with her at a distance Avner was finally able to breathe again
Aish, why does she have to be this scary all the time. that was definitely a threat
Avner couldn't help but hopelessly sigh
" You sure have a cruel way of teaching, I wasn't even able to eat anything because of you. I was starving myself while you….."
He then looked at the empty plates that lay on the table she had sat at
" Whoa….Bravo!'' you've been eating like a pig while your student was dying "
" Are you going to teach all your lessons this cruelly !? "
" I see you already acknowledged me as your tutor, I wonder why that is…..after all you didnt even confirm if I were of any use to you "
" Well, that's because…..thats because…."
Avner didn't even know it himself, why did he put all his trust in her without even having confirmed anything
" Since you decided to put your trust in me, how about I confirm it for you "
She never once broke eye contact with him
" You and the people around you think you are hopeless, because you have no energy "
" Did you have to put it that way….you sure are straightforward "
Having someone say it that way it sure made him feel hopeless
The tutor started circling him again
" You are part of one of the strongest houses and yet you don't even know your main element, let alone master other elements. Many have given up in trying to help you become a mage because no matter how hard you tried, you showed no sign of progress. Not only were you a hopeless case but your teachers often complained about you being disrespectful to them…."
" Alright, alright. I get it, I get it "
Avner couldn't bare to hear anymore of this
And she faced him once again
" You've had many masters throughout the time but they have all given up on you, mostly because of your troublesome mouth, so now your father decided to no longer hire a new master to help you with your energy, but that was just a lie. The reason you don't have a master is because no one wants to teach you
" I know, I know. Just why did you have to bring that up. As if starving me wasn't enough you now decided to hurt my soul as well "
" So can you help me…..? "
Avner was anticipatedly waiting for her response
" We wouldn't have this conversation if I couldn't "
Avner had a big smile on his face, in that moment he felt something that he had forgotten how it felt for a very long time. It was hope
" So is that a yes ? "
He asked just to make sure
" Yes, thats a yes "
He was so happy that he impulsively leaned forward to hug her but the tutor not appreciating his next move opened her eyes widely, looking him up and down
" Yeash "
Avner who was about to hug her, pulled back his arms and put them on his chest, his hands than slowly moving to his neck as if trying to protect it
" Sorry for that…."
"....."
Seeing as she was unresponsive he cleared his throat
Woah, how scary, why does she have to stare at me like that ?
" So….about you helping me….How exactly are you gonna do….that ? "
He barely let out that sentence
" Painfully "
" Wait ... .so is it going to hurt….? "
At his reaction the tutor couldn't help but smirk
Why….is she smirking like that….?
Worried Avner awkwardly smiled back
" Haa….gulp…."