Chapter 67: Domination
—Coo, coo!
A shiver ran down my spine as I stared up at the sky. The eyepatch-wearing carrier pigeon was slowly descending.
‘No, stay calm. It might not even be here to deliver something to me, right?’
Recoiling in dread, I took a few steps back, clinging to a sliver of hope sparked by that thought.
‘Those people never really paid much attention to me anyway....’
It was a while ago, but the White Magic Alliance, Lumen Ordo, once rejected my membership on the grounds that my white magic was “strange.”
Granted, I didn’t go there of my own volition—I was dragged by my father. In any case, I couldn’t say for certain the letter was meant for me.
Who knows? Maybe Lumen Ordo has business with Lady Meredia. Or with Cecil, who’s practically perfect and beloved by all....
—Coo, coo!
But that comforting little fantasy shattered the instant the pigeon came to rest squarely atop my head.
“Ow. Ow, ow ow ow—”
Even as I averted my eyes from the little beast waving the letter tied to its leg, it eventually pecked me with its beak until I gave in and took the letter.