Wizard World Irregular

Two days later, Ethan and Nicole each received a letter from Lord Edmond, telling them that he would come and pick them up in two weeks for the expedition that he had told them about.

He didn’t specify where exactly they would be going, but he did mention that they would be visiting a place somewhere in Westshire, where the Elves and the Fae lived.

Because of this, the two Honorary Knights decided to meet up and discuss a few things.

“Since we don’t know how long our expedition will last in Westshire, maybe we should tell Lord Edmond in advance that we will also be visiting Northshire after we complete our mission,” Nicole proposed. “What do you think?”

“I think it’s a good idea,” Ethan commented. “But, there is no guarantee that Lord Edmond will help us get to our destination. Just to be safe, I think it will be best if you write him a letter now and let him know that we plan to go to Northshire.

“Since we are technically nobles of Eastshire, we might need some kind of permission or authorization to enter the Domain of the Dwarves.”

Nicole nodded. “Very well. I will write him a letter after this. Since we are about to face Ice Dragons, I’m counting on you to help me convince them.”

“And what if I can’t convince them?” Ethan arched an eyebrow.

“Then we’ll find another way to convince them,” Nicole replied. “But, just in case they decide to attack us, I’m counting on you to watch my back.”

“Just watch your back? I can do that.”

“Tsk!”

Nicole shook her head helplessly because she knew that Ethan was only teasing her.

Truth be told, she was feeling a little anxious about meeting with the Ice Dragons because they were arrogant in nature.

Perhaps due to their Icy Powers, they treated others coldly, not even bothering to listen to anyone, and attacked without warning.

The Dwarves, who lived alongside them, were tolerated to a certain extent, but they still weren’t on friendly terms.

There had been a few incidents when a young Ice Dragon would eat a Dwarf who was wandering in the mountains, which would also cause it to die at a later time.

The Dwarves might not be masters in armed combat, but they specialized in creating weapons, and some of those weapons were magical in nature.

Because of this, they would not hesitate to retaliate, using their advanced weaponry to kill even the most powerful Magical Creature on the continent.

This was the main reason why the other races didn’t want to make the Dwarves their enemies.

Their strongholds, which were deep inside the mountains, were very hard to invade, and their defenses were impeccable.

Even if all the Ice Dragons were to attack the Dwarven Kingdom, the ones who would be standing at the end would be the Dwarves, not the Dragons.

Having known this, the Leader of the Ice Dragons had offered a non-aggression pact between the Dwarves and the Ice Dragons. Any Ice Dragon who broke this agreement would be handed over by their kin to the Dwarves in order to prevent an all-out war between the two races.

The two races still didn’t like each other, but they had learned to live side by side in the frozen mountains of Khaled Bor.

“Have you heard?” Ethan inquired. “Alice succeeded in getting Lyle’s last treasure.”

“Mmm, I did,” Nicole answered. “Lyle personally told me about it, and he also said that he decided to choose me and Alice as the Champions of Eques Manor.”

“Then, do you know who the Champion of Jaeger Manor is?” Ethan asked.

“Lily?” Nicole replied.

Ethan shook his head. “Lyle said it was Chloe.”

Nicole arched an eyebrow after hearing that Ethan’s cousin was chosen to become the Champion of Jaeger Manor.

According to Lyle, there were strict requirements in choosing the Champion of their respective Manors who would inherit their treasures and Legacies.

The first and most important criterion was potential.

The person whom they deemed with the highest potential would be given the opportunity to inherit their treasures.

Since the Founder of Jaeger Manor, Magni Jaeger, chose Chloe to be his Champion, it meant that her potential surpassed Lily’s.

The second requirement was loyalty to Brynhildr Academy.

This meant that as long as Brynhildr Academy was in danger, the Champions were duty-bound to protect it.

“I did see your cousin’s great improvement in our Spell Casting Classes,” Nicole stated. “Truth be told, I never expected her to be that gifted. In fact, several of the nobles among the First, Second, and Third Years are now eyeing her to become their potential partner.

“I guess being praised highly by Lord Edmond made her stand out from the crowd. So, are you sure you want to continue this cold war with her? Who knows? While the two of you are distancing yourself from each other, someone might wiggle themselves into her heart.”

Nicole was about to tease Ethan more, but seeing his gaze suddenly turn sharp, the words that she was about to say became stuck in her throat.

“I’m just joking, you know?” Nicole tried to calm down the young man, whose killing intent suddenly oozed out of his body. “But still, the two of you should talk. Even if you are not always together, you must let everyone see that you and Chloe are still joined at the hips.”

Ethan took a deep breath because he knew that Nicole was right. It had been a while since he last talked to Chloe, and truth be told, he missed her company dearly.

“I’ll ask Luna to set a meeting for the two of us,” Ethan said. “I’ll meet her before we leave for Westshire.”

Nicole nodded. “You do that.”

The young lady changed the topic and listed several things that Ethan should bring on their expedition to Northshire.

Since it was a very cold place, he needed to prepare adequately. Otherwise, he might freeze to death due to the extremely harsh weather conditions near the mountain peaks where the Dragons lived.

Half an hour later, their meeting concluded, and Ethan returned to Dud Manor to look for Luna, intending to ask her to tell Chloe that he wanted to talk to her.

Luna was very happy that Ethan decided to break the ice between him and her best friend, so she didn’t hesitate to go to Jaeger Manor in order to find Chloe and pass Ethan’s message to her.