Chapter 4: Orcs
Myra was beside herself with joy when I told her Godfrey was going to enroll me in Waurweth academy.
According to her words, she had been nursing the idea since I turned ten but she was too anxious to ask the king about it.
Won't say I blamed her. She was only a serving girl.
However, when I mentioned Godfrey's condition, she became instantly worried.
"But Archer, Waurweth academy is a three day journey from here and it's built in Luminis city. You don't know anyone there," she said. "How would you survive on your own?"
I smiled up at her. "I'm ten years old, mother. You don't have to worry about me. I can take care of myself."
Myra bites her lip. "Then I will come with you. You are too young to be on your own."
"You can't just abandon your duties here, mother," I said, trying to see reasons with her. "I promise, I'll be alright."
It took a great deal of persuasion from me before I could finally convince my mother to let me go.
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After a week of extensive preparations, I joined a merchant caravan which was bound for Luminis city, the city of light.