"My lord mage."
Elena hurried over and bowed respectfully.
Kroya looked over the farm servant's daughter in her coarse clothes and found that her complexion had improved considerably. The change was nothing short of remarkable.
Neither her appearance nor her bearing seemed like that of a farm servant's daughter from an island.
Was it the power of a Child of Harvest, or the authority she had gained from managing the farm servants lately?
After a moment's speculation, Kroya asked, "How are you getting on with the book I told you to read?"
Whatever the reason, she was his subordinate. It was good to see her improving.
As Children of Harvest, they had naturally been imbued with the special ability to "understand writing." After all, if they could not even read, how could they qualify as a god-given "harvest"?
At Kroya's question, Elena held out her hand.
A pale green ball of magical power pulsed in her palm, shimmering with abundant nature magic.
"My lord, is this level of control acceptable?"
She was a little anxious as she asked-she had followed the book's instructions, but why did her result differ from its description?
"..."
Had he not heard the genuine uncertainty in her voice, Kroya would have thought she was showing off.
Most First-Level Mages probably could not achieve this degree of magical control. On that basis alone, she could likely consider taking the Mage Association's entrance examination.
After all... how long had it been? She could already hold magical power steadily in her palm. Given time, there was no telling what she might achieve.
It looks like giving her that book on Magic Manipulation was the right choice.
Kroya's attitude softened toward someone so capable who could also work for him. He nodded. "Not bad."
"Since you can already control