Louise slowly nibbled on the cakes that came with the tea, considering her familiar. The father of the child had died before they got married? But why did she get pregnant then, it was indecent to share your bed with a man before marriage… Also, how had the father died?
"So, who was the father?" She asked Sonea.
"The father was a great man that caused me to doubt him for the longest time. He died during the war, giving me all of his strength. His name was Akarrin, though he was reffered to as the High Lord until the guild found out about his practice of the forbidden magic." Sonea said. Louise looked at her in doubt. But it did explain a few things to her. "Now it's your turn Louise." Sonea said.
"Well, this is a school for magicians as you can tell. After three years we are considered magicians, with familiars and everything. I'm now in my second year." Louise said. Really, what more could her familiar wish of her? She was supposed to be the master, not the other way around.
"Three years?" Sonea stared at Louise in doubt. Surely it took longer to learn magic fully. On the other hand, these magicians seemed to use some rudimentary form of magic, and not the kind she was used to. Maybe that was why it took shorter. But if Louise was indeed in her second year, then she would be done with school soon, yet she couldn't make a defensive shield. "Do you learn defense in your last year?"
"Defense? We learned that in our first year. We are now going deeper then those basics." Louise said, raising an eyebrow. "Why would we ever need more defense then that? It isn't like the soldiers can't handle an attack anyways."
"Well, I learned shielding in my first year. It's the most basic thing we learn, and it's something that comes in most handy. Without it I would be dead by now." Sonea said. Then something to the side caught her attention. The boy with blonde hair, that had offered to take Louise's place in the battle the previous day, was getting slapped by two young ladies. When Louise saw her familiar looked at something else she followed her gaze.
"Ahh, Guiche has done it again I see. He cheated on them both." Louise said, sighing.
"He courted them both? Maybe someone ought to teach him a lesson." Sonea said, thinking of her revenge plans she used on Regin when he was bothering her. This, of course, wasn't the same deal, but it felt good to do something worthwhile. She doubted a place could be arranged here to heal commoners. Yes, teaching the boy a lesson would be nice.
"Owh no you don't." Louise said. "It will disgrace me if my familiar did something rude to him."
"Louise, if I did a small trick on him, nobody would be disgraced but him. I mean, he cheated and I want to teach him a small lesson. I'll tell you what I want to do. I'll start with…" Sonea began explaining. Louise listened and her eyes widened by the idea. It WOULD be a disgrace for Guiche, but not for her. It was a smart plan, with little flaws she could see.
"Okay, go ahead Sonea. But at the first sign that it might go wrong, you stop, understood?" Louise said. Sonea nodded and then rose. She made a small bow to Louise, before walking away.
"Ahhh, lady familiar." Guiche said when she came closer. He had seen her bow to Louise, and wondered if she had resigned to her function, or just did it to humor the girl.
"Good day. I'm sorry, but my 'mistress' needs me to get some things." Sonea said, letting some strain through her voice.
"Is Louise giving you a hard time then?" Guiche asked, concerned. Surely this strong magician wouldn't be controlled by Louise. Or had the magic set in and had she no choice anymore?
"Nothing a handsome man like yourself should worry about young sir. Well, I'll be on my way now, wouldn't want to keep her waiting." Sonea said, before going further. She had to resist the urge to grin, as it was almost to easy to fool the boy.
Guiche stared after her before noticing Montmorency next to him. "WHAT are you doing Guiche. You already cheated on me with that first year, now you're going after a familiar?" She almost shouted in his ears.
"No my darling Montmorency. I just saw her passing me and she told me she had to get some things for Louise. Nothing going on between me and her. I love you, and only you, honestly." Guiche said, walking back a bit. Montmorency kept getting closer, and eventually he couldn't run anymore.
"Young lady, please do not be mad at the sir. He only asked me if Louise was treating me fairly, nothing bad." Sonea said, appearing out of nowhere. "He even told me he would find you in a bit."
"Really Guiche, how sweet." Montmorency said, going to Guiche with different intentions now. Guiche swallowed thickly, looked to Sonea and then decided to go along with her story. He led Montmorency to a table and ordered some tea and sweets for them. Meanwhile Sonea went back to Louise, carrying a small plate with a cake on top of it.
"Well, seems like Guiche will soon be in a lot more rub then he can handle." Sonea said, while smiling to Louise. She put the plate in front of the girl, before sitting down and asking a servant to bring her a bit of bread.
"So, the first part has worked?" Louise asked.
"Of course, Montmorency likes Guiche more then she would have before. And, of course, thinks he likes her more then he wants to admit to." Sonea said, snickering. When the bread arrived she started eating slowly, listening to childhood stories from Louise.
Well, that's it for this chapter. I really should start updating regularly… but between work and boyfriend, all my spare time seems to vanish. Sorry all.