It seemed that because he could feel his family's love, along with their silent yet steadfast support behind him, Felis made it through the first three days calmly.
Perhaps because the other apprentice was truly devoting himself wholeheartedly to merging with the potion, Felis, who had assumed there would be no progress at first, still received a message: his emotions were somewhat unstable, he constantly felt a chill down his back, and he had the impulse to avoid people.
Felis could not help blinking when he received the message. During that period, Rolando had insisted that he go chat with Carpenter, so he had not been in a particularly good mood to begin with.
And he had always felt that he drew attention wherever he went... Felis truly disliked everyone knowing that he was Rolando's illegitimate son. Even though he knew such things were common in the Mage Tower, he still felt uneasy.
Therefore, unless he had been assigned some task, Felis would always hide in his room and refuse to go out.
On top of that, Rolando's legitimate son lived next door. Though the two had not clashed openly, they were clearly on bad terms... No one would find his gloomy state strange.
Felis irritably raked a hand through his hair. He did not quite understand whether his behavior during this time came from his own true feelings, or whether he had also been affected by that potion without realizing it.
He stood up and sat back down, pacing around the room for a while. Then he suddenly threw himself onto the cold stone floor, closed his eyes, and began examining his Mental Sea.
Of course, Felis would not choose this moment to use his spiritual power to connect with the magical power outside. He merely remembered what Ulrich