TBATE- Superior Arthur Leywin (Book 2- Searching Deep)

16-Graduation

In the end of the afternoon, I'm situated under a cherry blossom tree. I'm seated in a silk tapestry, with a table in my front and a empty space to another person seat.

The elders was in the bottom part of this hill, coming one at time to talk with me. Since this is a more formal occasion I decided to wear a kimono with the coat of arms of the royal knights in the chest.

The first elder to come was Margout Ness.

She sit in front of me and put a jewel box on the table. With a serious face she started to talk.

"Arthur Leywin, as your mentor, I congratulate you for achieve such feats during this almost one year and half of one. You showed maturity, perspicacity and a endless geniality.

I taught to you all my knowledge about water magic, our relationship as mentor and apprentice ends in here.

Please accepted this gift as a symbol of our results working together all this time."

Before she open the box, I, that am seated in the seiza posture, curved myself landing my two hands in the tapestry and looking to the same.

"Margout Ness, first I would prefer say my thanks to you for teach me during this long time, for the patience that you have with my stubbornness, for the times that I saw myself in a path without continuity, you with your experience showed to me another then paths that I could open with my own hands.

Even that our relation as mentor and student ends in here, please be sure that I'll always remember your teachings and pass it to a person capable and worthy of it."

Lifting myself, I saw Margout in complete shock.

"Something's wrong?"

"...N-no. I was just surprised. Thank for you words, they are a lot significant for me.

In this box contain a forehead tiara. The desing is minimalist and made of silver, the sapphire match with your eyes, but more important, this is a high level artifact.

It will made you breath under the water, and will tell for you if a liquid contains a poison or no. Also of course if you per any reason ingest a poison it will neutralize it for you. And of course turn every liquid that your drink in potable.

That is really useful isn't?

After let the box, she left.

The next elder was coming. Hester Flamesworth.

Carrying something long wrapped by a red tissue, she walk calmly into my direction and sit in front of me, putting the tissue on the table. With a slightly perceptible smile that could not hide the vestige of unsatifaction.

"Arthur Leywin. You was per sure the most challenger to teach, not by your part, but per mine. Each day that passed, I saw you surpassing my tasks as it was nothing, challenging me to improve myself to be able to teach you.

That helped me in the dead path that I was stuck in my clarification of the mana, my problems with persona of other races and even correcting my weakness.

As you grown as an magnificent fire mage, the pride of a teacher finally bloomed in me for the first time. I hope that we see each other again in Sapin. I'll make sure of let a knowledge that will be really useful to you."

"Hester Flamesworth. You knowledge was always useful to me, since that I was able to catch the teachings to fast improve my mistakes during the use of the fire mana and correct my steps onto my own path." I curved myself to her also. "Thank you."

Looking to she again, her chin was comically almost hitting the ground. "What's wrong?"

"N-n-n-... Just forget it. Sorry. My mind is more in peace now. Thank you.