Chapter 92: Introduced to Declan’s Family

Julius didn’t end up having to do anything else regarding the Geoffrey incident. Declan had taken care of everything and had told Julius to not worry about it. At the moment Geoffrey was sitting in a cell beneath the guardhouse and Declan had already notified Lord Lagos about the general situation.

There were still a couple of things Declan still needed to do but in the meantime, he told Julius to go and see Rae. She should have finished with the preparation of breakfast and was expecting him.

When Julius walked through the doors to the kitchen he was welcomed with a big hug that smothered him. He couldn’t see anything and all he could smell was the scent of toasted wheat and bacon. But he knew that it was Rae.

He just stood there and let the woman take her time. When she was finally done he handed her the slightly rumpled sack of pastries he had saved for her. They were a little crushed, but it was the thought that counted.

“Ohh!” Rae exclaimed excitedly. “You stopped by Maria’s place?”

It appeared that Rae had recognized the sack that the cafe had given him and was even aware of the person who owned it. Julius should not have been surprised that Rae knew of the lady, it seemed like a very Rae thing.

“The cafe with the glass windows and blue door?” He asked.

“Yep, that is the one! Maria and I are old friends, but I haven’t been able to go over there for a while. I am glad you stopped by and picked some stuff up,” Rae told him.

“Yeah, it was surprisingly busy for how early it was. It seemed to be pretty popular with the locals,” Julius commented.

“Oh yeah, Maria’s place is one of the better bakeries in Heston. I always try to stop by whenever I am in that part of the city.”

Julius and Rae spent the next while just chatting about what they had done since they had last seen each other. She told him about some drama and stuff that had been happening among the guards while he talked about some of the stuff that had happened at Goldencrest.

She fixed him a small plate of food along with some of the bread and pastries that he had grabbed from the cafe and continued to ask him about what the school was like and if he was enjoying it. He told her the truth that he was enjoying his time there.

He also told her about some of the others who he had met pretty soon after getting there and how amazing they were. While they were talking, Declan must have finished up whatever he was doing and joined them in the kitchen.

He grabbed himself a small fruit and was munching on it, sitting on a stool, and just listening to Rae and Julius talk. However, when he mentioned Professor Youma he interjected and asked, “How is he doing?”

Julius turned around on his stool to face Declan, “Was he one of your professors when you went there?”

“Yeah, I am surprised that he is still teaching first-years, or teaching at all that is. He was old when I was there.” Declan chuckled as he said that.

“He’s doing good, he looks old but he moves around like someone half his age. He is also one of the better professors I have in my opinion. I have him for Tier Advancement and Aura Control,” Julius said.

“Oh yeah, by the way, how is your aura control going?” Declan asked him. “I noticed the ring but it is hard to get a feel of how much control you have when you wear it.”

Julius forgot that he was wearing the ring and quickly took it off. Letting his aura naturally emit outward. He saw Declan’s eyebrows lift in surprise.

“You reached Tier 2?” Declan asked excitedly.

“Yep. Though I half expected you to already sense it even through the ring’s suppressive effects.”

“I felt something was off, but that ring does a very nice job of naturally emitting aura. That, on top of your already strong aura, and it is hard to gauge where you stand,” Declan explained.

Rae clapped her hands in joy, “Congratulations Julius!”

“Thanks, Rae. I was already really close to it anyway. I just broke through recently.”

Declan stood up from his stool, and walked up to Julius, clapping him on the shoulder. “Well, you know what this means right?”

Julius shook his head. He didn’t know what it meant. Was there some sort of tradition he wasn’t aware of?

Declan was about to say something but held himself back. “Eh, I won’t ruin the surprise then.”

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“What surprise?” Julius asked curiously.

“Never mind about that. Are you ready to go?”