To the capital
Iode reenacted his nightmare to pandavatton. Pandavatton listened carefully. He stroke his beardless chin thinking of what to say. Pandavatton, an high level mage, a magus of the blue tower, as well as a professor teaching the first year low level mages,has had similar experiences like this.
"We can't say for sure that dream is a nightmare, but if it keeps on persisting then it is not a nightmare but a vision". Pandavatton said.
"A vision"? Iode said confused. Thinking about it, the dream or nightmare seems more vivid than any one he remembers. But if it is a vision, what message does it gives; the destruction of the capital or what.
He has been told to see things a little bit further then a conclusion can be made.
"You will be going to the capital tomorrow for the announcement isn't it". Pandavatton asked.
"Yes". He replied.
"Most people would be shocked hearing this but majority would be glad". Pandavatton said.
"You don't seem to have any problem but if that nightmare of yours continues, tell me" pandavatton said.
"Yes sir". Iode said nodding his head. Instead of leaving, Iode decides to stay with the professor while the prof was carefully conducting some research.
Iode watched intensely but as time goes on, Iode had already dozed off.
Pandavatton smiled looking at Iode who had already slept, sitting on a chair with his arms folded and his head facing down.
"You should have gone to your dorm rather than staying here".
*. *. *.
It was in the morning, the atmosphere was fresh with cooling humidity and the birds were chirping happily.
*Yawn*. Iode soon woke up from his slumber, surprisingly he saw himself lying on his bed in his dorm.
"Did i sleep walk here?, Nah, the prof might have brought me here". Iode smiled thinking why a high ranking professor would do such a lowly thing.
He got off the bed to freshen up. He saw some packed traveling boxes, of which he assumes to be Hector's. It was the mid semester break, most wizards would want to go home after more than six weeks in the academy. He saw Hector come out of his closet fully dressed.
"You are going home today". Iode said.
"Yes, i miss home". Hector said.
Iode himself would have also gone home but because of the announcement that would take place in the capital, he had no choice but to stay.
"Well, we'll see you next week then, why don't i escort you to your carriage". Iode said.
"Awwn, thanks, you are way nicer than that bald stickman of a person that calls himself Ceaser ". Hector said.
"Okay, let move ".
Iode helped Hector carry some of his boxes down to where he would board a carriage home.
"I'm not boarding a carriage, it would take years to get home, I'm using that". Hector pointed to a gate like object called the 'warp gate'.
Hector lives at the southwest of the kingdom which is quite a journey from the academy. Their break is just a week, it would be a bit unreasonable and wasting to board a carriage which are slow, so Hector decides to reserve a scheduled time to use the newly developed warp gate made by the green tower.
The warp gate are just developed and are still in the testing phase, they are found only in the capital and the academies. Hector plans to use the warp gate to get to the academy in the southwest which is the 'Ince academy ', owned by the yellow tower. Then from there he boards a carriage home.
Iode bid Hector farewell as he enters into the gate. Iode went back to his dormitory to also prepare for his departure. Ceaser soon entered after finishing his usual morning exercise.
"Where did you go yesterday night, for a whole professor to bring you to the dormitory all by himself". Ceaser questioned.
That question was asked out of the blue, it's practically unexpected.
"I'm sure you already know I'm going to the capital today for the announcement, so i went to visit prof pandavatton and i happened to fall asleep". Iode replied.
Ceaser hearing him shrugged his shoulder and went to shower, seems like a person who doesn't like prying into other people matters. Being a foreigner, Ceaser cannot go home on a whim like Hector or Iode he would just have to stay throughout the break, given it's just one week.
It was almost time to depart, Ceaser, which is somehow unlike him decides to follow Iode to the warp gate to bid him farewell.
Three members of the Senate committee, Magus Bertus de Ignatius, Magus Lynn de Loyola and Magus Caspian de Bargus were already waiting for him. This would be the first time going to the capital throughout his twenty years of his life.
He bid farewell to Ceaser, then he turned to the warp gate which has been activated. The three members of the Senate committee have entered into the portal and Iode soon followed suit.
As he entered the portal, he had this unexplainable sensation that made him nauseous. He soon step out of the portal warp gate and starts feeling better. He raised his head up to a completely different Serene
"Whoa"