Along the way Miguel told everything he knew about the academe. Grizel and Mary listening and acknowledging the information. Although Grizel had known about Maradol High Priest Academe as the best academe, but the details Miguel shared helped her alot.
"How do you know so much about the academe, Miguel?" suddenly Mary questioned.
"Mother, this is all about what my friends told me. You know Hugo, his brother has been training there too."
"Hugo! Uncle John's son ?"
"Yes mother. uncle John told me that if we need any help we can ask brother Hugo. Uncle has her sister there in Maradol too and he had given me her name and place where she stayed so that I can seek help when I need. He wanted to personally tell you but he went out of the city urgently for his business." Miguel worded.
Listening all the conversation Grizel looked up to see Miguel,
"Are you talking about Jose! Brother?" she asked little excitedly.
"Yes, Griz. Jose will be meeting us at the entrance of the school on our first day." He answered dejectedly. He clearly knew how much his sister obessesed with Jose from her childhood. He was her idol man to marry.
Although Grizel was busy thinking about the issue of her mother before, but now she made herself completely distracted from the issue. She thought to herself that she should believe her mother as she was such a good lady and she can't do anything immoral.
Inside the carriage the family of three was busy chatting and didn't notice that a strange bird was flying over the carriage for quite sometime. It's eyes were completely red in color and it's black fur were shining in the afternoon sunlight.
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"Sir, we have already made all the preparations you asked." a man with golden hair reported.
In the big hall of a mansion a man with black hair was standing by the window watching outside quietly. After being disturbed he frowned but acknowledged with a hmmm.
The mansion was located in the forest as it gave an eerie feeling if you see from afar.
" You can go back and find the thing that I told ." The man's voice echoed through the hall. The voice was very hoarse but firmed.
" As your command sir!" the golden hair man bowed and left the hall.
The black haired man was still looking outside of the window where the path of coming to the mansion was.
Seeing that the carriage was going outside, he curved his lips slightly and a glimmer can be seen in his dark red eyes so dark that watching at first glance they seemed black.
"I can finally meet you after more than a decade, Grizel. Hope you like my surprize." He murmured with his lips that curving upwards. His gaze then went to the sky, watching a bird flying to his direction from afar.
"The war will start soon! You have to prepare yourself for that, Grizel." He thought to himself and sighed.
The bird he was watching came to sit on his shoulder. Anyone in one glance can see that this bird was the same who was hovering over to the carriage of family of three before.
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Reaching after Maradol Miguel first took his mother and sister to an inn to rest. The family of three had their dinner at the Inn and went to sleep. As it was a new city for them, Miguel wanted to first know where he can find a house to buy.
Next day in the morning after having breakfast Miguel wanted to find the house. He asked inn keeper about the house on sale. After knowing that there was a house in outer parts of Maradol he went there to see if it was habitable and in the budget.
Except that the house was just outside of the forest and a little secluded, everything was good so far. But when he found that carriages were available after few minutes of walking, he felt satisfied. Knowing that the price was in his budget he confirmed with the man who came to show the house.
Confirming the house to live, he worked fast and settled the purchase soon. They were ready to move in two days. As they didn't have much things to move, only a carriage full of their things, they settled down quickly.
After bidding farewell to the man who sent them from village to Maradol in his carriage, they went inside of the house.
"Brother this house is much better than our house in village." excitement can be seen in Grizel's eyes while she was looking very corner of the house.
" I think I'm lucky to find this house soon as it was newly built and there were not many people who wanted to live outer side of the city." Miguel expressed his thoughts.
Mary who was observing the house clearly not entertained with the reason he had given. She Knew about Maradol before going to live in the village to hide Grizel. It was not that cheap to buy the house here as it was a pricy city.
She had suspicion in her heart but knowing that she had informed her kin before coming here. She thought this was their arrangement as no one other than them know about her coming to Maradol. Thinking this she decided to keep silent.
"I'm going to prepare a feast to celebrate our new home and your first day of the academe tomorrow." Mary interrupted her children who were busy conversing.
As it was their first day in this house, Mary already bought the ration on the way to the house. She started preparing and the two children went outside to stroll the area after informing Mary.
"Brother I'm very happy and nervous." Grizel expressed her emotions while crossing a big redwood tree on the side of the path.
"Why?"
" I'm happy that we moved to better place and nervous about the academe result." she sighed. " Although I did our best on answering the question the stall owner provided but there were so many people who wanted to train there."
Miguel who was listening nodded then looked to see his sister who was talking, patting her head he said,
" It's ok to be nervous but have some confidence in yourself."