63 Chapter 63

Maxi looked up from her page and gave Ruth a quizzical look.

"D-Didn't you l-leave the tower b-because you h-hated it there?"

"What I disliked was the tower's rules, not the tower itself. It is, after all, the only place in the world where hundreds of well-educated mages gather to cultivate their skills."

Hearing the faint longing in Ruth's voice, Maxi's curiosity grew. Nornui was a sequestered island that rarely allowed outsiders to enter. Though its port was frequented by merchants from the Southern and Western Continents, only authorized mages were allowed inside the Tower.

Generations of bards had sung of the enigmatic island all across the continent. Having heard these songs, Maxi had developed her own fantasies about the place, and so she was naturally intrigued by Ruth's words.

"D-Do all m-mages study in the M-Mage Tower?"