The Jester of Halkeginia

Relations and Trust

Tristain Magic Academy, Rooswals's Office a few hours before Roswaals awakening

The sun began to shine inside the room. Traces of the events that transpired were still present, half of the room burnt. And while the room appeared empty and the site of a battlefield, a relaxed yawn stood in contrast to that assumption. Wrapped up into layers of blankets and peacefully sleeping was the personal maid of Lord Mathers, Siesta. She woke up groggily and rubbed her eyes, but the sleepiness was still present on her face. She looked around an blinked a few times, her half open eyes not registering at first what she saw. Then the memories of last night came rushing back to her.

"AHHHHHHHHH!", she exclaimed frightened before she looked under the blanket.

"Just my luck, I still wear my clothes!"

A blush spread over her face as she hid it behind her hands.

"Siesta, stop thinking such thoughts...", she told herself"...but he did not use the situation to. No. Stop thinking about this. It's no good!"

She lightly tapped her cheeks as her vivid imaginary of last night began was pushed back into the corners of her mind.

"He isn't handsome at all!", spoke Siesta to herself convinced. The door was suddenly pushed open, professor Colbert storming in, followed by another maid, concern written all over her face.

Siesta stared back at the two newcomers, than at her self. She quickly fell out of the bed, landing on the stone floor, before standing up. Trying to explain the situation, she was reduced into a stuttery mess. Before she spoke more, her eyes wandered to the point the teacher was looking.

More memories were flooding back now, what the mage, no she did.

She was looking at a charred wall, half of the room looked as if it had been engulfed in massive flames even melting the stone at some points. And while the school had a barrier which should prevent it from such things, it was destroyed since the violent summoning of Miss Valliere.

"Right...I did this...How am I going to explain this?", laughed the maid nervously in her mind, being stared at questioningly by the bald professor.

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Tristain Magic Academy, Medical Wing

Roswaal stared back at the stern glare of the bald Professor.

"I can't really talk myself out of this, can I?" sighed Akami internally, before taking up his persona again. Roswaal smiled again, beginning to speak:"Well, it is quite a strange story indeeeed...for you that is."

"I am a professor of magic, try me.", retorted Colbert unimpressed.

Roswaal rolled his eyes, wincing slightly at the pain of the motion before he continued:"Don't teeell me I didn't warn you Jean Colbert. Well, here it goes, I taught her magiiic."

The professor aswell as the water mage who stood in the room stared at him. Every mage would stare at him if they heard a proclamation such as this.

"Please, jokes aside. It wasn't even funny. So tell me truthfully, what did you do?", said Colbert, his tone more forceful. While he was still smiling there was no kindness left in it, if there was any to begin with.

"I only destroyed the school two times and threatened to kill several of your students and you react like this, isn't that over the top...probably not but to give me such a cold shoulder.", mused Akami, before looking Colbert straight in the eye. A smile crept onto Roswaal's face, despite the situation at hand he smiled. It was a predatory smile sending chills down Colbert's back. Not because of the smile, Colbert had seen as much on a daily basis long ago. It was because he could detect no lie in Roswaal's statement.