"The Alpha Wolf in the Oak Forest"

The Royal Knight raised his brow, "Hmm? About what?"

Sigmund was worried that his Master would be too much involved with a Royal Knight. He had to make sure that they lay low for now so that the people from the Castle would not notice them, or else their plan to investigate the matter about the royal family's demise years ago would be for naught.

"Master," Sigmund suddenly interrupted, "Should we assist our comrades outside?" and he looked at her as if trying to get his message across.

"Ah… Oh no, I forgot about them… I should hurry, and-"

"Don't worry about them. Everything's under control. The reinforcement city guards from Empirica City also came, so we were able to capture all the rebels properly," the Royal Knight then patted Ivory's shoulder. "You have a big potential to be a Royal Knight with such power. If you decide to do so, look for me in the Silverblade Castle, and I will gladly train you myself."

"I apologize Sir Xenos for taking up your time… then I'll see you in the Silverblade Castle as a Royal Knight candidate, someday!"

Xenos gave him a wide smile and told him that he was looking forward to it. He then waved goodbye as he marched with his fellow knights, taking the captured Euphorie, while the Empirica City's reinforcements took the rebels with them including Hans and his Beast Servant.

"That Euphorie… What if she's actually my relative?" Ivory looked up to Sigmund as he let her wear his cloak, making sure that her body was not exposed.

"I get that you want to know more about your origins to let you control your mana better, but we should be careful with anyone from the castle," Sigmund told her with a serious expression.

"You are right, Sigmund, but how will I know who she is?"

"She's a bit famous around town, isn't she? Maybe some know of her origins. I will ask around."

"Thank you… Ugh, anyway, there's a reason that I should be happy about," Ivory happily stared at her transformed magic staff, and she noticed that it could also be detached into two. "My magic staff is so cool!" she uttered with a big smile. She had been waiting for its first evolution, and she didn't expect it to transform at that time.

As soon as they saw the town guards assisting the Town Leader, they started walking away from the room. When they got out of the town hall, all of a sudden, she felt weak because she used so much mana to siphon the large ball of fire, at the same time she formed a strong barrier to prevent the impact of the attack from recoiling to their surroundings. Her knees slowly felt numb, and she staggered as they walked, so before even reaching Jasiel and Morgan who were waving from afar, she passed out. Jasiel and Morgan ran towards them when they saw Ivory fall, and fortunately, Sigmund caught her and carried her in his arms.

"Servant, what happened inside the town hall?" asked Morgan.

"The rebel leader, who is apparently the town leader's son, attacked directly to his father's bedroom. The town leader's son and wife had a fight with their magic, and fortunately, Master stopped them, or they all could have died from the impact."

Jasiel worriedly looked at Ivory, "Is your Master alright?"

Sigmund nodded, "He only needs to rest due to loss of mana. I have to tend to him, so we'll get going."

While Jasiel and Morgan went to the town guard chief to report their contribution to apprehending the rebels, Sigmund hurriedly went to Nathan's house and directly went to the bedroom to lay her down. He tucked her in using a blanket, making sure that she would be comfortable.

"Is Ivor alright?" Nathan asked worriedly as he handed over a thicker blanket. "It is unusually cold at night, so please use this instead to cover your Master."

Sigmund nodded at him. He decided to replace the blanket after Nathan had gone out of the room, so that he wouldn't know her true identity. He then asked, "By the way, do you know more about the Town Leader's wife?"

"That woman, Euphorie… She was a tavern server in Valios City, and she met the Town Leader when he traveled there before."

"Her hometown is in Valios City? That's in the Land of Rosaria, right?"

"Yes… But why?"

"Master was asking about her," Sigmund sighed. After that, Nathan left them to let them rest and excused himself before he closed the door.

In Sigmund's mind, she thought that maybe the mystery of Ivory's origin could be solved if they went to that city. As he gazed into his Master's peaceful sleeping face, he promised to himself that he would be willing to go anywhere with her to help her with her predicament.

Meanwhile, Ivory was in that dream again. She's standing in the middle of the oak forest, where white wolves lurked. Their light blue eyes stared cautiously at her. She remembered the last time she had the similar dream where a white wolf approached her and befriended her, but became a white orb, which entered her body afterwards.

Ivory looked around her, noticing that a number of wolves approached her and sniffed her. She was very anxious, and she felt her sweat dripping from her forehead.

"Please don't bite… please don't bite…" She murmured as she watched the furry animals smell her feet. Fortunately, it seemed like they didn't regard her as their enemy. Instead, they sat near, turned around from her, as if they were guarding her.

Ivory wished that the dream would end, because it felt surreal. First, she hadn't been to an oak forest, and second, she had never seen wolves in her entire life.

Suddenly, the wolves howled loudly, and they all ran ahead. In hope to see the end of her dream, Ivory followed them.

Deep in the forest, a gigantic white wolf stood with a majestic aura. All the other wolves sat in front of him and lowered their heads as a sign of respect.

The huge animal's light blue irises gazed at her. She met its gaze, and the two of them stared at each other for a long while.

But when the giant wolf's eyes glowed, Ivory quickly woke up and opened her eyes in fear. It was already dawn, and she was drenched in sweat.

Sigmund, who was leaning beside the window, asked, "You had a nightmare?"

As soon as she nodded, her Vampire Servant approached her and sat on the bed. He then tucked her, "Get more sleep, Ivory. You still need to rest."

"But… I'm afraid to sleep..."

"Tsk. Dimwit, the great Vampire Sigmund is beside you now, you'll only have sweet dreams when you're with me," he placed her left hand on his lap and squeezed it. He uttered, "Now, sleep."

Ivory smiled at him and closed her eyes. As Sigmund held her hand and gazed at her face, she felt drowsy, and eventually she fell asleep, without having a nightmare anymore.