Personal Student

The office of the director of Stronghold Academy is on the highest floor of the pyramid-like structure at the center of the academy.

A carriage stopped at the entrance of the pyramid, and the coachman stepped down to open the door before Professor Flameworth stepped down.

Professor Flameworth walked into the pyramid easily without anyone stopping him or asking any security questions. But you shouldn't think that the pyramid is unprotected because of that.

In fact, the pyramid is the most protected place in the academy, not because of the director, whatever the director can't handle no one can, since he is the strongest elementalist in the academy, but because the pyramid holds secret knowledge that can help any elementalist with enough hard work to reach the very peak of power.

Only students with the highest potential are allowed to get a glimpse of the secret knowledge that can have everyone in the country fighting for. It is mainly for these reasons that the pyramid is the most protected place in the Stronghold Academy and also one of the most protected in the country.

Most of the protections in the pyramid are traps set together by the most powerful people in the academy most of whom have ascended to the higher world. Apart from that, Lord BloodFire, who is currently the strongest human alive, and a former student of the academy, personally guards the academy, so no one dares attack it.

Though the academy had been attacked twice not by the humans but by the Orcs, the academy was strong enough to defend itself both times without Lord BloodFire intervening.

The office of the director is a vast circular room, and on the wall are shelves of books and relics full of elemental history. At the center of the room is the Director's chair and desk made of refined wood.

On the chair sat a middle-aged man with a big belly, his name is Director Herald, he is at least a hundred years old, but he looks younger. He is a grandmaster elementalist in the peak stage, on the verge of entering the Supreme level.

The door to the Director's office opened and Professor Flameworth stepped in.

"Professor Flameworth, you are back already?" Asked Director Herald with a questioning look. Professor Flameworth has requested to train his student for a week in the Valmor Bush, but he had only been gone with the student for three days.

"Yes, Director, I had to cut the training short because I have someone important to report to you," replied Professor Flameworth, and the director gestured at him to have a seat opposite him.

The director, though, might be the strongest in the academy, but there are still some powerful professors he respects in the academy. There are three of them, they are called the three monsters because the three alone had defended the academy against the last Orc's attack.

Professor Flameworth was one of them, and that's why the Director let him lead the student to Valmor Bush, which is not for the fierce magical beast there.

"What is it you've come to report that's so important?" Asked Director Herald.

"It's about a boy we came across " Professor Flameworth narrated the event involving his student and Wales.

"He is indeed special, but from what you said, it seems like the boy and his mother are hiding," Director Herald pointed out.

"I know director but how can the mother be hiding such a talented kid, he might never grow up to his potential " Professor Flameworth leaned closer to the boy "You need to see how the boy controls the flame, I can't help but imagine how good the boy will turn out under my guidance "

Director Herald squeezes his face. "Professor Flameworth, are you saying you wish to take the boy as your personal student?"

"Yes director "