Rue led them to a corner of the Library, where a desk was set up with Inscription materials, and a single blue dragon acolyte sat copying a spell tome.
Karl nodded politely as the startled dragon sensed his aura.
"Don’t mind us, I am going to tutor Princess Rue in magic." Karl informed the Acolyte in a hushed tone.
The dragon looked shocked, but nodded in agreement.
That was the purpose of this portion of the Library, though he was under the impression that the dragonkin had little to no talent for magic, as she was already nearly ten and had no class activated.
A young Dragon found their calling within months of hatching, most of the time. Even if it took them a while to activate the System.
But Rue was just... kind of useless.
"What kind of magic do you specialize in?" Rue whispered as she darted glances between Karl and the acolyte.
"I have a widely varied base of magic. I can use everything from Shamanistic healing and lightning spells to Rend, Consecrated Ground and Disintegrate." Karl informed her with a casual shrug.
The library acolyte at the table nearly choked on their tongue.
Then, the young blue dragon ran off, directly toward the head Librarian, while Karl settled into a comfortable chair near the inscription table.
"Just tell me what you wish to learn, and I will teach you." Karl offered.
"Is it wrong to say that I want vengeance?" Rue asked.
"Not at all. I like vengeance, it is immensely satisfying. But what after that? Even if you kill everyone who has ever bullied you or treated you wrong, you’ve still got a long life ahead of you."
Princess Rue froze. She hadn’t thought about it that way. Wasn’t just becoming an avenging force like a Crusader enough?
"I just like magic. Cool flashy magic, useful magic, things that help. But also magic that punishes bullies." Rue whispered, mostly to herself.
From the other side of the room, shouting and stomping feet interrupted the solitude of the Library.
"I can smell her. That bitch is hiding in the Library. Find her!" The boy from earlier demanded.
Rue prepared to run, but Karl put a hand on her shoulder.
"Let me take care of this. Trust me, it’s going to be fine."
Five young dragons, all with the same odd completely black eyes that marked Shadow Dragon lineage, rushed through the Library, shouting and laughing. Then, someone spotted Rue, and they came to surround her.
"How dare you run away from us, half-breed?" The leader of the boys shouted.
[Overwhelming Presence] crashed over them, causing a Terror effect that froze them in place.
"There is no shouting or running in the Library." Karl informed them quietly.
The boys looked like they were going to cry under the oppression of Karl’s skill, but even after he deactivated it and simply let loose his aura, which was normally kept restrained for everyone’s comfort, their knees were still shaking.
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