Taking Felin as his apprentice could be considered one of Saine's spur-of-the-moment decisions.
However, Wizard Civilization had never required that all knights and magicians could only take creatures of their own plane as disciples.
Saine was certainly not the first magician to set such a precedent, nor would he be the last.
Faced with the inquiry from the mysterious and powerful Saine, the little fellow named Felin stood frozen for a moment.
He had originally come to meet Saine on his master's orders.
And while his parents had still been alive, he had often heard them speak of the deeds of Saine Master.
In short, because Obiye, Ronaldo, and Flynn may have harbored a certain reverence for Saine,
Felin had held a special awe and yearning for the Saine Master he had never met since he was very young.
Especially during the years after his parents' deaths, when his mentor Flynn had taken care of him.
Whenever Flynn flipped through those wrinkled Magic Books and precious notes that had nearly been worn to pieces, Felin could see an expression in his mentor's eyes that resembled that of a pilgrim.
This sort of expression often appeared in the great temples across Faelun Continent.
Those ignorant believers displayed the same expression toward the gods they worshipped.
Back then, the still very young Felin could not understand why his mentor, who had clearly already embarked upon the path of Truth Exploration, would wear such an expression as well.
Now, as Felin had advanced to Level 4 and come into contact with more magic and the profound mysteries of knowledge, he had gradually come to understand some of his mentor's thoughts from those years.
But toward the "Saine Master" whom both his parents and mentor had never forgotten, Felin was still incomparably curious!
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