bow empress

Eleanor Claus, more popularly known as the Bow Empress, was one of the few rare female imperials in the world.

Before her, the use of bows was limited to large-scale army warfare, with few considering it as an individual combat weapon due to its perceived inefficiency in battle.

Her story is legendary. Coming from a noble family of swordsmen, she, as their descendant, lacked talent in swordsmanship, which was a significant disappointment to her.

But from a young age, Eleanor had no interest in swords; she had fallen completely in love with the bow.

Taking her bow, she embarked on a journey as an adventurer, creating many legends along the way. She forged her own path with the bow, completely changing people's perceptions of it.

"Umm, okay, time to start the act!" she exclaimed, like a child in love with bows, as she began examining each bow in the shop with total admiration.

"Wow, this bow is amazing!" I pointed at a random bow, exclaiming.

"Mia, I am definitely going to be a bowman in the future! Bows are amazing!"

"I want to be just like the Bow Empress when I grow up."

After that, I started going around to each bow, touching and using them as if I were totally obsessed, while discreetly keeping an eye on the Bow Empress.

I could see that she had started paying attention to me ever since I said I wanted to be like her. Not only that, there were also notifications popping up:

+10 affection

+12 affection

+10 affection

She was giving out small levels of affection at a time. After a few minutes, she finally made her move.

"Do you think the bow is strong?" The Bow Empress spoke; her voice was sweet and melodious. My actions stopped, and I looked towards her.

"Of course!! Bows are the best," I said, giving her an innocent smile.

+20 affection

"Why do you want to take up the bow?"

"So that I can protect my family." I put on a determined expression when I said it.

My answer must have surprised her because she raised an eyebrow and awarded some points.

+25 affection

"Why the bow?" she asked.

"So that I can always have their back, and if it ever comes to it, use myself to provide them protection," I answered, looking directly into her eyes. A silence lingered in the room as the adults absorbed the courageous words from an 8-year-old child.

After a few seconds, Eleanor placed the book down and looked deeply at me. I could see her cool expression replaced with deep shock; her eyes widened, and the aura around her started fluctuating. The guards around me began arranging themselves protectively.

"What's happening? I knew she would be surprised, but why this much?"

What Austin didn't know was that while it's rare to have a foundation before the age of ten, his foundation was exceptional. Not only was his foundation unusually strong, but he was also a Tier.

When a child forms their foundation, the tier growth represents the final form of the foundation. Austin, however, had reached Tier 3 through a direct solution, which was why he didn't feel Knowing the difference, what Eleanor saw was essentially impossible; one couldn't blame her for reacting that way upon seeing Austin.

After some time, she calmed down. Being an imperial, she had witnessed many things others hadn't, so she quickly reeled herself back.

Taking a deep breath, she looked at the boy in front of her. He appeared to be about 8 years old, with purple eyes and silver hair. His cute face now displayed confusion instead of fear.

"Looks like I found my choice," she smirked, thinking of how she would boast about her disciple to her friends who always rubbed their own in her face.

"Boy, do you want to learn how to use a bow?"

"Oh, finally you asked me! I was scared that something went wrong," I said, anticipatingly.

"Can you teach me to be as great as the Bow Empress?" I asked eagerly.

"I can teach you to be better than her."

"Young master, don't listen to this woman. We don't know who she is."

Mia stood in front of me, and at the same time, the other guards drew their blades, ready for battle.

"Oh, are you perhaps the son of Duchess Grace?" Eleanor inquired.

I nodded in response to her question.

"Good. Then you may leave now; I will meet you later."

The guards were clearly angered by her remarks, and just as a battle seemed about to erupt, I jumped in front of them and blocked it.

"Young master!"

"Young master, move away! This woman might be dangerous," the guards tried to persuade me to step back, thinking they were protecting me.

"You bunch of idiots, the one I am protecting is you!! Plus, don't you think I should use this opportunity to earn some points of affection?"

"No need to fight," I said, addressing the guards, "this big sister doesn't seem like a bad person."

I intentionally buttered up my soon-to-be master. Turning around, I apologized to her, "I'm sorry for causing the commotion."

After I said that, she walked towards me and ruffled my hair. "Don't worry about it; this big sister is not mad."

I felt a bit of happiness and gloating when she referred to herself as "big sister."

"Tsk, women," I inwardly rolled my eyes.

After chatting with me a bit, me and my guards headed out.

"Young master, where do you want to go now?"

"Now?" I looked towards a certain area while smiling inwardly.

To eat