Ian's Charm

While Zane, Yela, Ron, and Ian looked ahead in unison, Lyra and Aurora were confused. Not only them but all the other apprentices and knights around were just as bewildered.

As for Lina, she seemed to have gone mute, standing motionless in place.

"Well, you guys have good senses."

Only after hearing a soft, elderly voice from the front did they realize that someone had suddenly appeared before them without them noticing.

The old man who had just spoken was draped in an impressive long blue robe embroidered with silver arcane sigils that shimmered faintly even in daylight.

Though he was undoubtedly a wizard, there was no staff in sight—only a heavy tome bound in worn leather and etched with glowing runes, floating effortlessly before him. Its pages turned slowly on their own as if guided by an unseen force.

Ian noticed that the floating tome closely resembled one he had seen in Ignisia Tower's Grimoire Library.