Liora enters the infirmary softly, still wearing fitted training armor. Her silver hair is tied back, and her wooden sword hangs unused at her side as she approaches Klause’s bed.
Liora
You are awake. I heard the healers say your arm returned, but I needed to see it myself.
Her eyes linger on Klause’s restored arm, then shift toward the silver scars crossing his chest. Rebecca remains beside the bed, while Jacob stands near the ward-stones.
Rebecca Larent
Liora stayed near the broken seal until Jacob found her. She has carried the account carefully, but she deserves the truth from you.
Liora
The stone beneath the practice ground was a sleeping seal. Your fire disturbed it, and you dismantled the pattern before its stored force reached the mansion.
Jacob Larent
Then Vael arrived. Liora held the path, but the attack exceeded anything her training could reasonably answer. Your ward brought you back.
Liora
I keep wondering whether I failed you. Tell me what happened beneath those roots, and tell me what I should have done differently.
✓ Quest Accepted
Explain the events beneath the roots and during Vael’s attack to Liora
“You did everything right I promise, but we have to become stronger i say getting up we have to keep training and we will enter the academy, ive rested enough lets train are you in liora”
SUCCESS (Fair Persuasion, rolled +3)
Klause larent
You did everything right, I promise. We have to become stronger. We will enter the academy, and we will keep training. Are you in, Liora?
Klause pushes himself upright and swings his legs over the bed. His restored arm trembles with weakness, but he remains standing as the wardlight steadies around him.
Liora
I am in. I will not let fear decide what we become, and I will train beside you until we are ready for the academy.
Liora grips the hilt of her wooden sword, her expression settling into familiar determination. She offers Klause her free hand, ready to steady him without treating him as helpless.
Rebecca Larent
Your courage has returned faster than your strength. Training begins with walking, balance, and controlled mana, not another reckless night in the forest.
Jacob Larent
But the goal stands. You and Liora will resume disciplined practice when your body can sustain it, and academy preparation will follow.
Liora helps Klause take one careful step from the bed. The movement is modest, but the family ward answers with a warm pulse, and the path toward training is agreed.
“Conclude the chapter”
SUCCESS (Great Willpower, rolled +1)
“Conclude the chapter”
SUCCESS (Great Willpower, rolled +3)
Over the following weeks, Klause walks farther each morning, then practices balance and controlled mana beneath Rebecca’s watch. His strength returns without haste.
Liora
Your footing is steadier. When academy training begins, I will still make you work for every opening.
Jacob marks the courtyard stones with measured routes, while Liora trains beside Klause. Their practice becomes a shared rhythm of guarded steps, recovery, and restraint.
Rebecca Larent
Your academy applications are accepted. The instructors also agreed to review your protective wardwork when you arrive.
The unexpected invitation gives Klause a place to demonstrate defensive magic before formal lessons begin. Rebecca seals the letters, and Jacob prepares their travel arrangements.
Klause larent
The academy will test both my magic and my discipline.
That evening, Klause stands with Liora beneath the mansion’s calm wardlight, while Elianora sleeps safely inside. The road to the academy is chosen, and their next chapter begins.