C10 Magic & Spy Info

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"So, I did well?" I ask looking at my mother.

"Yes, believe it or not, but he's a very hard man to please. He told your father that he would only train you if you met his standards." She explained. After battle energy training, it was finally time for my magic lessons. Going to the gardens like usual, I see my father waiting for me.

"Good, you're on time. Let's start the lesson quickly because I have a meeting with some foreign diplomats after this." He says, as he motions me forward.

"Alright, I'm excited to start using my magic!" I say moving into place.

"Magic works by directly realizing the caster's will in the world around us. Of course, this depends on your attribute. We have the fire attribute, so whatever we will into the world would have to be based around fire. To utilize Magic, a Mage must use the Magic Power in their body. I will show you the ways to use the magic power in your body efficiently and without waste. You only have so much magic to use in one fight, and the amount of magic you hold will increase with your level." My father explains, and he shows me a few exercises that are meant to teach the use of magic with the least amount of wasted energy possible. After learning the exercises, the sun begins to set on the horizon.

"That's it for today. I have a meeting to get to." He says, and gets ready to leave.

"Wait!" I exclaim. "At least show me one of your strongest spells before you leave." I ask, hoping to gauge my fathers strength.

"Sigh, sure but only one." He says, and waves his hand. The next second the sky lights up, and I could see hundreds upon hundreds of flaming spears floating in the sky. "This is a spell your grandfather taught me. He told me to name it, but he died before I could so I never gave it a name. Maybe when I teach it to you, you can name it for me." He says, and waves his hand again. The sky clears as if the flaming spears were never there. The king returns to his duties and I go to have dinner with my mother. After dinner, I return to my room alone, and Souei appears in front of me.

"Master, I have some pertinent information for you." He says.

"What's up?" I ask, as I take a seat on the couch.

"I've looked into everyone in the palace." He says.

"Go on." I say, motioning for Souei to continue.

"There are three factions vying for power in the palace. The king faction. This faction is the strongest, and will listen to the king and only the king unless he were to go mad or something. Then we have the crowned prince faction. This faction consists of the people throwing their support behind the next king. It's lead by the Queen, and from what I hear Charles Freemont leads the faction outside of the palace. Then there's my favorite. A new faction that has been building since your sixth birthday. The second prince faction. This faction consists of forward thinkers that see you as a very good candidate to be the next king." He explains.

"Huh, interesting. Who leads my faction at the moment?" I ask.

"The faction is still in its early stages, but the one that seems to be taking charge is a Marquess named Gregory Lindhall. He's twenty-two years old which is fairly young for his station, but he seems to know what he's doing." Souei explains.

"Look into him along with his family just to be sure. If he passes inspection then I may contact him." I say.

"It will be done." Souei says.

"Anything else?" I ask.

"Yes. I looked into the Queen and the Crowned prince like you asked. I must say that they hate your guts, Master." He says with a wry smile.

"Tell me something I don't know." I say, returning his wry smile with one of my own.

"They're definitely behind your poisoning." He says.

"Oh really? How do you know?" I ask.

"I overheard the Crowned prince ask the Queen if they should try to off you again. They were in a conversation about your new faction. Apparently, your faction has taken a few key members from theirs." Souei says.

"Hmm, Gregory seems to be doing a good job then." I comment.

"Yes, but you haven't heard the best part yet." He says.

"Well, spit it out already." I say, impatiently.

"A few of the aerie were there as well, and heard everything they said." He says.

"Interesting, my father must have started spying on them since my poisoning. Let's leave them alone for now, and wait to see what the king decides to do." I said.

A week later, Souei has expanded his spying to the city. Nothing interesting besides things that I want to solve. The roads are still either dirt or cobble, and there's no sewage system. There are shared latrines all along the city, which empty into deep cesspits. Which is good because I pictured people throwing their waste into the streets. A few other things need upgrades, but these two are my first priority. I can't do anything now, but I can study and pretend to invent them little by little.

Tonight is an important night because I'm meeting the leader of my faction. I can't just call a meeting because my parents would wonder why I'm meeting a person I don't know, so I'm having Souei pick him up. A second later and Souei appears in front of me with a startled man. He's fairly tall with light brown hair and matching brown eyes.

"Sorry for the abrupt meeting, but I felt that if you are to be the leader of my growing faction then we had to meet." I say, as he breaks out of his shock. Seeing me in front of him his noble training kicks in, and he bowed to me.

"Your Highness." Gregory says.

"Stop bowing and have a seat, Gregory. We have much to speak about." I say.

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