Chapter 62 - Your Eyes

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Opening his eyes on his, Niran turned side in bed,

"I will ace the Grand Selection and defeat him!" And fell asleep.

~ Third Day of the Grand Selection ~

The next morning, Niran and others left the room for breakfast and Aaris was still on his bed. In the afternoon he finally woke up after hitting his head on the floor.

"It's a break day huh? Man, I slept way too much, looks like Luke and others already went out.

Well then, what should I do today?" Aaris freshened up and left the dorm.

-- Aaris - PoV --

I went out of my room to explore the academy, wandering here and there. I reached the east side of the academy where I found a big gate and door plate on which "Takshila " was written.

The vast library of the Magus Academy and I decided to spend my day here.

'Well, then what should I read?' I was really excited to see a library after a long time but when I entered, the butterflies started dancing in my belly, 

The Library was HUGE!

As far as I could see there were shelves, hundreds of them and there were floors above too! There was an open gallery with a garden on every floor for those who wanted to read under the blue sky or with a glimmer of moonlight. 

I read at the gate on the notice it was written.

° Knowledge knows no bound, so shall education also, Thus the gates of the library shall never be closed for those who seek Knowledge. °

That means this library is never closed and stays open day to night, every day all along the year.

Damn! I wish I could live here! I started going through every shelf in the library and collected a few books. I took them to the corner bench and sat there.

"Would you like some tea?"  A fairy flickering in the got down on my table, 

'No thanks.' What a cute fairy.

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FAIRY!!!!!!

'Wait, are you a fairy! What are you doing here? What's your name?!' Nobody told me there are fairies in the Academy!

"Why are you so surprised? My name is Hona, I am one of the bookkeepers and assistants of the Head Librarian! Our job is to put the books at their places when careless students leave them on the table or somewhere, keep every corner of the library clean and the most important part of the job is to maintain silence and a joyous tone around." Hona sat on top of my books, she was as big as my hand.

'Woah! But don't the fairy live in the forest and isolated from humans?' I never thought I'd meet one here.

"Of course we do! But we are not from every other fairy province, our Queen and the Head Librarian are actually in the contract, we can live here without the fear of being hunted and we work hard too!" She fluttered her wings and swam in the air.

"Well then, I won't disturb you further, call me or just raise your card in the air. Anyone free will attend to you, if you have a question and or you need anything, enjoy reading then!" And she flew off.

'I will thank you.'

Wow, Magus Academy has a lot of wonders and probably more secrets.

Well then let's start!

I began reading I picked up several books about natural and alchemical magia,  after several hours I finished four books and there was only one left, but I am feeling hungry now I missed both breakfast and lunches, in dinner time will be in few hours also but I want to go there, I prefer staying here and read few more books.

I raised my card and it started to twinkle slowly and dim blue light.

Woah! These things sure are handy, they change their working depending on the place. 

"Do you need something?" A voice of a lady came from behind, it was rather loud for a fairy.

'Um- yes can I get some juice and biscuits or bread?' I continued reading without paying much attention.

"Pft!" She giggled and snatched my book over my head and I tried to take it back then I saw her,

It was not a fairy but a human, she closed my book and smacked softly on my head.

"You'll become a hell of an overthinker and loner if you read this much, and I was looking at you, you are here for a while and that card aren't you a Selection's candidate, it will be your dinner time soon, and here you are planning to do it here!" The lady sat in front of me. When I took a good look at her I was mesmerized for a second.

Glossy and braided black hair, she wore a tight corset and buttoned jacket over it, but what swept my reasoning, 

'Ma'am, Your eyes-' 

"Ah! I am sorry people tend to get spooked and creeped out when they first see them, I forgot my contact glasses...let me call fairies, they might know where they are." She startled and slowly raised her arms in the air, I may have said it like I was scared of her and she teared up a little. 

'No!' Her iris was shining like silver and light pink tint blurring around and there was a thin deep red hue encircling her iris.

'Your eyes! They are beautiful! I never saw eyes such as you! Are they a Vision Magia? Or is it natural? There is no need to hide them! They like...um- how should I put it? Hmm… 

I got it!' 

"That's ok you don't need to…" she smiled nervously.

'Blossom! like Cherry blossoms! Your eyes I mean! They remind me of cherry blossoms, but even they don't have that glimmering silver hue in their petals-' I tried my best to explain to her and came up with this after a long train of thoughts but I wasn't even finished and she was crying.

'I am really sorry if I hurt your feelings, I am not good with people!' But suddenly she started laughing again.

"Oh my God! You've got to be kidding me! I can't believe it!" She wiped her eyes and took a long glimpse at me.

"Well then I am afraid now I have to kick you out! Now get up and move your ass to the dining hall." She got and pointed at the gate.

'I seriously apologize if I hurt you! I didn't mean to offend you, please forgive me-' she did not raise her head and look me in the eye.

"Out, and straight, to the dining hall then I'll think to forgive you or not." She said in a breaking voice.

'I...I am sorry.' I bowed and sprinted out of the library, and went to the dining hall.

I will do something to make up with her later! Maybe Miss Bianca could help me, wait I didn't even get her name!

***

"Madam Historia are you okay?" Hona sat at the table where Aaris was sitting earlier.

"Yes, I am okay, sorry if I made you worry." Historia laid her hand and Hona sat on her palm.

"Eh? No, I was worried about that boy more, but I never thought I would see you cry one day! hunhun…" Hona chuckled and Historia closed her fist.

"You saw nothing? Did you" Historia slowly tighten her fist, but when Hona started pleading and sobbing she eased her, "Now clean up the table and get some rest, and wake Titania up, It's going to be her shift soon." 

"Ah! Why is our Head Librarian so scary!" Hona hurried and cleaned up the table.

-- Historia - PoV --

Who would've thought I would hear these words again?

I can still remember the day when I first met you, Madam…

~ 21 years ago ~

In the Rivern Kingdom, the neighboring Human Kingdom of Esnair, there was a village called Greyholm, once prosper but later struck down an abominable curse, the whole kingdom isolated the village and cut down all the communication and massacred everyone with a planned plague, slowly every human elapsed in arms of death and the only girl survived.

The village became nothing but deserted and ruined fodders of houses and halls.

She lived there going house to house and room to room, to find food and water. 

But a day came that before her hunger could be exhausted the food rot and insects larvae riddled in the water.

But the 10-year-old girl didn't have any option but to accept her misery and agony and devoured to quench her burning stomach.

Soon her filled stomach made her drowsy but it wasn't for just one night.

Weak and senseless she wasn't even able to feel the pain or anything, every part of her body was like she forgot she had once, and maybe god took pity on her and wrapped her in the snow to send her off to eternal dream.

She didn't even have any strength to close her eyes, she tried to recite her last wish.

"Help...me…"

A faint voice but sounded like cheerful song encoded,

[ RECITE! ]

[ POÈME DE PRINTEMPS! ]

And the thick blanket of snow that coated the whole village turned into the dancing warm morning dew, the sunlight tore the dense cold fog and in the blink of the eyes, the whole village was covered in thousands of flowers, the rough pebbles which were impaling through her, the soft blossom soothed her injuries and the warm dew kissed and fondled the girl's body who was numbed and lifeless, every hairsbreadth of her body regained consciousness.

The girl opened her eyes and found beautiful Scarlet eyes gazing at her.

The lady with the scarlet eyes pick the girl in the arms and looked her in the eye, and the lady spoke in zest, 

"Hmmm… hey little girl! Open your eyes! I want to see them, Your eyes! They are beautiful"

That was my first encounter with Madam Cara.

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