This is the backstory of Irene and Gabrielle, set in the past during their academy days. It tells the story of their friendship—and how it eventually came to an end.
Irene's POV
The Milham Academy for Magic Knights.
It stood there like this massive testament to the kingdom's pride and was built to shape and raise magic knights worthy of the title. Its entire purpose was to polish raw talent until it could shine bright on the battlefield and all for the prosperity of the kingdom.
And yes, I guess, that's the reason I ended up here too.
The Brightspear House—my family, that is—is one of those noble houses that's practically famous in the Kingdom of Milham. For decades, we'd turned out more than our fair share of magic knights. That history was heavy and it was like a weight you could almost feel pressing on your shoulders. And as the daughter of that house… the same path just kind of fell into my lap by default.
To be honest, I never really thought to question it.
