It went quiet.
Greya’s deep love towards Toby was clear for anyone.
Angor was feeling a bit envious. Back in the common world, he got Jon and his brother, but when he went to the wizarding world, would he meet anyone he could trust?
After a while, Greya finally let go of her sorrow. She raised her hand and let Toby go.
The bird flew around her head.
“Go now.”
Toby hesitated, then slowly perched on the same old spot on Angor’s head.
“Aw, my hair… I gotta teach it not to do that later,” Angor told himself.
“Before I come back… Toby’s in your hands,” Greya spoke.
Before she left, she handed a soft, bubble-like object in the shape of a capsule to Angor.
“This is a space capsule brewed using organism living inside grey space barriers. It’s single-use though. There are necessities for Toby as well as some reward for you, for taking care of Toby. Break the capsule to take them out.”
With that, Greya prepared to leave.
The door was suddenly pushed open. Alan walked inside while rubbing his sleepy eyes. He took Aleen back to her room when Angor talked to Mara.
“Grandpa, Aleen’s asleep. Do you need—Huh, who is that?”
Greya did not pay him attention. He was just a kid. However, when she glanced at the boy, her expression became a little strange.
“He’s your grandson?” Greya pointed to Alan and asked Mara.
Mara thought Greya was blaming Alan for barging in, so he quickly nodded in fear. “Yes, his name is Alan. Lady Greya, he’s still a kid and doesn’t know much—”
Greya waved a hand to stop him.
“What kind of change did your grandson see during his talent test?”
“Change?” Mara muttered in puzzlement. He said, “He saw something out of thin air. During the test, a brown bread appeared in an empty dish according to him.”
Seeing something materialize was a very common change recorded in Abelles’ Annual Talent Collection .
“Something appeared? I don’t think so.” Greya smiled. She took out a metal badge out of somewhere. There was a carved pattern of a cottage hidden in the forest on it, and an embossed portrait of Greya on the back.
“This is my Candy House badge. If you’re willing, take the badge to Candy House. The gourmet wizards there are second to none in the entire south.”
Mara understood Greya’s intention.
Alan has the talent to be a gourmet wizard?
Mara looked at his adorable chubby grandson. Really?
He thought about Alan’s daily behaviors. The boy was either eating or on his way to eating.
Even the mirages released by Barbie’s Restaurant today did not force Alan to do anything harsh. He was only confused.
Mara never thought about his grandson’s actions. He only believed Alan needed to eat a lot for his growth. Now Greya mentioned it, all those facts pointed towards Alan’s talent.
Yeah… people involved inside something could not see the whole picture.
When Greya finally left, Mara began to hesitate. Should he send Alan to Candy House to become a gourmet wizard?
Gourmet wizards were considered Occult. However, they had weaker positions in the wizarding world because they were not strong in combats. Many apprentices studying gourmet never made it to wizards. Added by the fact that they could not fight very well, they simply became cooks for stronger wizards. Not an outstanding achievement.
Alan had the talent, and of course, he could choose another path. It was up to the boy.
With Greya’s recommendation, at least Alan would at least achieve something in Candy House. It was extremely difficult to become strong just by being a gourmet wizard. Mara really did not want his grandson to end up as someone’s house chef.
What to do!?