Sovereign of the Ashes

Chapter 626: Arrest Rescinded

“Order of the Dark Sword? All right, I’ll have a chat with them later. Since your apprentice managed to interact with White Stella’s family and befriend her sister, he must have a decent character,” Feylis said.

“Accusing him of colluding with black mages is... quite a slur,” she added, shaking her head.

Feylis had a favorable impression of Sein, although she was unaware of his past.

Given Sein’s ability to forge connections with special beings like Tourmaline and White Stella, who were favored by the Magus World’s planar will, Feylis believed he could not be a bad person.

Helping Sein clear his name with the Order of the Dark Sword was a trivial task to her.

She suspected that the Rank Six knight in the Order of the Dark Sword was likely unaware of the situation. It was probably those lower down who had caused the whole issue.

The grand master of the order would likely only be made aware of such arrests if they involved black mages of Rank Four or above.

It was only after Lorianne mentioned her apprentice that realization finally dawned on Feylis.

With a playful glint in her eyes, the Rank Six mage teased Lorianne through the flame screen, “You’ve been asking me so much about verdant flame magic lately—surely it isn’t all for the sake of teaching that apprentice of yours, is it?”

Feylis had been Lorianne’s mentor for thousands of years, ever since Lorianne had first been promoted to Rank One mage.

After mentoring her for so long, Feylis knew Lorianne better than even her own mother did.

Sure enough, at Feylis’ teasing question, Lorianne’s face stiffened noticeably. Her cheeks were even tinged red.

Seeing Lorianne’s reaction, Feylis’ smile widened. But she decided not to tease Lorianne too much about it.

After all, Lorianne was no longer the little girl she once was, having been promoted to Rank Four and was now a divine tower master.

In many ways, Gregory, Bernice, and Lorianne were the anchors of Feylis’ influence in the Magus Civilization.

Her apprentices were far more reliable than any of her allies.

Perhaps soon, Feylis would have another strong pillar of support at her disposal—Aelid, the senior apprentice of her fifth apprentice, Andres.

According to recent news, Aelid, her demigod-level grand apprentice nicknamed the “Flame Sword”, had broken through to Rank Four.

Andres might not be an exceptional talent and truth seeker, but he had made notable contributions to the academy’s construction and was a good mentor to his apprentices.

He had managed the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame as its dean for nearly ten thousand years.

His faction within the Verdant Flame Faction boasted the most disciples, perhaps because Andres recognized his limitations early on and focused on contributing to the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame.

After mentoring so many apprentices, including a prodigy like Aelid who had ascended to Rank Four, it could be said that Andres’ faction had secured its successor.

Lorianne blushed at Feylis’ teasing and quickly ended the long-distance communication.

Despite the lighthearted moment, Feylis did not forget about the serious matters at hand. Through her mental focus, she condensed a knowledge orb for Lorianne, containing useful knowledge of the verdant flame magic for those below Rank Four.

This knowledge orb should significantly aid Lorianne in guiding Sein.

As the flame screen dissipated in front of her, Feylis then reached out to the Ylli Knight Alliance’s Rank Six knight, Dark Sword.

Feylis, having attended many Magus Alliance Conferences, was familiar with most of the Rank Six knights and mages in the Magus World. Even if they were not personally acquainted, Feylis had ways to befriend them.

After all the structure of any civilization resembled a pyramid, with fewer people at the top.

There were only so many Rank Six knights and mages in the Magus World, and they would often need to interact with each other.

There were also numerous and diverse foreign gods in the Magus Alliance, many of whom Feylis did not recognize and preferred not to interact with.

However, these foreign gods were typically less powerful than the powerhouses of the Magus World.

Rank Six mages like Feylis were often honored as guests by the overlords of the alliances.

Although she was not well-acquainted with Dark Sword and had never collaborated with him in wars, they had each other’s contact information.

Although Feylis was a mage, Dark Sword closely rivaled her status in the Magus World because of his status as the disciple of the strongest overlord within the Ylli Knight Alliance.

Although knights generally valued bloodline inheritance, mentorships existed among them.

Some powerful knights not only passed on their bloodlines but also mentored young knights with significant potential.

Rank Six knights like Dark Sword, who had an overlord as master, might even surpass the influence and status of mages like Feylis within the Magus Civilization.

Feylis’ initiative to communicate with Dark Sword surprised the knight.

Upon connecting with him, Feylis did not jump straight to the main issue. Instead, she began by casually chatting with the Rank Six knight.

Given Dark Sword’s status and extensive connections, he likely knew certain pieces of information not even Feylis was privy to.

As expected, during their conversation, Feylis gained many intels that were previously unknown to her.

“The war with the Gallant Federation seems inevitable given the general trend, but we, the Ylli Knight Alliance, are more focused on that ancient prophecy from the Eastern Stargazing Heights,” Dark Sword said gravely.

A Rank Six knight of his caliber would not speculate aimlessly.

Feylis sensed something deeper and tried to probe further. “Is this also what your mentor thinks?”

Dark Sword affirmed with silence.

After a lengthy pause, Feylis changed the subject.

“The young ones in the Magus World these days are becoming increasingly difficult to guide. Rather than dedicating themselves to unraveling the mysteries of truth, they continually stir up trouble,” she lamented.

“Oh? Has one of your apprentices caused trouble again, Lady? It’s not Gregory this time, is it? Or Bernice?” Dark Sword asked with a smile.

His emphasis on “again” was telling.

“Neither. Another younger one. But it’s fine. A little hardship is good for them. It teaches them humility,” she concluded with a shake of her head.

The call between Feylis and the Dark Sword was brief.

They were not well-acquainted with each other in the first place, so there was not much to discuss.

During their conversation, Dark Sword disclosed some crucial, confidential information to Feylis, likely reflecting the Ylli Knight Alliance’s stance toward the Pyro Secret Society, of which Feylis was a member.

Feylis, astute as always, intended to convey the Ylli Knight Alliance’s intentions to the Zenasus, the representative of the Pyro Secret Society’s higher management.

After concluding his talk with Feylis, Dark Sword promptly reached out to a subordinate knight.

As the disciple of an overlord, Dark Sword commanded formidable subordinates, including knights of Rank Four.

Instead of establishing his own knightly order, this Rank Four knight served as a branch hall master under the Order of the Dark Sword and was also Dark Sword’s right-hand man.

“Find out if someone has been causing trouble with the mages from the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame recently. If it’s nothing serious, tell them to rescind the arrest,” Dark Sword instructed.

“Understood,” the Rank Four knight replied.

The Ylli Knight Alliance’s tough stance against black mages and the black knights placed this formidable entity in a unique position within the Magus Alliance.

At times, the law enforcement knights from the Ylli Knight Alliance also held extensive authority to oversee other forces within the Magus World and the allied planes in the Magus Alliance.

Although this authority was not officially sanctioned by the Magus Alliance, it was implicitly approved by the Magus Civilization’s overlords.

For this reason, many divine towers and knightly orders did not appreciate the interventions of the Ylli Knight Alliance’s law enforcement knights.

Dispatching law enforcement knights to make arrests at divine towers or knightly orders not affiliated with the Ylli Knight Alliance was indeed a contentious practice, and the Ylli Knight Alliance was the only organization in the Magus World that engaged in such actions.