Kael's eyes twitched. He lazily tightened his hug around the warm pillow that he was holding.
Soon, however, his brows furrowed.
That was the first thing he thought.
That drunkard could definitely do it as a prank, and the moment this thought got stronger, Kael's eyes sprung open.
Kael was ready for a fight. However, when his gaze landed on the 'pillow' he was holding, he froze.
He looked around, and seeing the lavish room around him, he ran his hand through his hair and sighed.
'Right, anime shit happened with me.'
Gently patting Igni's belly that moved up and down as he breathed, Kael stood up from his bed and walked towards his window.
The sun had set, and the calm of night had taken over.
'Calm of night, huh…'
Kael smiled at those words. This night indeed felt a lot more calming than usual.
Kael wondered why that was the case, and soon, he got the answer.
'I… didn't see that vision today…'
He muttered in his head.
'Was it because I was too exhausted?'
It was definitely one possible theory.
Kael then turned around and looked at the time. It was one in the morning. According to General Deren's words, he needed to be at the training hall at five, and since Kael had no plans on getting on that crazy old man's nerves, he decided it was better not to sleep.
After all, if his theory was correct, then if he slept now when he was not exhausted, he might see that vision again, something he didn't want to.
Kael's blue eyes turned golden as he then scanned the room. This time, he noticed that the guard guarding his room had changed.
'He must be here for the night shift.'
Kael thought inwardly, and after confirming that there was no one else, he canceled his ability and then walked towards the doors.
As he opened the doors, he peeked his head out from the slight gap he created, not wanting to open the door completely and reveal Igni's presence.
Could he not hide him in the Sanctuary? He could, but Igni was sleeping too peacefully. He didn't want to disturb the little thing.
The guard who saw him jumped back in shock, and then,
Kael was taken aback, clearly not used to such things. He smiled awkwardly as he nodded at the guard and,
"Can I get some food right now…?"
"It is completely fine if that is not possible, I overslept, it was my faul—"
"Sir Hero, you do not have to worry about such things. Your dinner was already prepared and is stored in enchanted plates. It is still fresh. Would you like me to bring it for you? I can even wake up the cook if you do not want stored dishes."
"No, please, don't bother the cook. Since the food is fresh, please bring it. Thank you."
Kael answered politely.
"It is my pleasure to serve you, Sir Hero!
Please return to your room. I will bring the food."
The guard saluted enthusiastically before he rushed away. Kael did as he was told and returned to his room.
A few minutes later, Kael heard a knock. By now, he had already hidden Igni under the bedsheet.
Still, not wanting to take any unnecessary risks, Kael rushed towards the door and,
"I'll take it from here."
He brought the food inside.
Igni's portion was included in the table the guard had brought. Kael smiled, kept Igni's portion aside, and ate his fill.
Then, since he didn't want to sleep, he decided to meditate, just like Elira taught him to.
Meditation kept his mind fresh. If he meditated, he would still be fresh when he met the old man Deren in the morning.
"Alright, before I meditate, I need to use up my Mana…"
Kael muttered to himself.
Then, he recalled the Runes he had learned today. This time, he decided not to look at the paper Elira had given him.
He wanted to test his memory, something he had been proud of for a long time now, even back when he was in his world.
Kael closed his eyes and moved his Mana in his Mana Circuit. Then, he formed a Containment Circle, the Runes, and then the Directional Lines.
Soon, the Spell Matrix was complete, and,
A Fireball was formed.
Kael opened his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face as he realized that he had succeeded.
"I guess I shouldn't shoot it. It would wake Igni up."
Because of this, the directional lines he had drawn were different from what Elira had taught him, and just as he expected,
The Fireball started circling around him.
Soon, however, he noticed a problem.
"Am I supposed to wait till my Mana runs out…?"
To cast another fireball, he would need another Spell Matrix, and a First Circle Mage like him could only create one Spell Matrix at a time.
So unless his spell finished, he wouldn't be able to cast another one.
In this case, the spell would only finish once he ran out of mana. Till then, he could only wait.
Of course, constantly casting fireballs and letting them explode was definitely a faster way, but that would wake Igni up and also alert the guard outside, so Kael decided to avoid that.
He was a patient man.
A man with self-control.
To not waste his time, however, he picked up the Beast Taming book the King had prepared for him and started reading.
Five minutes later, the fireball circling around him started fluttering, and Kael felt his head aching. The Fireball then extinguished, and Kael felt weak, signaling that he had used up all his Mana.
Without wasting any time, he closed his eyes. As he focused, once again, his vision was lightened up with Fire Elements. Picking the closest one, he pulled it towards him and started filling his Mana Core again.
This continued for a while, and soon, his hard work showed its result.
Of course, Kael didn't stop at one message.
After all, he knew this was just the beginning.