his curiosity was most evident.
‘Unfortunately, I have received an urgent task,’ Bleist said sadly. He admitted to himself that if it were possible, he would have preferred to stay with his protégé. Unfortunately, his duties were calling. ‘I have to leave for a while.’
‘Is it something dangerous?’ The dragon's voice was tinged with concern. The boy inspected the mage's equipment. By his standards, Darius's armour did not seem good enough. It was unlikely that it could measure up to the stereotype of good armour when compared to the dragon's equipment. Bleist didn't even want to think about how much metal he would have to put on for his student to consider it adequate.
‘I won't hide it from you, I'm sure I'll have to face some kind of threat,’ the earl admitted bluntly. ‘How big? I don't know.’
Draco just stared at his master. He was clearly thinking intensely about something. Darius could even guess what it was.
‘Don't worry, I'm not going alone.’ Bleist approached the boy and ruffled his hair in a friendly manner. ‘I have been given a detachment of the Azure Guard under my command. That should be enough against anything we might encounter.’
‘I hope you can handle it without any problems, master.’ The boy seemed to be somewhat reassured by the information.
‘Thank you for your faith in me.’ Bleist smiled more broadly. ‘Try to rest while I'm away. Especially since you don't have much free time left. After all, you're starting your studies at Solvein in early September.’ He added lightly. He saw that the dragon was about to say something, but he beat him to it. ‘I'm sure you got in. The results should be coming soon, so don't worry about anything.’
‘I'll try, master,’ the boy muttered uncertainly. Darius was sure that no matter what he said, it would not discourage his student from poring over magic books.
‘Go see James, he should have a little more time now.’ The mage knew that work at Matheo's workshop was in full swing, but according to his suspicions, a slightly lighter
