Chiara came back to her room completely drained, there, she found Shiela brewing tea beside the tall window. Her eyes then roamed around the room, it was nothing like the spare rooms at Triton palace, nor the other ladies' room. The decorations are so plain and simple that everything looks old, but at the same time, cozy. Seeing Shiela waiting for her to come back with a smile on her face and a newly brewed tea that calms her soul while inhaling its scent, she can feel the warmth in her heart. "Shiela." Chiara suddenly uttered after having a sip of the rosebud tea. The latter glanced at her direction and was surprised to see the loveliest and most peaceful smile Chiara ever had. "What's the matter, My Lady?" "Thank you." Shiela's heart was immediately filled with warmth. She smiled back at the lady and bowed her head gratefully. Growing u

Hubert Creyson Clermont, first son of Marquis Clermont, the most popular bachelor in Arcland famous for his handsome features and easy-to-approach attitude. He graduated at Freimon Academy of Nobles as the top of his class and was once betrothed to Chiara "I missed you, Chiara." There were sparkles in his eyes as he uttered those words. He looked at the Lady with longing and sadness at the same time. "I ... It's nice to see you again, Lord Clermont." Chiara held her breath and nodded her head to return the greeting, while the latter flinched for her sudden graceful behavior. 'Hm? Did she finally learn etiquette? Ah, maybe because she was supposed to marry the previous emperor.' "How are you doing, Chiara?" The lady forced a smile and answered, "I was about to take a walk around this beautiful garden, but I changed my mind. I should go back now, it's nice seeing you here, Lord Clermont." 

'The Capital!' Chiara exclaimed in her thoughts after reaching the capital. It's settled that she's going to stay at the palace while she works as the personal servant of the emperor, so she might as well think of something that she could invest her time with after working hours.  Because eating and drinking tea alone becomes boring as time passes. And the thing that she's been so curious about since when she was a child, is how to control mana. That's why she's here to buy books about it. Everyone is born with mana inside their bodies, but not everyone knows how to control it, especially not commoners. There are also a handful of mana users in the whole empire and most of them are priests at the temple, claiming that it was Seruvia who gave them that ability, so the information about the existence of mana disappeared in the blink of an eye. Most of the people nowadays don't know about it, while

"Boo!" Seviere's thoughts were interrupted by Francia and Zandro who suddenly blocked his way. His brows knitted. "What is it, you two?" He asked wearily. "Viere, you look so ..." Francia studied his appearance while thinking of the right word to describe him, but the word haggard will be an understatement. Hearing this, Seviere immediately stuck out his chest and combed up his hair using his hand. With a proud smile he said, "I look so amazing and handsome. That's what you're going to say, right? HA. HA. HA. HA! It's no biggie." He waved his hand afterwards, like being handsome is already no big thing given his looks. Francia and Zandro were dumbfounded. 'Damn, where did his confidence come from?' "Buddy." Zandro put his arm around Seviere's shoulders, "Your hair is sticking out. You have ink on your cheek. Your clothes are not tucked in properly. Your poor

"Try moving your foot." Chiara moved her foot and found that her ankle doesn't hurt anymore. "T-Thank you ..." She whispered with a flushed face. The man brought her inside a herbal shop and treated her twisted ankle. "*Chuckles* No need to be embarrassed. Anyway, stop going outside at this hour, the capital is full of dangerous people, we don't know if the person passing by is good or not." Chiara stared at the man kneeling in front of her. He has a head of white hair and red eyes just like someone she knows. The smile on his lips is so mesmerizing that anyone wouldn't be able to take their sight away once they've seen it. Such a handsome feature that looks like he's been favored by their goddess Seruvia. She was about to ask his name when the door of the shop burst open, both of them glanced at the door and saw a person wearing a beast mask with hurried foo