Magic Discovered

Chapter 21

After Aurra hit the ground, there was a moment of shocked silence before the stadium erupted in gasps and whispers. Delta himself shot out of his seat and looked as though he was ready to leap down to the floor.

The rest of his friends were obviously concerned but thought his reaction was a little extreme.

"Look, Delta," Algon said, pulling him back from the railing. "I know that she's your friend, but stop freaking out! She's only exhausted her magic; that's nothing new."

Delta shook his head. "No, that's plenty of a reason to freak out. Aurra has a massive reserve; she's never run out of energy while we've been training. She's never even looked the slightest bit tired before."

Lydia fell back in her chair, eyes narrowed as she thought. James, on the other hand, jumped up and headed over the exit. "Let's go then! What are we waiting for?"

Chancellor Phanes stood up on his balcony, sending guards to pick her up immediately. He went with them and met up with James and his friends outside the stadium on the way to the infirmary.

"Oh, it's you again, my boy," he said with a hurried smile. "Are you this young lady's friend?"

James shook his head. "No, my friend Delta here is."

Phanes turned to him and clasped his hands, bowing his head. "I will make sure that she has the best care and attention in order to get her back to full health. You have my word."

Delta was stunned at this. A high figure in this region had just pledged to care for his friend, even though it had no real impact on him.

"Thank you, sir."

Chancellor Phanes smiled. "Like I told James over there, no need for sir. Phanes will do just fine. Now, let's get Aurra to the infirmary."

Phanes himself went with them, helping to gently carry Aurra down the street. Algon and Lydia were, at this point, completely in awe of the gryphon's kindness and compassion.

When they reached the infirmary, they were greeted by a team of Alchemists that had already been notified of her condition. Aurra was put into a ward and they were left outside in the lobby while she was being examined.

"I'm afraid that I must return to the stadium; I still have official duties to do," the Chancellor said remorsefully.

"That's absolutely ok, Chancellor," Delta said quickly. "Thank you for all of your help. We'll repay you in any way we can."

"Not a problem in the slightest. The only thing I would ask of you is to keep me informed on her condition. I wouldn't want any students getting hurt in my school, now!"

"Of course, Chancellor."

Phanes left, taking the guards with him, and the friends were left to find seats in the lobby and wait for the report on Aurra's condition.

"I can't believe how nice he is," Delta said, still in shock. "He didn't really have any reason for helping Aurra and yet he did anyway, even taking time away from his original objective to do so."

Lydia nodded. "Yeah, I'd say the same thing. I really want to talk to him later, too. James already did, the lucky idiot."

Algon and Delta spun to face him. "You've already spoken with the Chancellor? When? What'd you guys talk about?"

James rolled his eyes. "Calm down, you two. It was mostly an accident. I ran into him while waiting to ask Headmaster Nu for something. He happened to be there too, and we talked. Nothing special."

"Yes, but about what? Come on man, tell us!"

"Like I said, nothing much," James answered. "He asked me why I was there and I told him I was trying to get a sword for my weapon. I guess I also found out why he was on Rioyda, too, but the rest of you heard that from him later, so it doesn't really count for something special."