Jon Trant, the new head to the Trant family sat atop his chair in the main hall.

Beside him sat his mother, Tressa Trant, people often compared his older sister Illyan to her in her younger age.

All of the most important people in the Trant family were gathered here today, the news they got was of the most important thus far.

“My lords and Ladies, today I gathered you here because I got a message of disturbing news.” Spoke young Jon with confidence a ten year old shouldn’t have, he waited for a few seconds to make the people around the hall make their own theory on what the news is.

Seeing that everybody had a theory from the look in their faces he continued. “ Today we got news regarding my sister Illyan, the message says that she was attacked and kidnapped by a rogue magus apprentice” He quoted with his fingers at the mention of the magus apprentice. The hall was silent after his announcement, then like a volcano shouting and demands of taking actions were heard from the Lords and the Ladies of the Trant family. Illyan is a well liked person in the Trant family, she was always very polite, honorable and was a beauty. And the reaction was expected by Jon and his mother.

Jon waved his hand, silencing the hall. “ My Lords & Ladies I’m not finished, after my sister was kidnapped the Raven academy sent someone to retrieve her. And the magus apprentice has succeeded in her rescue. In fact he is the one that wrote the message himself, also he included that Illyan was injured in her head and has lost a lot of her memories. He is also offering to bring her here for a few days so we can see her, and I’m planning on accepting.”

The hall again erupted, but this time with praise to the mysterious magus apprentice that saved Illyan.

“My lord, may I ask who is this magus apprentice that rescued the young miss?” Asked one of the older lords.

“Of course, the person is called Adrius Caseo.”

The moment Jon said the name, he saw some faces fall like they were struck by a stone. “My Lords, is there something wrong?” Jon asked, feeling something was wrong.

No one spoke until someone had the courage to speak. “ My lord, this Adrius Caseo. Is called the demon of the Raven academy. Or the alias he got after the yearly exam, The Dark Eyed Demon. He is said to be one of the most evil upcoming magus apprentices in the raven academy. My lord, we only know about him because of a passing magus apprentice that talked about him.

And believe me when I say this sir, the magus apprentice looked terrified when someone mentioned the yearly exam for the Raven academy. And he went on about how he survived by sheer luck, he also talked about the winner of the exam….Adrius Caseo.”

Hearing about this Adrius Caseo made Jon less eager to see him, the man was the definition of a dark magus if what they say it’s true.

The Trant family was a neutral magus family, their magus didn’t choose light or dark. Which has brought great benefits to the Trant family, because this way they can trade with anyone whether it’s dark or light.

But this Adrius has saved his sister, so maybe he is trying to get on their good side? Also even if he starts killing everyone in his way, he will get obliterated in a second by the magus that protects the Trant family.

Jon thought on how to phrase his words, when he found the right combination he spoke. “ My lord, I understand your concern. If I could I would not invite this man, but we have dealt with people worse than this Adrius, also we are perfectly safe because we have something he fears. Official magus!” People nodded at Jon’s statement, it was right they have official magus protecting the Trant family. Even though the magus were not that social. They would protect them.

“I will communicate with him today using his soul stamp and invite him” Concluded Jon while he stood up and walked out of the meeting hall, where the Lords and Ladies started to chat among themselves.

Elsewhere Adrius was brewing a potion and admiring his mind. He has planned to make Illyan to be a subject of Slave of love, so he could erase and replace her memories. He can do that to mortals without help, but with magus apprentice is impossible if you are not an official magus. Or if you have an artifact that could weaken the mind so you could go in and work. Even though Illyan was technically a mortal because her cultivation is sealed. But her mind is still of a magus apprentice, so it will be harder to enter it by himself.

The potion he was brewing is a sleeping potion, 5 minutes after taking it. The person will enter deep sleep, the time of sleep depends on the amount of the potion. Like one drop can make a person asleep for a whole day.

There was a story of a magus who fed a person the whole potion. And the person woke up after 100 years.

Adrius didn’t know whether the story is true or not, because the story is like 500 years old. Which is pretty old even for a magus.

After all, if some wars and historic events were unknown or erased from history, why would a mere story stay the same after 500 years?

Looking at the bubbling transparent potion Adrius was thrilled, he is still an apprentice potion master. But his potions were very good, and even Croft has praised him.

Of course he did it in his own Crofty way. In Crofty way he means Croft calling him a talented fucker and a good piece of shit.

Adrius genuinely liked Croft, the man seems like his friend more than his professor. And Adrius knew that with the shit he has done, if he was with another professor then he would be either dead or expelled.

Adrius thinks that the only person he really likes to spend time with is Croft, he just feels a connection between them. He doesn’t trust him, NO! But he can tolerate him, after all he was the one who instructed him on magic and potions.

Speaking of potions, the potion was done. Adrius just got a request from some guy to make this potion. It was kind of a weird request because not many people request such potions. But then Adrius remembered that today a ball was happening.

It didn’t take him a lot of time to connect dots, he smirked and started working. It isn’t his job to ask questions, his job is to make potions. And what the potions do is not his responsibility. And honestly he just doesn’t care.

After all he didn’t get the title Demon for his looks alone.