Nobleman: Halkeginia

(17) Void, Shopping, Aphrodisiac

After the battle, the two talked about the huge explosion, and Louise has become a used of Void element, one that is out of the loop, further study would indicate that the Gandalf is one of the void familiar and act as protector and guard during the long period of chanting.

Beside, a bad discovery would reveal that Louise would need an uncertain amount of time to recover the significent amount for each void element magic being chanted, for as Louise had yet to made a correct chant up until the recent discovery of her identity as Void mage.

The silver lining would be her ability to made simple chants afterwards, and the pink-haired agreed to her familiar's suggestion to familiarize herself with simple chants, with hopes to lessen her willpower consumption little by little with each basic chants.

It was said that founder Brimir is the first user of Void, and as his blood reach out to the royal houses of the four nations, they have the ability to cast a number of such.

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Coincidently, they were summoned to the royal palace as they are figuring out why would Louise be able to wield the power of void in that case., and are lead towards Henrietta's room.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." "Please, I ask you to spare me with the formalities, my dear Louise, you too, Mister Alexnader." "Your Majesty, this is simple etiquette, which we are required to follow in formal events. But if you insist—" Alexnader looked around. "Your Royal Highness, perhaps?"

"So be it— Oh, my dear Louise!" As the teo female embrace each other as usual, the two male nodded to each other.

"You cannot possibly imagine the fatigue I endured since the coronation— various foreign complaints and requests. I must thank you and Mister Alexnader here for the victory yesterday."

"I suppose the truth about the Dragon Knights and the Lexington has been revealed and discovered." She turned to the Grant. "Indeed, Mister Alexander. You have annihilated the Albionian invading Dragon Knights. For that, you have my deepest thanks." "It is merely my duty as the familiar of Miss La Valliere here."

"But still, if I could, I would grant you the title of a noble." "'If', Your Highness?" Alexnader noticed the 'if'.

"That is correct. How much do you know about the Void element, may I ask?" "Alexander and I was just talking about the reason behind my Void element." "Then allow me to explain: The ascendant of Duke La Valliere was an illegitimate child of the royal house, and that is also the reason why you were given the title of Duke— in other words, you are qualified to have the right to void magic as royal bloodline ran in your vein as well." 

"Hmm... may I have one more hint of the denial of my nobility?" "Louise was not known to have any magic affinity, Mister Alexnader, and if I were to give a reason for your nobility, let alone any sort of rewards"

Alexander understand. "—And then there would be people targeting Louise, especially when those damned Reconquista streched to who knows where, and given the fact that we are practically at war."

"E-even so, allow me to use my power to aid you, Your Highness!" "You cannot, my dear Louise, and I ask you to forget this— I cannot risk myself, you, or even anyone knowing this, to driven themselves for the sheer destruction and possibility this could caused?"

"That is something I cannot abide, Your Majesty." Alexander stand straight with an serious expression, a tint of anger towards her passive respond. "We have a saying that 'In positions of great responsibility every one should do his duty to the best of his ability.' Founder Brimir, as the first Void mage, passed down his power to his descendant. A challenge offered to the bearer and their familiar, their actions and decisions with 'Void'. A challenge endured for their lifetime. If Brimir deemed Louise worthy for the challenge, then we shall wholeheartly accept it with respect."