The city was bustling and loud,people were everywhere going left and right talking laughing and dealing,the smell was slightly sour as if something was burning,but it was alright.

No,one really noticed me all too much,but I could still feel some stares being directed at my direction,my clothing was a bit out of place for this kind of country and my looks seemed to have also drawn the eyes of a few ladies walking by the side giggling while looking at me.

I didn't stop moving though and just kept my head high looking at the tavern bar to get some information I could immediately search up the magicians association,but I wasn't in a hurry just yet getting some more info didn't hurt.

Thinking like this I was about to open the door to the tavern bar and just as I was doing so I could feel my senses jumping up telling that someone was coming out of that door,I quickly followed my senses and stepped back for a moment out of harms way and as I did that the door suddenly got slammed open by someone or rather it was rammed open ?

-Ughhh...

The person groaned getting launched of the tavern head first through the door and right now he was laying down on the ground groaning in pain,I looked at the boy closer for a moment he had blond short hair and green eyes his ears weren't long and skin was white,he looked like a normal human to me,but my senses still told me that he was a fey,judging from his complexion and appearance I guessed him to be close to my own age on top of that he wore a unique blue robe which I could feel magical energy out of...

I wanted to help him up,but stopped as I sensed another few people coming out of the tavern bar 4 people in fact all of which looked pretty mean to me with burly hair and dirty leather armor just like the one bandit I had encountered when I got here.

The facial expression was that of ridicule and amusement I could guess that it was these people that threw this boy out of the tavern and in all honesty I shouldn't even care,but curiosity got the better of me as I started to observe him with me there were a lot of other onlookers who didn't do anything to help him.

-Now now kashmar I don't think you have the right to be so arrogant just because you got accepted by the magicians association doesn't mean that you are better then us adventurers !

The big guy I assumed to be the leader spoke as he made his way towards the young boy his underlings just laughed following with a evenly ridiculous comment after their leader laughing at the young boy that was getting up from the ground shaking off the dirt that was attached to his robe,he had a very unwilling and angry look on his face while keeping his head high towards the burly big man not yielding to him in the slightest.

-I never said anything that would make the adventurers inferior barluk what I am ridiculing instead is your lack of intellect and manners which your friends over there don't have much either of I assume

The young boy retorted with a edge keeping his chest high without looking weak,I gotta give him props to be so brave,but I am not sure if he can afford to be brave really.

The 4 guys who listened to the boys retort were slightly confused it seemed like they didn't understand much of what the young boy said maybe because they didn't hear him or his words were just too complicated for their brains who knows...kashmar was it...from what I understand he is from the magicians associations...maybe he can help me actually...

I thought and as I did I could see the leader showing a very conflicted look on his face he didn't quiet know what the boy just spouted,but he was still angry since he understood that he had insulted him at someway or another since everyone was starting to laugh,his little underlings were also angry and started to approach the boy with sinister looks on their faces kashmer didn't run he held his ground with a brave and proud look on his face,but I could see it the deep fear he had in his eyes didn't fool me.

-Alright I think we need to calm down here folks..

I finally stepping in between this still argument the 4 thugs changed their attention towards me a bit surprised so did kashmer as they looked at me no sure what to make out of me.

-Hahaha nice try boy just go to your mommy if you don't want me to beat you like your daddy hahaha

The leader said continuing to laugh at me as if I was nothing his underlings followed along and started pointing their insult towards me instead of the boy who looked a bit pained and also grim because of my involvement.

I sighed...I already knew how this was going to end because of that I didn't want to talk anymore and instead cut right into the chase.

-If you don't leave now I won't be polite anymore

I warned him and his friends just to give him a chance,hearing my warning the 4 just continued laughing even more holding their stomachs with amusement the spectators were also starting to laugh at the display and after a few seconds the leader stepped forward getting close to him...his smell was bad even from this distance he smelled like death.

-And you gonna do what kid ?

He asked with a laugh,but I simpled raised my hand and snapped finger telling him.

-I do this

The audience was now very focused just as they saw me finish snapping my finger a mini explosion happened close by launching the burly guy from his shoes all the way back to another building which was seemed to be a barn for animals he tumbled a few times until he directly fell onto a pool of mud and feces,the animals that were staying there were incredibly frightened and cried out loud.

-...

Silence...after the launch everyone in the area around us turned quiet the underlings also didn't laugh anymore and instead froze in place their expressions blank the spectators who were close by had a evenly shocked look on their faces not sure what to so say the boy was also looked at me with wides eyes staring at my hand that I used to snap.

-Scram...

I said coldly turning my head towards the other 3 idiots and watching them as they started to trip one after another showing a very pale expression on their faces while quickly running towards their leader to pick him up.

The audience also started to snap back and a few people started to cheer for me the boy called kashmar was still nailed on his spot staring at me as if I was some kind of outer worldly being.

The people around us quickly dispersed one after another seeing that the show was over I also decided that it was enough and stepped forward towards kashmar,he looked as if he was still dreaming.

-Hello are you there ?

I asked putting my palm in front of his face trying to pull his attention he shook his head momentarily getting back to himself immediately asking me questions like a machine gun.

-What was that ?! Did you just use Magic ? How come I couldn't sense anything ? Who are you ? Where do you come from ? What kind of spell was that ? Where did you learn it ?....

Feeling slightly overwhelmed with his questions I quickly raised my palm back up to tell him to stop...he understood the universal sign and stopped drowning me with his questions taking a few breaths to compose himself.

-My name is dawn,dawn timer its nice to meet you

I said giving him my hand to shake his eyes were sparkling for a bit as he quickly took my hand with both of his hands shaking furiously.

