"It's okay to go out, but you must be accompanied by Mary. Your current condition... is not very good. We have already contacted the church. The bishop will prepare prayers and magic rituals for you on the weekend. Maybe you can be cured by then. Well your amnesia..."
Talia's "mother" Anna Gailan said with concern on her face, and at the same time held her somewhat cold palm—this action made Talia tremble instinctively, but then she relaxed.
Because she has now realized that these two people will not harm herself. At least these days, they have guaranteed her food supply. Even changing clothes and taking a bath is carried out with the help of the other party.
For this, Talia was not grateful, her thoughts were cold, and she had even begun to think about how to use their feelings for her to achieve more goals.
"Mother" Anna's voice continued from the side: "Do you feel better these days? Mary said that you seem to be incomplete, and you don't even know the words in the book? It doesn't matter. If you can't recover your memory, we will I will hire a qualified teacher to re-teach you this knowledge...Talia, you are so smart, you will definitely not have any difficulty in learning—oh, it's still my fault, I should have stopped you that day..."
She started blaming herself again, talking about the incident that caused Talia's "amnesia": According to her story, Talia was rebellious and mischievous by nature, and when she was going out of the city in a carriage, she insisted on climbing into the On the top of the carriage, I went to enjoy the scenery of the village outside, but fell off the carriage due to the sudden bump of the wheels. After a severe head collision, I lost my memory, and I no longer even remembered the language and words.
Talia's mother mentioned it almost every day, so that her ears were callused. And the father who has always been unsmiling in front of him is eating in silence—Through these days of life, Talia has learned that her father is a baron who inherited the territory, but the family usually lives in the city, because now the family The center of gravity of their brewing business is in the city, so they are no longer in the territory watching farmers farming all day long as before.
The members of the "Chamber of Commerce" have meetings every once in a while to decide on the next business trend and direction. This also makes the Gailan family basically only go to the manor in the territory outside the city for a vacation for one month every year. The house is managed by housekeepers.
"Okay, go to bed early after dinner, Talia, just talk to Mary if you need anything."
The taciturn father seemed a little indifferent to her, so he got up and went to the study after eating. Talia didn't bother to say hello. She looked a little dazed now, and the eyes of both of them were wide open, as if they had never been in focus. Seeing her like this, the mother next to her seemed to feel distressed, and pulled her to talk for a long time, and didn't stop until she was tired.
When the surrounding area finally calmed down, Talia returned to her bedroom. She had managed to learn the Blinga language and characters these days, so after Mary followed, she said that she was going to go out—as a noble lady Before going out, it is natural to change clothes and dress up carefully. Although Talia is not used to it, she has gradually adapted to this so-called "rule" psychologically, and has learned the "normal use of fingers" in a subtle way. way", even the walking posture was corrected by the mother to look like a "nobility".
Don't stand out too much in an unfamiliar environment, Talia instinctively remembered this, so she integrated into this unknown world at an extremely fast speed, and until now it was difficult to see the flaws.
Taking a deep breath, Talia, who put on her casual clothes and cloak, walked out, turned the corner, and walked onto the busiest street in the city for the first time—it was the afternoon, and the bustling residents were walking back and forth, all kinds of All kinds of topics filled my ears. Talia stood there and listened for a long time. She didn't come back to her senses until Mary asked next to her, and asked, "Mage...what is it?"
This is because when many people in the vicinity discuss the "mage", their tone is full of reverence, and they all use honorific titles. Talia immediately became interested after hearing this: she instinctively wanted to control more power and a higher status.
"Mage? It's... a very powerful, very powerful person."
Mary couldn't explain it clearly, and it took her a long time to describe it, but Talia understood, and she gestured: "How can I become a mage?"
This topic stunned Mary for a moment, and then she quickly shook her head: "Don't think about it, the threshold for a mage is too high, and I have never heard of any noble lady tossing around to become a mage, miss, let's look at other places." Bar…"
But no matter how much she persuaded, Talia seemed to be eyeing the profession of "Mage". She even found a "Dawson's Magic Supplies Store" not far away through discussions with those around her. Regardless of Mary's obstruction, He pushed the door straight and walked in.
Then...she saw a red-haired female mage buying items at the counter and took out gold coins to pay.
"A gold piece and twelve silver pieces, here."
Naifei's voice was clear and crisp. After she finished speaking, she turned her head and glanced at Talia, raised her eyebrows a little strangely, and then smiled politely.
Talia originally had a blank expression like a mask, but at this moment she knew that if she wanted to know everything about the mage, she probably had to start with the girl in front of her, so she controlled her muscles and tried to make herself show an awkward smile, slightly nod.
But Nai Fei didn't seem to have much intention of talking. She turned her head and took the materials she bought, passed by Talia, and walked out the door without saying much.
Talia's eyes kept following Naifei's back, she wanted to call out to stop him, but the knowledge she had learned these days made her understand that it was not "polite" or inappropriate to do so, so Talia finally Still resisting the impulse, he turned to look at the old man in front of the counter.
"Is there anything I need? Miss..."
"I, want to ask, how to become... a mage."
Talia's straightforward question made the other party raise his eyebrows, and then he smiled wryly and shook his head: "I can't answer you casually. If you go the wrong way because of my suggestion, you will definitely trouble me at that time."
But the more he said this, the more Talia realized that she had actually touched something, and she felt a little excited. She wanted to continue asking, but Mary next to her hurriedly stopped: "Miss... don't ask any more questions, or—"
"Why?"
Talia looked back in confusion and asked, "Why can't I be a mage?"
Mary stuttered, she seemed to know something, but it was obviously difficult to explain in front of outsiders, so Talia finally chose to give up temporarily, led her to the door, and said, "Can we talk now?"
"Miss, being a sorcerer is too expensive...Look at the sorcerer just now, you need to spend gold coins to buy so many things... If you want to be a sorcerer, I'm afraid your family can't afford it..."