The Flower of Separation

"Then how do you explain her face? It looked like it was melting."

"A dangerous toxin? Sister Bridget has a strange habit of torturing her familiars with strange things."

At that comment Lucas sighed deeply, it looked like he wanted to make a remark but decided against it. He took a seat beside her on the couch before he laid his head on her lap.

"What are you doing?"

"Nap."

"You can use the other couch."

"This is better."

Better how? Lillian hears the maids whispering and sighed. There are already strange rumour floating around about them being a couple. If he keeps doing these things, people will misunderstand. Natalia was far too busy to notice, which was good. Lately that child keeps asking strange questions.

'Since when did she become so interested in romance? She is still a young girl. I can't believe what I heard the other day.' She overheard a conversation between Natalia and the servants. She wonders who is putting crazy ideas in her head. If it isn't the servants doing then maybe her friends?

Natalia does hang around with some weird girls.

"When do you plan on dealing with that one?"

"Most-likely soon, she is getting in the way recently."

"What about-"

"I know Lucas." Lillian interjected. "But these things will take time, I need to make use of sir Orion and Ramon too."

Ramon can get annoying. He proved in the forest that the reason why he accepted her offer was something different from what she originally thought. But unlike Jorah he is far too useful to dispose of. He is the key person she needs to take down the Blank family. If he does get too annoying though, maybe she can get Lucas to do something about him. Lucas is strangely hostile towards him after all.

On the other hand sir Orion, it is hard to predict him with that poker face of his. But that also makes him easier to control. He seems to be good friends with sir Ramon too.

Annoying, annoying- lately there are far too many annoying people around her.

It would be easier for her to just kill everybody off, but she wants them to experience humiliation first. There is nothing more fun than watching those who had everything fall.

"Since the outcome is that what do you plan to do afterwards?"

Despite his vague question Lillian understood what he was talking about. Although the servants appeared distracted, it is only a ruse. They are most-likely listening. This is why she and Lucas would go to the wizard's tower whenever they have to discuss important matters.

"Mm, maybe I will go travelling. I have always been curious about the world."

But if she does that what will happen to Lucas? No, Lillian closed her eyes briefly. When she finally achieves her goal, she will ask Lucas to fulfil his promise. For the ageha family blood to truly die out, she has to disappear too. But the ageha family cannot fall completely, someone has to be left. She decided long ago that person would be her brother.

Her brother is alive, she confirmed that much with Lucas. But not even Lucas could locate him. Lucas is the strongest magician in this world. It is impossible to escape his magic circle, but when they tried the location spell- there was that black lightning. What was that?

Her thoughts broke off when Lucas extended his hand out to touch her cheek.

"Your acting strange lately." Lillian mumbled.

"I was just wondering when you will plan to tell me why you are speeding your plans."

"There is no particular reason."

Actually, there is but Lillian felt that Lucas would not approve. It would be bad for them to be on bad terms now. She understood how he got whenever he was upset. Lillian felt him watching her and she averted her gaze.

"I see."

Lucas suddenly sat up and grabbed a strand of her hair, a familiar light appeared around him.

"I'll give you more protection than usual, but really you won't need it if you actually stuck with me."

"Now, now you know that isn't possible."

As one of the strongest people in the Ageha family, she had to spend most of the gathering greeting people alongside her father. That is right in the Ageha family this is how things work, only those with strength had the right to walk around with the head of the family.

"You have to be extra careful. Remember how they attacked you before the hunt. They are being very open and not sneaking around."

It is unlike them to be so open, but the reason they can do so must be because of that man. Lillian hadn't forgotten his little threat before the games began.

"Stuart Robert." Lillian mumbled. "Lucas have you heard of him before?"

It was just a casual question but she watched as a dark aura wrapped around Lucas, there was a hostile gaze in his eyes. It was a first for her seeing him this way.

What is wrong with him?

"How do you know him?"

"I met him before the games started."

Right sir Ramon was with her then not Lucas, so he doesn't know about that encounter. Then again if Lucas was there he wouldn't have allowed Stuart Robert near her.

"Whatever you do, do not meet that man again."

"Is there something about him?"

"You couldnt tell when you met him?"

Huh?

"He is a magician. To be exact he was magician, he has been exiled for using forbidden arts."

So that was why she got those strange vibes from him. Still, there is something that doesn't add up.

"But you use dark magic right Lucas? They didn't exile you for that?"

"It is different for me, dark magic is part of my blood. I told you before there were several clans that made up the head of the village right?"

"You did."

"Each clan had different specialities. Although it is not a crime to have different magic outside of your clan. The rules differ with dark magic. Normal magicians outside my blood cannot have dark magic. The only way for them to obtain dark magic is reading forbidden texts." Lucas trailed off and clicked his tongue annoyed. "That man Stuart Robert had the nerve to break into my household and steal some scrolls."

So that is how things work. It is interesting to learn about the magician village. Although there are many magicians in the capital, they were mediocre in contrast to Lucas. The magic they use are too tamed. There isn't any with powerful destructive magic.

The nobles who can cast magic are the ones from the seven royal families. There are no rules about commoners having magic, but she seldom saw any. She doubts the Empress would execute anybody for possessing a type of magic too.

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