TracelessClouds

well they probably have some like secret royal technique or pill or something to help extend their lives a bit more they always do

these kinds of things don't stay quiet and often times even the suspicion is enough for every noble to turn hostile or at least start turning against the royals

That and He was strong enough to ward nobles away from her back at the academy

She wouldnt even be a Vastor Puppet she would be too scared to voice her thoughts out pushed out by the nobles and probably never even graduated if not dead

give her a nice ol pontiac sunfire

he would start training your knife skills instead of your sword skills

you betcha and theyre probably gonna get greedy for it and die or report it to some noble who then comes and harasses mc as the first noble sacrifice to this novel

dont worry still early he can get one once he arrives at the capital

I agree but also its because they are so powerful you don't want a huge group of mages right in the heart of your power so wouldn't it make more sense to build a dedicated academic city somewhere close to the capital but not directly inside of it ? also this should be a pretty big academy so it would the city would be tight with the palace and the academy in one city

Yes ! especially with the habitats and I'm sure later on there's gonna be a hatchery to speed up hatching dragon eggs and more dragon city stuff is gonna happen