After returning to Stelter Castle, Lind obediently sat beside Ellie, listening to his sister's account, and saw his parents whose eyes were almost glowing, celebrating his sister's promising future.
He only felt that his heart seemed to be gnawed by something... growing emptier.
Lind also knew that his future finally had a slightly better path, at least he could start his road to becoming a mage, which was better than before.
Being a magical swordsman wasn't bad; he actually enjoyed it... Perhaps it was the days of being trained sword by sword with his mother from a young age, which had already become a part of him.
But, a magical swordsman, the past days were still manageable, with a decent path... but ever since Aesces turned towards the crystalline energy world, it essentially meant being a guard or part of the city defense forces... having magic power could unleash crystalline energy equipment, and daily life could be spent nimbly handling petty theft.
