my enemies are mages . "
"Then why don’t you use more magic in battle?"
"Habit, I suppose," Anfey said with a shrug . "I trust my fists more than I trust magic . "
"I’m serious," Suzanna said, frowning .
"I am too," Anfey said earnestly .
"All joking aside," Suzanna said with a sigh, "if you want to be a paladin, you have to practice magic . If you don’t, you can’t flaunt that title . " Suzanna paused for a moment . "You aren’t spending nearly enough time meditating . You should start that habit again . You do not understand the power of people who could do what you just did . If you become an archmage one day, you will be practically immune to magic . "
"That road will be difficult, surely," Anfey said with a smile .
"Either way, right now you barely know enough magic to bully Shally," Suzanna said, clicking her tongue .
"She told you?" Anfey asked, surprised . That was not something he was proud of .
"She’s my sister," Suzanna said with a snort . "She keeps no secret from me . "
Anfey sighed but did not say anything .
"We’ll talk about that later," Suzanna said . "I’m not saying that you have to become an archmage . I just want you to try harder . "
"Alright," Anfey said, nodding . "I’ll practice more magic . "
Suzanna grinned . She took Anfey’s hand and leaned against him .
"Maybe you’re right," Anfey said . "I should pay more attention to magic . " He looked at Suzanna and added, "You’ve been acting strange lately . "
"How so?"
"You’re always distracted," Anfey said . "What’s wrong?" He remembered Suzanna’s mother and what she was going through . Yolanthe promised that he would protect Suzanna’s mother, but with a war going on, who knew what would happen? Yolanthe wasn’t omnipotent .
Suzanna sighed . "I’ve been having this strange urge lately . "
"What kind of urge?" Anfey asked, curious .
"I don’t know how to explain it to you," Suzanna said, shaking her head . "I don’t think you will understand . "
"Maybe I will . "
"Well, it’s like this urge to fight, you know what I mean? This urge to find a swordsman on my level and use my combat power . "
"Hmm," Anfey said . "That’s strange . " Suzanna grew up with harsh discipline and constant danger . She shouldn’t be easily disturbed by urges .
"I know," Suzanna said, "but I can’t help it . "
"Did you talk to Ernest about it?" Anfey asked . He was worried that it was a side effect of Divine Punishment .
"I did," Suzanna said . "He said to just let it be . "
"What?" Anfey frowned . "What kind of advice is that?"
"I’m not sure," Suzanna said . "But I have a theory . "
"What is it?"
"My mentor told me that it is very possible that I would rise in level within five years," Suzanna said . "I think I might be nearing it . "
"Master swordsman?" Anfey asked, surprised . Even though he knew that Suzanna would likely become the youngest master swordsman since the Holy War, he was still surprised .
"Maybe," Suzanna said . "It’s just my guess . "
"This is wonderful!" Anfey said, hugging Suzanna tightly .
"Thanks," Suzanna said with a smile . "Though… I’m worried . I don’t know what will happen . "
"This is good news," Anfey said . "It’s wonderful . Don’t be afraid . Why don’t you practice with Shinbella sometime?"
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