A month had quickly passed in the Farrel Manor.
Van's cycle of predawn wake-ups, silent observation, and the ever-present weight of the curse coiled around his heart continued.
During the day, he shadowed Lady Julia.
He would come to the morning spell drills, where she still struggled to sustain a Mana Barrier for more than ten seconds.
There were also the theory lessons where Renji sometimes mocked her shaky grasp of Mana Spell.
Aside from that, maids would also teach Lady Julia from time to time about the nobles' etiquette and various noble houses that were friends or enemies with the Archmage.
Indeed, within the Phyrexia Kingdom, there were still plenty of internal fights. There were also such problems in their kingdom.
However, according to what Van had learned, they would all easily come together if a foreign enemy were to come. It was something that this kingdom could really do.
