Nreu plan part 2

Seeing Nreu, the light elf waved his hand to him, inviting him to join them. Having thanked the girl, Nreu headed to the table where his classmates were sitting.

As he saw, not everyone came or others had other plans, the young man did not know, sitting down next to Mig'Len he began to look around.

In his class there were both nobles and commoners with great talent for magic. Nreu was surprised to see several commoners at the table, but remembering that they were all stufons of the academy, he let go of the thought of their presence here.

- You've been looking for us for a long time and, as punishment for being late, you drink punitive glasses of halfale! - The light elf addressed him in a cheerful voice.

Without waiting for an answer from Nreu, the young light elf placed a free glass in front of him and began to pour halfale into it.

Half-el differed from ale in that, although it was an alcoholic drink, it was much weaker and quickly let go of the one who drank this drink.

- Okay, but don't pour too much. - Nreu answered with agreement in his voice without taking his eyes off the glass.

He saw that Mig'Len just grinned and continued pouring the half-el until it was near the rim of the glass.

Throwing an irritated glance at the light elf and taking the glass in his hand, Nreu felt that if he lifted it up, the half-el would spill over the table.

- Drink in one gulp and don't try to be cunning, otherwise I'll pour you another half ale. - The light elf turned to him with a grin, and it was clear that he had already drunk more than one glass of halfale.

Looking at the others sitting at the table, Nreu saw that their faces were red, even among the light elves and the dark ones, and cheerful notes were noticeable in their eyes.

- And so that you don't try to drink while sitting, I propose a toast to our lovely classmates that they brighten up our lessons and always lift our spirits with their presence. Let's drink to the bottom! - The light elf said in a cheerful and loud voice, rising from his seat.

Nreu didn't understand why he had annoyed Mig'Len so much that he was trying to make it so difficult for him to drink wineglass.

Regardless of race, if there was a toast, men drank standing and women sat. The young man had the opportunity to refuse and leave, but then he would have lost the opportunity to make useful connections for the Kray Empire.

Watching how all the sitting guys stood up looking at Nreu's decision, he could only promise himself that he would repay his friend in the same coin.

Rising with steel from his place and squeezing a glass of halfale with his hand, inhaling and exhaling, Nreu, together with the other guys, drank the drink.

He felt the half ale running down his hand, but trying not to pay attention, he drank what was in the glass in one gulp.

The young man felt the drink begin to burn his mouth and then his throat. The halfel did not have a very pleasant taste, and the fact that it burned the mouth and throat along with the rest of the body was unpleasant for the young man.

Having drained the glass and putting it down, he began to look around the table in search of a certain thing, finding it and throwing it into his mouth, he felt the burning sensation begin to subside, sitting down next to the light elf and casting an irritated glance at his friend and listening to what his classmates were talking about and sometimes taking part they continued to chat and occasionally drink halfale.

They discussed both stufons and professors and various rumors that circulated around the academy. Nreu tried to remember everything that was said; any rumor had the opportunity to turn out to be true.

- By the way, have you heard that this year we will have a swordsman who will take part in the tournament of six academies? - A melodic voice was heard to the left of Nreu.

Many classmates looked at the owner of this voice in surprise. Everyone knew that their academy had problems with strong swordsmen and for this reason, Suga'Tina's academy was always lagging behind.

Feeling the surprised glances of those sitting at the table, she continued to share rumors about the participant from their academy. According to her, it was the same half-elf who defeated the two princesses earlier and possessed the disappeared magic.

- How can he participate as a swordsman if he is a half-elf magician? - The hesitant voice of one of his classmates was heard.

Voices were heard that agreed with him and that even being an elite stufon, the half-elf was not a swordsman and his knowledge of sword skills was superficial.

- What do you think, Nreu, is he good enough with a sword to be chosen as a participant in the sword tournament? You fought him in the first test. - Another female voice was heard, which belonged to a half-elf.

As Nreu knew, she was from the Jorial Empire, and as the young man heard that the half-elf Trey was from the same empire.

Trying to hide his interested gaze, Nreu looked at the girl, her name was Zu'Lia, she had long red hair that curled at the bottom, her eyes were like those of light elves, and her skin color was lighter.

The girl was a half-elf; the young man did not know which of her parents was a light elf and which was a human.

Zu'Lia was the daughter of a small duke, as Nreu heard from his acquaintance, watching that everyone was looking at him, waiting for his answer, the young man raised his hand to his chin, trying to remember the battle with Trey as best as possible.

- We didn't have a long sparring with him and he didn't use weapons, but only magic. Therefore, I don't know how good he is with weapons. - Nreu said in a thoughtful voice, looking at his classmates.

Sighs and whispers were heard among classmates; there were those who doubted these rumors.

- By the way, I saw an application for information about your brother Alurik, is he missing? - A tense voice was heard next to Nreu.

The young man frowned and looked at where the speaker's voice was coming from; the speaker turned out to be a commoner who began to get even more nervous under the prince's gaze.

Although they were stufons of the academy and who they were in their empires or kingdoms was not taken into account, but like any commoner they were afraid to attract the attention of the prince.

There was silence at the table and many cast a sympathetic glance at the guy who asked about such a delicate question.

- You could say that he was expelled from the Kray Empire and renounced the title of prince. If you know where it can be found, let me know and my homeland will not remain in your debt. - Nreu said in a serious voice, he did not say why Alurik was expelled.

It was noticeable how the commoners looked at each other with interest. If they had found this Alurik, their lives could have changed dramatically and perhaps they would have been hired.

The young man saw from their faces and eyes how they were fired up with the idea of ​​​​searching for the runaway prince, Nreu only smiled, he did not specifically say what the reward would be for the capture of his brother.

- Zu'Lia, as far as I know Trey is also from the Jorial Empire, have you heard about his family or the place where he lived before entering the academy? - Unexpectedly for everyone, Nreu asked the girl.

At first, the girl, not expecting such a question, looked at the young man silently, then shook her head.

The Jorial Empire was famous for the fact that many half-breeds of different races lived in it, and a child with such talent would attract attention, unless of course the family were hermits.

Hearing the girl's denials, Nreu sighed in disappointment, the emperor and empress gave him orders to find the half-elf's parents and through them recruit their son to serve in the Cray Empire.

For the rest of the evening, the stufons discussed among themselves the subjects and the complexity of their understanding, someone suggested spending the holidays together, and at that moment the prince had an idea on how to try to recruit the half-elf.

The Emperor and Empress ordered him and Hei to jointly show Trey that it would only be for his benefit if he swore allegiance to the Kray Empire.

The young man felt his head begin to ache and he began to feel sleepy, saying goodbye to everyone and leaving the gold to pay for the table.

Nreu returned back to the room. Along the way, the fresh air helped him get rid of his headache and a plan began to emerge.

He felt like he was a little hot, he was not a fan of alcohol, he and other princes and princesses were taught how to drink properly but not get drunk.

Returning to the room, he went to the bed, taking the runic stone in his hand, having found the contact of his sister, the young man touched her runes and began to wait for her to answer.