Magic With You

"Earl John is correct. You are like the dragon among men in the younger generation of our City" Marquees Tem seconded. The two were shamelessly praising Calter too much. It was not surprising though. There are Nobles that became arrogant due to their power and position, thinking that everyone else was beneath them. While there are also Nobles that put a lot of effort in making friends so that when their Clan encountered a huge trouble, they would be able to get some help. These kinds of Nobles were the flexible ones and has a higher chance of surviving for a longer time

"The Earl and Marquees is too nice to a junior like me. I hope the two of you can continue helping our Clan. I'm still currently weak but in the future, I'll make sure to repay the Earl and Marquees"

The eyes of the two men lit up at hearing Calter's words before letting out a light laugh. "Of course, of course! Our Clans are partners now. We would naturally help each other" Tem said while John nodded his head

"Then I thank the two Nobles for their help" Calter slightly bowed his head again as a show of respect. Other juniors would surely do more than bowing their heads slightly in this situation but for Calter who was a Rank 3 Mage, this is more than enough

The two then turned their eyes to look at Kence who was on Calter's side standing respectfully. "You must be Kence right? The City Lord's disciple" Earl John asked and the two showed a friendly smile at the youth

"Y-yes!" Kence immediately answered respectfully but his voice's tone was higher than normal due to his nervousness

"No need to be nervous on us. We are just two old men here"

"O-okay" Kence timidly answered although from the way he acts, he was clearly still nervous

"Then we'll go for now. Have fun tonight!" Marquees Tem said before they started walking away

They want to get close to Kence as he is the City Lord's disciple but as they are experienced Nobles, they immediately saw what kind of person the youth is. If they tried to communicate with him too much in their first meeting, it will just make Kence uncomfortable. It might have the opposite effects instead

But it was not surprising, Kence was a servant of Sternix Clan and even until now the youth still hasn't changed the way he thinks of himself

"Let's continue eating" Calter said and the two went back on their seats. Just like before, Kence was like a kid being fed his master

Minutes passed and the two become bored. They are both antisocial. Calter doesn't like interacting with people while Kence was afraid of crowd. Add that to the fact that all the people that attended the Banquet all came from Noble Clans

Kence heaved a sigh and put his arms on the table before resting his chin on it. He feels full on his stomach and bored

"Do you want to go back in our room?" Calter saw this and can't help but ask. If it were up to him, it's better to use his time in cultivation. The night is still young and cultivating at night was the best for him

Kence shook his head on his arm before taking a peek on his master "The Patriarch might need you tonight. He might even introduce you to some girls you can marry"

Kence blurted out and he doesn't know why his master meeting some girl he might marry made him uncomfortable. He felt some ache on his heart which he just ignored. Lately, his heart became abnormal. At times, it would beat like crazy or just like tonight randomly ache like that. Since, he didn't get sick because of it he just always ignored his abnormal heart

Calter quickly turned annoyed at Kence's words. His hand went to flick the youth's forehead causing Kence to pout and touched his forehead

"Don't say something like that again or else I'll...." Calter wanted to say angry but remembering how Kence reacted before from the word hate he immediately stopped himself. He can't see Kence crying again because of him

"Cough.... or else I'll spank your butt!"

Kence's pout deepened and he looked at Calter as if he was wronged "What's wrong with what I said? And why are you going to spank my butt, I'm not a child!"

'Silly, the spanking I want to do to you isn't like how parents spank their child's butt' Calter thought to himself but didn't dare say it. Kence might label him as a pervert if he knew what he meant by spanking. Well, knowing Kence, it required extensive effort in explanation for him to understand what Calter meant

"You're not a child but you are my baby" Calter said with a grin on his face

A big question mark appeared on Kence's face as he was puzzled by his master's words

Calter rolled his eyes and messed with Kence's hair. "You're really so innocent"

Kence was about to reply to his master but several powerful auras erupted all over the place. Everyone frowned and looked at the source of that aura

The crowd split open to give space to the three men that let out those powerful auras. Just like Brony and other Nobles, these three has that arrogant look on their faces as if they owned the world. All three of them wore black colored clothes with their Clan's insignia that all the Nobles recognized

The man in the middle man was the most arrogant looking of the three. There is a smile on his face but it just made him look condescending

The man scanned his eyes and locked it on Narry's directions. The two pair of eyes met each with a strange glint on their eyes

Narry looked at unhappy at seeing that person. The middle age man on the other hand look at Narry with his disdainful eyes

"What a lovely Banquet. It's just too sad my cousin didn't invite us" the man put his hand on his chest as if Narry not inviting them made his heart ache

"Cousin?" Calter's eyes narrowed in shock at looking at that man. All his life he never met any of his other relatives. His grandfather was the one that founded the Sternix Clan and Narry is his only child. Narry was the same and only has him as a child

Whenever Calter asked his father about their other relatives the man will just change the subject. This made him think that they don't have other relatives

"But that insignia" Calter's dark eyes stared at the insignia on the clothes of the three men. How can he not know what Clan they came from?

