Chapter 626: Arrest Rescinded

Chapter 626: Arrest Rescinded

“Order of the Dark Sword? All right, I’ll have a chat with them later. Since your apprentice managed to interact with White Stella’s family and befriend her sister, he must have a decent character,” Feylis said.

“Accusing him of colluding with black mages is... quite a slur,” she added, shaking her head.

Feylis had a favorable impression of Sein, although she was unaware of his past.

Given Sein’s ability to forge connections with special beings like Tourmaline and White Stella, who were favored by the Magus World’s planar will, Feylis believed he could not be a bad person.

Helping Sein clear his name with the Order of the Dark Sword was a trivial task to her.

She suspected that the Rank Six knight in the Order of the Dark Sword was likely unaware of the situation. It was probably those lower down who had caused the whole issue.

The grand master of the order would likely only be made aware of such arrests if they involved black mages of Rank Four or above.

It was only after Lorianne mentioned her apprentice that realization finally dawned on Feylis.

With a playful glint in her eyes, the Rank Six mage teased Lorianne through the flame screen, “You’ve been asking me so much about verdant flame magic lately—surely it isn’t all for the sake of teaching that apprentice of yours, is it?”

Feylis had been Lorianne’s mentor for thousands of years, ever since Lorianne had first been promoted to Rank One mage.

After mentoring her for so long, Feylis knew Lorianne better than even her own mother did.

Sure enough, at Feylis’ teasing question, Lorianne’s face stiffened noticeably. Her cheeks were even tinged red.

Seeing Lorianne’s reaction, Feylis’ smile widened. But she decided not to tease Lorianne too much about it.

After all, Lorianne was no longer the little girl she once was, having been promoted to Rank Four and was now a divine tower master.

In many ways, Gregory, Bernice, and Lorianne were the anchors of Feylis’ influence in the Magus Civilization.

Her apprentices were far more reliable than any of her allies.

Perhaps soon, Feylis would have another strong pillar of support at her disposal—Aelid, the senior apprentice of her fifth apprentice, Andres.

According to recent news, Aelid, her demigod-level grand apprentice nicknamed the “Flame Sword”, had broken through to Rank Four.

Andres might not be an exceptional talent and truth seeker, but he had made notable contributions to the academy’s construction and was a good mentor to his apprentices.

He had managed the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame as its dean for nearly ten thousand years.

His faction within the Verdant Flame Faction boasted the most disciples, perhaps because Andres recognized his limitations early on and focused on contributing to the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame.

Feylis sensed something deeper and tried to probe further. “Is this also what your mentor thinks?”

Dark Sword affirmed with silence.

After a lengthy pause, Feylis changed the subject.

“The young ones in the Magus World these days are becoming increasingly difficult to guide. Rather than dedicating themselves to unraveling the mysteries of truth, they continually stir up trouble,” she lamented.

“Oh? Has one of your apprentices caused trouble again, Lady? It’s not Gregory this time, is it? Or Bernice?” Dark Sword asked with a smile.

His emphasis on “again” was telling.

“Neither. Another younger one. But it’s fine. A little hardship is good for them. It teaches them humility,” she concluded with a shake of her head.

The call between Feylis and the Dark Sword was brief.

They were not well-acquainted with each other in the first place, so there was not much to discuss.

During their conversation, Dark Sword disclosed some crucial, confidential information to Feylis, likely reflecting the Ylli Knight Alliance’s stance toward the Pyro Secret Society, of which Feylis was a member.

Feylis, astute as always, intended to convey the Ylli Knight Alliance’s intentions to the Zenasus, the representative of the Pyro Secret Society’s higher management.

After concluding his talk with Feylis, Dark Sword promptly reached out to a subordinate knight.

As the disciple of an overlord, Dark Sword commanded formidable subordinates, including knights of Rank Four.

Instead of establishing his own knightly order, this Rank Four knight served as a branch hall master under the Order of the Dark Sword and was also Dark Sword’s right-hand man.

“Find out if someone has been causing trouble with the mages from the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame recently. If it’s nothing serious, tell them to rescind the arrest,” Dark Sword instructed.

“Understood,” the Rank Four knight replied.

The Ylli Knight Alliance’s tough stance against black mages and the black knights placed this formidable entity in a unique position within the Magus Alliance.

At times, the law enforcement knights from the Ylli Knight Alliance also held extensive authority to oversee other forces within the Magus World and the allied planes in the Magus Alliance.

Although this authority was not officially sanctioned by the Magus Alliance, it was implicitly approved by the Magus Civilization’s overlords.

For this reason, many divine towers and knightly orders did not appreciate the interventions of the Ylli Knight Alliance’s law enforcement knights.

Dispatching law enforcement knights to make arrests at divine towers or knightly orders not affiliated with the Ylli Knight Alliance was indeed a contentious practice, and the Ylli Knight Alliance was the only organization in the Magus World that engaged in such actions.