Contract

Miyuki read the contract.

"Magus apprenticeship under Miyuki Samui will entail. The apprentice will learn and control their abilities. Studies will be both magical and non. Once the apprentice has mastered their abilities, To the satisfaction of the teacher. The apprentice will then work for the Samui Family of Neiva Southern City, for one hundred twelve years. Under Miyuki Samui for assignments. The assignments that have been tasked must be complete, or to the satisfaction of the teacher. Once the one hundred twelve years have finished the contract will be complete. If the teacher dies of natural causes the contract will depart. If it's not a natural causes deadly repercussions will occur." Miyuki read now drinking water to recover her throat.

"Do you understand the contract?" She asked.

"Yes" Ila said nodding. For as long as it takes it will be beneficial to learn and hundred twelve years didn't sound to bad. Ila thought. Yet again Ila did not know how to count.

Miyuki held out a small knife mading a small cut to her finger a small scarlet drop of blood splatter on the paper. The scarlet blood glowed and then disappeared leaving the paper to look untouched. Handing the knife to Ila.

"Now you." She said. Reaching for the knife Ila tried to cut her finger the same way she had seen Miyuki do it. Of course Miyuki had done this many times before so cutting her finger was a mindless task. For Ila however it was a bit of a challenge if not for the uncertainty of the road making the carriages drive erratic she would have never been able to get the cut in. Dripping the blood onto the yellow paper like before the paper glowed and the blood disappeared the writings also disappeared as well. The paper disappeared into a pink smoke.

"Now that that's over with let us begin." Master Miyuki said while drawing the symbols out in ice.

There were around a thousand symbols some looking every similar to each other. Making it very difficult to tell the difference. The carriage got colder with each symbol. In her small hospital dress shivering as Master Miyuki continue her ice writing.

It had been a couple of days and Ila felt frozen her toes to her wings to her brain they had gone though a lot of material including other languages and texts. Miyuki was fine however her being a snow woman and all but she did notice her apprentice starting to freeze up.

Miyuki was pleased with her progress academically but with temperature resistance she was poorly lacking. Lucky a good coat was all that was needed to fix that problem. Maintaining body was something she was going to have to work on. Another problem was that her apprentice didn't know it but she's but she had an ability to attract other living being the whole time Miyuki had struggle to keep her self in check. She was a married woman after all. Hearing her apprentice's teeth chatter. 'It wouldn't be good if her first apprentice where to freeze to death while traveling, if her first apprentice was going to die during training of any sort it should be in battle.'

"Driver." Miyuki yelled stopping the carriage to a halt.

A small window open behind her and the drivers head appeared. with out looking back Miyuki said.

"Make a stop at the next city is Jaon. We will be staying the night there as well."

" Yes ma'am." The driver replied.

They had slept in the carriage and it would be nice to sleep in a bed. And get other things that would need. Now they can focus on their texts and sleep once they got to the city. Making a list on her head of the things they would need Ila continue to study her script.

Ila was completely exhausted by the time they had gotten to the city. Her wings were cramping and she had been sitting far to long. Ila couldn't wait to stand and stretch and maybe get something to eat. She was tried of bread. Wanting something a bit more satisfying. Focusing on her studies was difficult when cold and hungry especially when her Master smelled so nice and looked enticing. The cufflets help a little to restrain herself. Maybe she could find some one in the city.