Two faced

"Remember the shape of the magic circle, feel it in your mind and form it"

Arian's voice resounded In Lance's ear. It had been more than a few weeks since she started teaching him how to use mana and form magic circles, and Lance had been making massive improvements.

Now, he was on the verge of creating his first magic circle and even after countless trials and errors he still persisted, he knew it was an important step. Once he successfully created the corresponding circle, all he needed to do was draw mana and the first spell would have been learnt.

"Hmmm"

Lance was sweating profusely but, he didn't let that distract him. What he needed now was to form the magic circle, then his massive mana reserves would now be put to good use.

Gradually the blue magic circle formed a round shape, then lance used specks of Mana to form the inscriptions and finally, after an hour of struggling

"Yes!!"

Lance exclaimed. It had taken him countless tries but, finally he had succeeded. Lance waved the glowing magic circle around with utmost glee.

"Water blast"

After celebrating, he turned to a stack of hay on the side and stretched his hand forward. Mana formed around his hands instantly, and a ball of water soon formed.

"Voom"

The water shot like a Canon, but upon reaching the haystack, it just melted into to and caused no real damage.

"You still need practice, don't worry."

Arian smiled and told lance. There were countless steps to becoming truly powerful, and Lance needed to follow those steps. Everyone did.

"Since you've achieved this today, then let's mark it as the end of today's training section."

Arian looked happy, ever since she saw Lance's talent, she became very nice and warm towards him. She knew his potential.

"But before you go goof off, I have something to tell you"

Arian walked over to him and stood in front of him. She was taller than he was, but not by much. However, it was enough for her to look down at him.

"Ah? What might that be?"

Lance tilted his head to the side, Arian's breasts were so close to him right now. He didn't know if she was trying to hint something at the moment.

"Let's take a seat…."

Arian turned to the side and giggled, she was using her feminine charm to drive Lance into a state of confusion.

And Lance too couldn't help but fall for it. She was so endowed and beautiful with a succulent ass and nice boobs, any man would find themselves lost in her beauty. It was to the point that Lance didn't know when he even sat down.

"What do you know about Elnor?"

Arian, having also taken her seat, asked Lance this question.

"Elnor, is the name of the kingdom we reside…one of the seven Kingdoms in the region and is helmed by the Di Royal family of old. Elnor is also the….."

Lance went on a ramble about the region and its history. Ever since he came to this world he had been studying its history and regions, There was little he didn't know.

"Oh yes you're right, but that's not what I meant"

Arian was impressed by Lance's broad knowledge of the kingdom and some of its politics, but it made sense. He was a noble by birth, so he had to learn all these things, be it from his father or someone else.

"Oh? What did you mean?"

"I'm talking about the powers of this kingdom, the true powers and their might. And I'm not just talking about the noble faction."

"Ohhh"

Lance nodded, he trully didn't know much outside of knowledge of the nobility, trade, and royalty. Those were the official powers of the kingdom. It seemed like what she was talking about was something else.

"For example, we have the adventurers' guild. A very powerful organization though it is under the thumb of the king currently, it boasts a massive strength"

"The most powerful powers currently are, the royalty, the church and the nobility. Then we can speak of the adventurers guild and then the rest, but of all these factions and powers the only unified one is the church"

"The rest are filled with too many arms vying for power…."

From those few words, Lance could easily identify where this conversation was heading to. She was trying to poach him for the church.

"Now I get it….."

Lance didnt know whether to laugh or cry, he had been wondering why her attitude had changed from being cold to being warm for a while now. Now he understood. She was trying to poach him.

"You're a smart kid, I know you understand where I'm going with this. The church is the best place for growth, the others are fraught with schemes and competitions."

Lance understood all too well that she was right. The church had a clear hierarchy with firm loyalty from its members, it was the best place for growth as it was far away from schemes and internal conflicts. Honestly, Lance believed that it was a wonderful place to study.

However, it was impossible for him. For one, he wasn't what one would call 'a believing man,' and he was a noble by birth but, the main thing stopping was not his nobility, his father could always get another child.

No, it was because he was the inheritor of the sin of lust, by the nature of his very existence he could not affiliate with the church.

Least he gets burnt by holy fire.

"Sigh!!"

Lance showed struggle on his face, he had to at least put on an act. After all, it was not his intention to offend her to her face.

"Until my father has another child, I'm afraid that I can't consider it. I hope you understand"

The only excuse he was cable of giving was this. And it was the best excuse, there was no way the church would go to war with the nobility for his puny talent.

"Hmp!!"

Immediately after those words exited Lance's mouth, her demeanor changed back to a cold and unfeeling one. However, this time there was a tinge of contempt in them.

She had hoped that lance would jump at this opportunity. After all, the church was far more influential than all the Noble factions put together.

Who knew that his sense of loyalty to family was this strong.

"the offer will not stand forever"

Arian said coldly before standing up to leave, their lesson for the day was over as far as she was concerned