Chapter 488: Assignment
The White Stag, Town Square.
Aiden, Art, and Eleiney were inside thier respective rooms. They had just finished having dinner and were about to sleep.
Then all of a sudden, a familiar voice rang inside their minds at the same time.
'Come to my room.'
The children's eyes lit up in surprise and they hurriedly jumped down from their beds and made their way to Adam's room.
It hadn't even been a minute and the three of them had already barged in through his door.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com
"Professor!"
"You're finally back!"
"Where have you been?!"
The young Magi shot out questions one after another, their eyes gleaming with excitement. Seeing such expressions on thier faces, Adam's heart warmed.
His lips curled up into an amused smile as he asked, "What's with this reaction? Did you guys miss me?"
Art crossed his arms and looked away. "Hmph, o-of course not!"
"Y-Yeah, we were just surprised is all." Aiden vigorously nodded his head.
Meanwhile, Eleiney covered her mouth and started giggling, "Yes, professor, we missed you."
Adam couldn't help but chuckle in amusement. He lowered his head and saw Valerian snuggling in his arms. "Little Val, did the kids trouble you?"
"Myu!" Valerian nodded as he found a comfortable position and soon dozed off.
"No, we didn't!" Art complained with a wronged expression. "We took Lord Valerian for a walk every day!"
"That's right!" Aiden nodded. "We even bought delicious food for him every other hour!" "Speaking of," Eleiney began. "Professor, you should have told us that Lord Valerian has six to eight meals a day. We were worried that he was simply over-indulging in your absence."
"Ah, that's right." Adam clicked his tongue. He dotingly stroked the grey fur on the young dragon's back and added, "I forgot to tell you, the little guy has quite the appetite."
He then looked at his students and asked with a smile, "Anyway, have you been practicing mindfulness diligently? And what about the arcane textbooks that I'd given you? Have you finished reading them?"
"Yes, Professor!" The three kids replied in unison.
"N-No, I'm good!" Art hurriedly waved his hands in panic.
"Anyway, what about the assignments I'd given you? I hope you were able to finish them. I'd
be very disappointed otherwise."
"Professor, rest assured. We have finished the tasks you gave us," Eleiney stated with a
serious expression.
"Good." Adam gestured. "Go ahead, I'm listening."
Eleiney began giving detailed accounts of what she had read about the town's history at the public Library. Then, Aiden spoke about the investigations they had carried out in the last
week.
Finally, Art disclosed to him the conversation that the three of them had with the mayor of the town, Wyndham Hobbs.
Adam's eyebrows gradually wrinkled and he mumbled, "Magus Stratford wasn't able to kill
Morven?"
"That's right!" Aiden nodded solemnly. "The mayor said that Magus Stratford sealed the villain in the heart of the Weeping Woods."
Adam was silent for a long time before he asked, "And the Howlett Family's patriarch was
corrupted by the secret inheritance left behind by Morven?"
Eleiney nervously gulped, her eyes flashing with terror. "He then killed his entire family
before being slain by the mayor and the town council members."
The frown on Adam's face deepened as he asked, "So the werewolves were summoned by the Howlett Patriarch from inside the seal, huh?"
"Yes, Professor," Art muttered softly.
Adam couldn't help but think to himself, So Morven the Malevolent is still alive and the
werewolves are his spawns?
Add to that what the mayor just divulged to me under the effects of the Suggestion spell...
This is becoming very tricky!