Days passed one after another. Then one day, the long-unseen Archmage Aegwynn's husband suddenly paid Karen a visit.
"What wind blew you here today? I haven't seen you in ages," Karen said.
"Hehe, Aviana said she had something to take care of these past few days. She left for a few days, so I came looking for you," Aegwynn's husband said.
"So you only came looking for me because your woman isn't around? What a guy who forgets his friends when he sees a pretty face. Nelson, don't serve tea. Give him plain water instead," Karen said to Nelson, who was attending to Aegwynn's husband.
Nelson pretended not to hear him and continued doing what he had been doing, knowing that Karen was joking.
After serving Aegwynn's husband some fine tea, Nelson withdrew.
"Looks like your training has been going well lately. It feels like you've improved greatly," Aegwynn's husband said after taking a sip of tea and observing Karen for a while.
"Yeah. I've been alone lately, so I could focus on training without anything distracting me. Naturally, my progress has been quicker. I've nearly mastered the frost school. All that remains are the arcane and fire schools."
"Not bad. You've only just entered the advanced rank, yet you're already close to fully comprehending frost magic. You're much faster than I was back then. Looks like you'll soon surpass me and become the youngest master-level mage. Is there anywhere you need my help? I happen to be free these next few days. You're about to start studying the arcane school, right? I know quite a bit about arcane magic. How about I give you some guidance on it?"
"Sure. While Aviana isn't around, I need to make good use of you." Karen had ice fragments as a cheat for