Rising of the Weakest Mage

Vol 8/Ch 75 - Danet Florence

Throughout the entire year that Allen has attended the academy, the last thing he expected was Ms. Florence, his F ranked teacher, to sit on a desk in front of him, and tell him a story.

Ms. Florence had always been the type, or at least from what Allen could tell, to seem like she didn't care about her students, or the academy in general. She almost always remained at her desk, preoccupied with other matters while she left the students to self study.

She did teach every now and then, but it's possible she only taught because she may have had requirements to remain a teacher. Regardless of the reason, Allen was finally seeing a side to Ms. Florence he never would have expected.

"Let's go back about twenty years ago, back when William, Ellen and I were students of this academy...," Ms. Florence began, as she sat on top of the desk in front of him, with her legs crossed.

Well, I certainly can't tell Stephen or Thomas about this, Allen thought, as he tried to keep his eyes away from a view he was not expecting. But something about her and William's past? I don't think I've heard anything like this before.

"I was not a remarkable student by any means. I started off as D rank, did not really talk to other students if I didn't have to, and only completed the work that was expected of me," she said. "However, throughout my entire first year, there was one student that you could say caught my eye - William Windblade"

Wait, so William and Ms. Florence attended the academy at the same time?, Allen thought to himself. But there was one time Williamw wanted me to say hello to her on his behalf, way earlier in the year. So this must have been when they first met!

"At the time, William Windblade was a B ranked student, quite different from the other members of the Windblade family. A very studious and shy student, mostly focused on learning magic than anything else. In addition, his hair was a lot shorter than today, and he wore the same pair of... glasses, I believe they are called? I always thought that was strange..."

Wait, so William has been wearing those mysterious glasses since childhood?, Allen thought to himself. Just, what are they for? He seems to be very protective of them.

"Regardless, the important thing is not himself, or who he really was at the time. It was more of who he became involved with," Ms. Florence continued. "He became involved with many interesting students, but the ones worth mentioning at this moment was Martha Clark, and of course Ellen Marion"

"Wait, William and Ellen knew each other while attending the academy?," Allen asked out loud, without realizing it.

"Shush," Ms. Florence gave him a small glare, which Allen quickly nodded and let her continue.

"Both Ellen and Martha, which you know both of them now, were like William: very studious in nature, and were very interested in learning more about elemental magic. In addition, they also surprisingly helped William open up more, out of his shy nature he had once had"

"While I may not have been a big fan of William since then, I've always at least respected him, and been aware of his capabilities. Ellen however, there has always been something about her that's made me iffy of her since the beginning"

Ms. Florence shifted in her chair, shifted her legs, and took a deep breath before continuing.

"The most notable thing that I noticed from Ellen was primarily how she had looked up a particular member of the Windblade family - Christina Windblade"

Christina Windblade, Allen thought to himself. William has mentioned her before. She's-

"The eldest child of the main family of the Windblade's, in addition to being William and Solomon's eldest sister, Christina Windblade was a figure many have looked up to in the past, and for many good reasons. When Christina was a student at this academy, she was quite the role model, talented with both elemental magic and physical capabilities, and most of all she had treated everyone equally and fairly, regardless of their rank or status. She was popular with all of the students, whether low or high in ranking"