Aulelia
August 1488 PD
I met the most interesting man at my Wil's engagement party. His hair, if you can believe it, was green! Naturally so, if Luciano (26) (which was his name) was to be believed. He was one of the members of the party that traveled here with Lady Levana. He was funny, and kept making me laugh. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. He told me he was a noble from Suron (43), the son of a earl, if I remember correctly. Grew up with Lady Levana, who was like an older sister to him.
The lady herself was quite kind, and not nearly so dull as I'd been expecting. She actually got Wil to smile, a real, genuine smile! That alone puts her in my good books. I hope we get along from here on out. I didn't get to talk to her long, as many people vied for her attention, but I learned that she likes reading novels, and doing complicated embroidery.
Back to Luciano. He told me about his plans to one day open a school for children, common children. He said something along the lines of;
"Most nobles seems to be scared of letting their subjects learn. I think it's a good thing. If they're allowed to learn, they can better use their talents. Meaning that the ones who might have extraordinary talents can help make the country better."
He also said that the the nobles who were really against it usually tended to be the corrupt ones, that it was easier to abuse an ignorant people than an educated one. It's true and I completely agree.
I more than agree, actually. My father has recently decided to open up the royal magic academy (39) to all students with enough magical ability, not just those of noble or royal birth like it's almost strictly been (excluding a few more extraordinary cases). Wil's planning, once he becomes king, to open it to girls, too! It would be revolutionary! No more would girls like Rora and I have to learn how to control our magic in secret or only be allowed to use it for healing. This could change everything!
I completely support any ideas to further education for everyone. We're all human, after all, and we should be treated as such. Besides, like Luca (which is what he insisted I call him) said, what if one of those kids ends up doing something major one day, like finding the cure for an epidemic, or saving the country from nonhuman invaders? I think I'll start pestering Father to open schools for non-magic children, so they can learn reading and writing and maths, at the very least. Noble and merchant children normally get to, because those families can hire private tutors or boarding schools, but not so many of the children of the working class, and it's completely unfair.
Maybe this whole engagement thing has been good for Wil and I. I know I've got a motivation, something that I haven't had in a long time. Not since Rora left.
Annotations:
26) Luciano: Refers to the late Lord Luciano Leone Orudeus of Suron, lover of Princess Aulelia and father of Luciano Gedonelune.
39) Royal Magic Academy: Refers to the Gedonelune Royal Magic Academy, the only formal school of magic in Gedonelune, and one of the most specialized schools of magic in Myula.
43) Suron: A kingdom to the southeast of Gedonelune, on the other side of Geranan, which is the country along the southeastern border of Gedonelune.