Wedge. Mage Apprentice

(This story is pure fiction, only represents Lao Lu's affection for Kel'thugard and Mr. Bigworth, how can a cat lover be a bad person?)

The sun in Dalaran is always cold. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Mages with mystical knowledge don't like to let the scorching sun disturb their thinking, and there is a saying in the Arcanist community that a rise in temperature makes the magical element quite active, which is not a good thing for the sophisticated school of study.

So when laying the magic array of the Mage City, they deliberately fixed a cooling magic on it, although many people don't like this kind of sunlight without temperature, but... Magic is magic, and there is no room for error.

Kel'thugad stood by the Fountain of Dalaran, anxiously searching for something.

He was wearing a heavy black robe, on which were drawn with twelve magic lines representing at least four different effects, just this robe, placed on the black market, could be exchanged for enough money that the residents of a small town could not earn in 5 years.

Of course, such a precious robe was not common in Dalaran, but it was his prerogative, and no one was dissatisfied with it.

As the chief disciple of Antonidas, the wisest of the sages of magic, and a reserve member of the Council of Six, Kel'thugad had this power, though he himself did not feel any special sense of it.

He was a researcher, an authentic academic mage, in layman's terms, he knew magic very well, but only "understood", and before that, he hadn't even shot his magic at even one of the bandits, which didn't prevent Kel'thugad from becoming one of the most brilliant and mysterious mages in Dalaran.

An academic like him, who devotes all his life to the study of the mysteries of endless magic, makes up at least a third of the entire Dalaran mage.

They don't fight, but they are Dalaran, the city of magic, the cornerstone of the Magic Kingdom.

But now, calmness, equanimity, precision, indifference, the qualities that a researcher must possess, have disappeared from Kel'thugad's face, and under the black hood covered by his hair is an anxious, even slightly panicked.

His skin was full of the abnormal whiteness of being in the dark for a long time, his beard was not even groomed, his hair was messy, his face was emaciated, and his body was slightly curved, but all these bad features were completely erased in those eyes.

Even the rudest of fellows can see the light of wisdom in these eyes.

But at this time Kel'thugad was remorseful.

Last night, the second disciple of the Mentor, Gianna, who was still an adult, passed the test of a senior mage, and even the always strict Mentor made an exception to open a bottle of moonshine from 100 years ago to celebrate the birth of Dalaran's most outstanding genius.

Kel'thugad, who is not good at talking, also congratulated his little sister, but after two glasses of wine, Kel'thugad's consciousness was blurred, and when he woke up in the morning, everything was still there, the thick books, the topics he studied, and even the small snacks that Gianna gave him, were still there.

Only the most important thing is gone.

That gold coin.

An ordinary gold Lordaeron coin, but it was the last memento left to him by Kel'thugad's parents, it was his precious thing, and the worst thing was that he had engraved his heart on the gold coin with photo magic in his previous loneliness, if someone else picked it up...

Kel'thugad was sure that he would become a laughing stock, and that his respected mentor and his little sister who had just stood on the stage of the magic hair would also be affected by him.

"Gotta find... Find that coin!"

But even after searching all the streets and alleys of Dalaran, the gold coin was nowhere to be found, and at last he came to the fountain of Dalaran.

Standing beside the beautiful little fountain, Kel'thugad looked at the mirror-like fountain in which layers of coins were piled up beneath the surface of the water, a tradition in Dalaran, to which everyone who came to the city was entitled to throw a coin into it.

There are often their own wishes.

It is said that only those who can help others fulfill their wishes can catch a coin in this small fountain with a fishing rod, and then good luck will favor him.

Many people think that this is just a legend of the mages, but Kel'thugad knows that this is not just a legend, this small fountain was made by the first generation of mages of Dalaran, it is difficult to say why they left this, but it does contain special magic that ordinary people cannot imagine.

Of course, it is not a blessing of good luck, but researchers like Kel'thugad believe that it is indeed the person who has a fate to find his own coin in this small pool.

The young researcher can only hope that he will throw his gold coins into the pool after getting drunk, which is not impossible, after all, he has wanted to do so countless times and then see who is connected to his fate.

But that inexplicable fear is stopping him, saying that it is fear, but it is actually more like a panic, because what is coming may be family affection, maybe friendship... Maybe it's... Love.

A word that made Kel'thugad a little overwhelmed.

For the past twenty years or so of his life, obscure magical knowledge, mysterious history, and endless inspiration are the only colors that fill his life.

It's colorful, but it's not crimson.

He's not ready... At least not now, good mages should get rid of the influence of feelings, and this is true of Antonidas, and Kel'thugad, who has always followed the example of the old mage, intends to do the same.

So he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although self-deception is not a good attitude to do things, at least when you are in a panic, it is not unforgivable to deceive yourself.

The black-robed mage stood up, intending to turn back to his mage tower and continue to study the subject that was giving him a headache, but at the moment of turning, he stepped on something soft.

A shrill cry followed.

This startled Kel'thugad, and he looked down to see that it was a black and white kitten, dirty, presumably a test specimen who had escaped from some mage's tower, or the pet of some careless mage.

