A special mission

"Really? If I had a second Aolain, I certainly wouldn't pass up the chance to guide them so easily."

Arthur clearly still thought Harbos was making excuses, but with the conversation having reached this point, he was unwilling to press further.

"Then let's forget about guiding Aolain. He's run into some problems recently, but I still have considerable faith in his abilities."

He waved Aolain into a seat, then changed the subject.

"By the way, Harbos, now that you've won the Master of Elements Award, would you be interested in returning to the school to give a lecture? I imagine the lower-order mages would be delighted to have you..."

"Aolain received quite a round of applause when he gave his..."

Aolain chimed in.

"Mage Harbos, giving a lecture would also let you meet many other mages. It might be a chance to build closer ties..."

Harbos smiled, then replied.

"I'll pass. I feel that if I returned to the Elemental School to give a lecture, someone might try to kill me... To avoid any conflict, I'd better stay away."

Harbos understood Arthur's intentions. He wanted to deepen Harbos's ties with the Elemental School before the Forge School had a chance to grow.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Forge School might have a limitless future.

First, there was Harbos himself, who had shaken the Alliance with a paper that was still holding up the Arcane Mage Award.

Then there was his apprentice, who hardly seemed like an ordinary mage either. Barely any time had passed since Harbos took her on, yet she had already produced a paper that won a school's highest award.

And that award was not even the Master of Elements Award from a closely related school, but the Amber Law Award from a completely