Dear Ulf,

I am glad that you have no problem leaving for Verenus. You may also be able to show that not all magicians in this circle are evil. It has been sown for too long discord and strife between the circles. It does not matter where someone was. We are human and only together can we build a happy future.

But do not think that you have to do so much. Just be yourself, then the others will see that there are also reasonable Verenus. I am really curious what you have experienced in your election ceremony. The one weird thing about me was that I was afraid to come to Verenus. I'm proud of you for daring to take the step.

This with Ariane Malakin does not surprise me much. A lot has happened in her father's life. This has finally transferred to his daughter. That Brian's son is a magician surprised me then. I am glad that my foster brother has learned from his mistakes. I think I should visit him once. If you want, we can do that in the Christmas holidays.

I want to say hello to your mother and brother. Do your best, then we will always be proud of you, no matter which circle you belong to.

Much love

Dad.

Ulf was touched by his father's words and some tears ran down his cheek. Thank God he is not angry that I went to Verenus. "Are you crying?" Luciano asked, sitting next to him.

Ulf wiped his eyes and replied, "Nonsense. I just got a letter from my dad telling me that he does not care that I'm a Verenus. "

"Is it bad for you?" The other asked.

Ulf did not know what to say. Finally, he resolved for the truth. "To be honest, I was afraid to go here."

"What does it look like now?"

"Not any longer. I have always been compared to my father. Everyone says that I am the same as he is. It seems that everyone only sees my father, but now I can show that I am not him. He was in Aramis and I’m not. Do not get me wrong. I love my dad. He is almost a friend, but it is not easy to always be compared to him. He did a great job, but that does not mean I have to do it too. I want to live my own life, on my own, not because I have a famous father. "

Ulf was fine with this conversation. It had put a lot of strain on him, that everyone had expected him to follow in his father's footsteps. He is also a crossrider, but he never wanted to be in the runner's position when playing with his relatives. He was more in the position of the warrior. He has never been a jumper. He already wanted to try this position, but since Ulf was very small for his age, he was never entrusted with the jumper’s bat.

"I can understand you. My dad was one of Verenus' best crossride players and now plays for the German national team. Everyone expects me to play for my circle as well. I think if I could not make it to the team, he would be able to disinherit me, "Luciano encouraged him.

"Do not you want to play Crossride?" Ulf asked.

"Yes, but certainly not as a runner. I think this position is totally stupid. It's always called ducking, jumping, and then you have to hit the gate in the end. "

Ulf had to laugh. As Luciano looked at him questioningly, he said, "I did not mean to laugh at you. It's just that I think the same way. Five of my relatives were in the Aramis team and my mother played in Irmengart. My parents even played both as runners. We built a small crossridefield in Rock Aramis, and every time we played, they wanted me to make the runner. I also wanted to try it as a Jumper, but they never left me. "

"Are not you a bit too small for that?" Luciano said with a grin.

"Are you going to start now?" Ulf thundered, but when he saw Luciano's grin, he calmed down and laughed too. "I think it's nonsense that the jumpers must always be brawny guys. What's the use of all of your muscles when you're slow as a snail and yet all the players are hit by the comets because they are not fast enough? "

Luciano had to prove him right. Ulf thought it was a shame that as a first grader you had almost no chance to be set up for his circle. Before everyone wanted to leave the room, Grand Master O’Hara stood up and explained: "The Circle Masters came to me with a request. In recent years, there have always been problems with the fact that too few had applied for the Circleteams. Because of that, we decided to change that rule. "Can I possibly try to be included in my team?