Stray cats, this kind of creature is not uncommon in Dalaran, but they are generally concentrated in the sewers, few stray cats will walk around the streets, although Dalaran's defense mages will not pay attention to such harmless little creatures, but once they fall into the hands of those mages with bad personalities, or mage apprentices with stubborn and bold personalities, these little lives will fall into some kind of very dangerous situation.

After all, a lot of dangerous magic requires test items when experimenting.

Kel'thugad didn't have much affection for these little creatures, he didn't like them, but he didn't hate them either, to be precise, this was the attitude of the mages towards other creatures, even their own kind.

Yes, I don't like it, I don't hate it, it's calm to the point of almost indifference.

But his act of stepping on the kitten and then turning away made the other bystander a little angry.

"Stop!"

Kel'thugad stopped, he looked back in confusion, it was another guy who appeared in the sunlight, in a slightly dazzling light, Kel'thugad could not see her face, but took a step back, and the figure of the reckless fellow fell into his eyes.

Well, white robes, a crude magic staff, and an apprentice's insignia pinned to it.

This is the mage apprentice that can be found everywhere in Dalaran, and finally... She's a girl.

This discovery alarmed Kel'thugard for no apparent reason, but before he could speak, the girl put down what she was holding, which was supposed to be a bag of cat food, and she strode forward angrily, not at all like a mage, but like one of those rude soldiers.

But this tough gesture made Kel'thugad's heart beat faster, and he retreated a little embarrassed, as if frightened by the girl, and the expression on his face became a little strange.

"Bang"

Kel'thugad retreated to the wall, his back pressed against it, and the girl standing in front of him, the two of them almost together, an intimacy that the researcher had never experienced in his life, and which made him look extremely embarrassed.

He wasn't a good guy at dealing with people.

After seeing the greenness and panic on the face of the sneaky black-robed mage in front of her, the girl's originally angry expression became playful, she took a step back, looked Kel'thugad up and down, and then raised her eyebrows, showing a hint of scrutiny on her delicate face.

"Apologies!"

"What... What?"

Kel'thugad didn't hear clearly, and asked subconsciously, and then the girl pointed to the kitten that followed her, crossed her waist, like a heroic mercenary,

"Apologize to it, you stepped on it! Is that what your mentor taught you, hurt someone and walk away?"

This question made Kel'thugad a little angry, he also had his own pride, his time was precious, where could he waste it here, but just when he saw the girl's narrowed eyes, the arrogant researcher suddenly felt his heart beat violently, he was a little afraid to look at the girl, and then lowered his gaze and whispered,

"Yes . . . I'm sorry. ”

"Hah, that's right!"

The familiar girl reached out and patted Kel'thugad on the shoulder, and was ready to turn away with satisfaction, which made Kelthugad breathe a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she turned around again, tilted her head and looked at the black-robed mage,

"I just saw it here, you've been standing here for a long time, are you looking for something?"

"Nope!"

Kel'thugad subconsciously denied it, but when he saw the girl's curved eyebrows again, he could only slump his shoulders and say dejectedly,

"Well, actually, it's... Well, a gold coin, that's something very important to me. ”

"Wow, Wishing Gold?"

The girl's delicate eyebrows were raised again, and she said exaggeratedly, "You still believe this? You are really a gullible child." ”

This statement made Kel'thugad frown, he was really a little angry, he didn't like this kind of mocking way of speaking, so he stiffly threw down a sentence and planned to leave.

"Goodbye!"

When the girl saw that Kel'thugad had turned away, she realized that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly called,

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Ignoring the girl's call, Kel'thugad quickened his pace, for what had happened this afternoon was not worth remembering to him, and he felt that he had wasted his precious time on something very stupid.

But in the next moment, the sound of fingers touching the gold coin made Kel'thugad stop, and the girl's voice continued.

"I picked this up here this morning, and someone threw it on the edge of the fountain to show me what secret was written on it?"

"Enough!

Kel'thugad turned his head, like an enraged wolf, and threw aside all jerkiness and all serenity, and swooped down viciously on the girl, trying to snatch the gold coin from her hand.

"Can't let her see...!absolutely not!"

But looking at Kel'thugad who pounced, a hint of surprise flashed in the mage apprentice's eyes, but she didn't retreat, but when the mage pounced, her body shifted slightly outward, and then grabbed Kel'thugad's neck with her left hand and slammed it against the wall.

Her eyes were fixed on Kel'thugad,

"Hey, it's rude to yell at a lady like that!"

But seeing the look in Kel'thugad's eyes, the hint of panic hidden in the anger, the hint of dazedness, and the last hidden deep loneliness, the girl's next words did not come out, on the contrary, she opened her hand, gently held Kel'thugad in her arms, and closed her arms behind Kel'thugad's back.

This action made Kel'thugad wake up from his anger in an instant, his body stiffened, and his entire Dalaran thinking that could rank in the top three was rarely broken at this moment, and he didn't know what to do, whether to hold on or let go?

However, the mage's entanglement did not last long, and after a few seconds, the girl let go of Kel'thugad, and with a hint of blush on her face, she threw the gold coin in her hand to him, and then put the kitten lying at her feet on her shoulder, and whispered,

"That's an apology. ”

After speaking, she looked at the panicked Kel'thugad, and a mischievous smile appeared on the corner of her mouth,

"By the way, this hug, is it warm?"