-Yeah...sorry about that my...my name is kashmar silavan..I..I am a apprentice mage still in training working under the magicians association,I am 15 years old by the way...

I nodded my head patiently making a stupid grin that I couldn't help making because of his excitement.

-I am just a simple wanderer I heard that you have ties with the magicians association thats why I wondered whetever or not you could help me with some things

Kashmar was a bit surprised he wanted to say something in return,but just as he was about to do that he realized something touching his robe I could see that he was searching for something after he didn't find it the first time he started to get panicked and finally looked down and saw with horror the remains of a glass bottle shattered into pieces,the fluid that was inside of the bottle was splattered on the whole ground smelling a weird smell of lavender while quietly sizzling in the ground.

Kashmar kneel'ed down not minding the dirt to the least,but totally horrified by the display in front of him paled to the point of looking like a ghost while picking up the shards of the glass bottle.

I wasn't confused really and didn't understand why he was so panicked I looked at the broken glass bottle and picked up a shard from it while looking at kashmar who suddenly started speaking to me.

-Sor...Sorry dawn it seems like I can't help you I have my own problems right now...the the magic potion master shirily entrusted me shattered...god what am I going to do !

Kashmar groaned obviously very pained and also panicked since he had broken something that he was entrusted with,I looked at the shard of glass for a moment an idea popping up inside of head as I held it breast pocket and rewinding the time of the item looking at kashmer with a smile on my face.

-I cans see you are in trouble how about I help you and in return you help me ?

I offered kashmar snapped back to himself and turned back at me obviously confused.

-How could you possibly.....

I pulled my hand out of the breast pocket and pulled out the newly acquired purple potion in my hand showing it to kashmar.

-...help me

Kashmar stared at the bottle for a few seconds with clear confusion running through his mind the reflection of the bottle directly reflected on the bottle as he answered me in a shallow tone.

-What do you need ?

I smiled at him finally hearing what I wanted to hear and giving him the potion.

-Just answer me a few things and this is yours

Kashmar nodded his head without a problem and directly snatched the potion from my hand with a relieved look on his face,he was still confused and also slightly suspicious about the bottle since he didn't know if it even was the right one,but in the end he didn't care anymore and just slumped down depressed telling me to follow him and ask along which I did.

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-Wait so you can't use a transportation circle because its locked by the emperor ?

I asked a bit confused and also lightly panicked by the situation kashmar nodded his head making a wryly smile because of the distressed look on my face.

Kashmar and I had been walking for about 10 minutes through the city,he was outside going on a errand for his master to deliver the potion that his master entrusted him with to a local alchemist in the area,right now we had already visited the alchemist and were heading towards the magicians association,kashmar was very nervous and anxious when he delivered the potion to the alchemist fearing that it was a false one,but surprising for him when the alchemist saw the potion and inspected it,he just nodded to kashmar and didn't say anything leaving him very relieved,but also puzzled on how I was able to get the exact potion that he needed,he didn't know what the potion was and he also didn't know that I had no clue either so he couldn't assume anything or ask me since I was also asking him my own questions.

At some point kashmar just stopped trying to ask me anything and just answered my own question leading us up to this point in which I asked him about the transportation circle that could bring me back home.

Unfortunately it seems like the current emperor sealed the access for the transportation circles throughout the world this info was very intriguing and it didn't only shock me,but it also shook the entire world making a few of the other countries mildly distressed by the limitation this situation also seemed to be only recent making me even more confused.

-Why ? Why would he do that ?

I asked now starting to get a bit more worried then my usually,kashmar was surprised by my small panic attack and tried to calm me down while explaining me the things he knew of this situation.

-I heard that the emperor had some kind of problem concerning the people from a different realm his younger brother and his daughter the princess were also finally retrieved from that particular realm and to protect them the emperor decided to seal the access of the transportation circles throughout the world using his own power thats why right now the circles are all shut down and unable to connect properly anymore the ambassadors from different countries visited our empire and wanted to ask our emperor to activate the circles again,but they were all refused...

Kashmar explained his explanation made me stop for a moment and think about my current situation and also my next course of action...

-The only way for me to get home is to make the emperor activate the transportation circles,but how do I do that ?

I muttered to myself grinding my teeth while thinking about the issue in hand,kashmar also stood next to me keeping me company for some reason or rather waiting for me,I didn't mind it all too much and just as I was thinking that someone walked behind kashmar carrying something heavy and tall making him unable to see what was in front of them which was kashmar.

I didn't want kashmar and this guy to collide with each other so I quickly pulled kashmar to the side and the guy pass through.

-Oh...thanks...

Kashmar said smiling at me,I also smiling nodding back to him my eyes momentarily looking back at the guy who continued on carrying what looked like a wooden crate.

Looking closer the people around us were also doing something similar carrying a lot of things and decorating and putting pictures on walls for some reason,I didn't notice it at first because I thought it was ordinary,but now I could see that they were doing this because of other reasons...

-What are they doing ?

I asked kashmar looking around the place and observing a woman put up a poster,I was a bit intrigued so I started approaching the picture to see what it was as kashmar explained to me.

-Ah...we are actually celebrating the return of the emperors daughter the princess and his younger brother both of which had been lost for 10 or 15 years the emperor was happy and ordered the empire to celebrate this day !

Kashmar answered,showing his hyped up attitude towards the celebration and just as he finished explaining me this I was finally close enough to inspect the poster and when I did my eyes got wide...

-No way...

Looking at the picture you could see 2 individuals sitting side by side with their own crowns on their heads the princess in particular pulled my attention as she was a person who I had seen before...

-Sera...

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