"Shan Clan?" Calter asked to himself.

That's right! These three people came from the Shan Clan of Shrall that previously antagonized him. How can Calter not know of them when they are one of the three Marquees Clan and him 'kindly taking' Shrall's carriage, wealth, and even his clothes for 'compensation'

From the looks of it, the Shan Clan is not a friendly Clan to the Sternix Clan. Visible to how 'extravagant' their grand entrance. They deliberately attended late and erupted their powerful auras as if they want all the people around to notice their existence and ruin the Banquet's atmosphere

"What are you doing here Kel?" Narry asked coldly at the man. His hostility towards Kel was visible for everyone to see. Those who know of the two Clan's connections were not surprise at how unfriendly Narry acted

"How cold of you cousin. You are just like uncle; you treat your family like a trash" Kel heaved an exasperated sigh as if Narry's attitude towards him was making him sad

"Answer my question, why are you here?!" Narry's voice raised a little as he doesn't want to talk to this so-called cousin of his

Kel shook his head as if he disapproved of Narry's attitude. "My Father said that since Uncle Tern already died, he will forgive your father. You can now return to the Clan"

Calter doesn't like such hypocrite acts but decided to watch first how the events will unfold. Although he still doesn't know the history between Sternix and Shan Clan but he realized that he and his family might came from the Shan Clan

He also realized why the Shan Clan wants them back. This was all because of the City Lord!

The City Lord is currently backing their Sternix Clan and if they become part of the Shan Clan then they will also be backed by the City Lord

How stupid of them to do that. Calter decided that even if his father agreed he wouldn't! His father might be the Patriarch but Calter's words and orders are the most superior in the Clan

But it seems like his worry was not necessary when Narry let out a cold and ridiculing laugh

Kel's smiling face turned stiff because of that and his face darkened. "Did I say something funny, cousin?" Kel asked with a voice that has a hint of anger

"Cousin? Cousin my ass! My Sternix Clan is not a part of a stinking Shan Clan!" Everyone gasps at Narry's words

They were already shocked at Calter's actions from before that wasn't according to some unwritten rules. But now, even Narry acted like that. They just proved the saying of like father, like son

If the Shan Clan appeared before the Brony and Bonny incident then Narry wouldn't be this audacious. However, he saw how much the City Lord supported his son. This became his new source of confidence to act like this even though Kel is the current Patriarch of Shan Clan. A Marquees Clan that have more than ten times of Magic Knights than the Sternix Clan

"Cousin, how can you say that to your roots! No matter what, you still came from the Shan Clan. It is your life's greatest gift to be a part of such a Clan" Kel's words might be sickening but for him it was the truth

The Nobles around also think that it was a bit too much but also mostly true. How can you not be proud to be part of such a powerful Clan? No one in the entire City will offend you if you are from such Clan

"Do you think I have affection for the Shan Clan after all of you wronged my father?! If not for your father's hateful actions do you think a Magic Knight that can live for up to 200 years will die so early?! My father died because of all of you! You can go to hell for all I care!"

Narry's anger erupted while his blood flow turned into disarray. His body was trembling from his anger. He was clenching his hands too hard that he already harmed himself and made his hand to be wet from his own blood

Emily saw this and she immediately went to her husband's side to calm the man. She was afraid that this will cause a lot of harm on her husband's health

Their son on the other hand looked at Kel with killing intent on his eyes. His grandfather is a Magic Knight that has the lifespan of two hundred years yet he died so young. Even Calter's memory of his grandfather was blurry as he was too young when the man died

"Cousin, don't you dare accuse my father! It's uncle Tern who wrongly accused my father!" Kel's face turned red from anger. He felt like he loses too much face in front of many people because of how Narry acted at him

Narry is the only Knight of his Clan, if not for the City Lord how will he dare act like this? This made Kel to be angered to death

"Wrongly accuse my ass! You should be ashamed to have a father like that! But thinking of it, why would you even be ashamed of your father when the two of you are the same!" Emily looked at her husband with worry. The more time passed, the more his body was angered. She won't even be surprise if Narry cough out blood soon

"How dare you insult the Patriarch and the Old Patriarch!"

"We are kind enough to accept you after what your father did but this is what we will get!"

The two men on Kel's side roared with ange