Amy walked in the room though she was taken aback. Leon and Jennifer are sitting next to each other like a fitting couple.
"Ryllis! You're finally here. Let me introduce you to Jennifer Lovefield. She's my lover."
How blunt. I didn't ask.
The prince is definitely showing lovesickness though she feels that everyone is overexaggerating his behavior and change of attitude a bit. To her, he is still the same. Did his initial behavior change overtime.
"We have a lot to catch up on, but I understand that you're here to look for your sister. I understand that you prioritize looking for her, but I have a favor to ask and I promise that I will do my part in her rescue."
Amy felt a string of irritation and rage at what he is saying. Are you telling me that you haven't even started looking for her?
Maintaining her calm expression, she asks, "What favor?"
"It is about Jennifer. I intend to bring her to Solin with me. I have already asked her father's blessing, and he agreed. But her old man's condition is that she would be trained in Solin's etiquette so that she wouldn't be looked down on." He says nonchalantly. "You could teach her everything you know. I am too strong and impatient to teach and despite everything perfect about Jenna. She is a bit of a slow learner." he admits.
"Leon! Stop embarrassing me!" She retorts in a cute way. The girl is more like a child than a teenager.
Amy understood now why he needed her now. Viola is missing and probably more opposing to this match. Melissa is his fiancée so that is also awkward.
"Alright." Amy agreed, "But know this, my sister takes first priority. Even you cannot change that. If anything impedes the investigation then the lessons stop immediately." she says with a cold look, an expression that was returned by Leon but he quickly changed to his devil-may-care attitude.
"Fine! It has been months since you last saw each other." Leon waved his hand, "Go ahead and rest up. We'll talk about lessons later."
Amy left the room quickly. She doesn't want to see Leon's face anymore.
The moment she left, Jennifer looked at the door in mock fear, "She doesn't like me. Just like the rest."
Leon put his arm around her for comfort. "Don't worry. Ryllis may not like you but she won't do anything unlike Rufus. She's more coolheaded and capable than that guy. Besides, she knows that if she crosses me, I can make sure that tomorrow never comes for her."
*
"Etiquette lessons?" Melissa says in surprise.
"Leon wants me to teach Jennifer Solin customs and etiquette. If we're being honest, he is probably bringing her to Solin as his mistress or worse his fiancée. He's going to bring chaos like we've never seen before." Amy exasperated.
"That girl has influence on the commoners. They do not know how to sense ulterior motives and false kindness unlike the nobility." Rufus says.
"Any chance that Leon took a love potion or love spell?" Amy asked.
"It was my first guess, but I couldn't smell anything on him that seems out of the ordinary." Rufus replied.
"Healing him couldn't work." Melissa says, "None of our abilities work on him. Even Violet is unable to find something to purify."
"That girl is weird." Rufus explains, "She seems to try to get close to me and Violet to the point that people think we're friends. She even says a lot of weird things telling me that if she trusts her and that she could help relieve the pain."
"What was the answer?" Amy curiously asks.
He shook his head. "I pushed it away. It was clear that she is trying to seduce me. I see her as a threat the moment I saw her. Violet even pushed me aside. She doesn't know what, but she never liked her the moment they met. She even told her that they will never see each other again."
"Is that girl a seer?"
"You saw her. Does she look like she's visibly impaired? Not to mention, she is part of the nobility even if she is a lesser noble."
Amy can't help but wonder if this girl is involved in Viola's kidnapping. Well... she might as well learn by interacting with her.
"What a pain."
*
Amy spent the rest of her day planning and the next day getting herself familiar with the academy. Getel Academy is not as prestigious as Solin. Other than having more space, there is nothing special here. Nothing here is state of the art like Solin is and there are a lot of outdated methods when it comes to their magic. Due to the frequent monster attacks, nearly all of Getel's budget goes to their military. Solin also provides military aid, but it is still a constant problem. However, their summoning magic is still their unique magic. It protects the summoner and makes them stronger and has many uses other than combat, so it makes sense that their summoning magic is more than enough to compensate for many things and is their preferred method above all else.
Amy waited by the garden where she would meet Jennifer. This is where she wishes to meet as she wishes to get to know her first before starting lessons.
The Getel garden is created by Leon using his ability. According to student testimony, this girl loves flowers and so he recreated the garden from an abandoned plot of land. It is a popular and romantic space for students, and it is a personal favor of Jennifer.
"Ah, there you are."
Amy saw the girl observing the flowers like she belongs there. Her red hair and eyes remind her of a rose in full bloom. She is far more beautiful and gentler looking than Rosalina with the same traits, she'll give her that. However, like a rose, she is full of thorns; prickly and hiding something underneath all that beauty.
"So, where should we start?"