Winterhold Academy, which sits on a huge and towering reef platform in the icy sea north of Winterhold, is connected to the coast by a rocky pontoon bridge maintained by a few magic wells, and if necessary, the mages can even spell the pontoon bridge to control and retract to the castle and completely cut off the only access between the academy and the outside!

Because of this magical magic design and superior geographical conditions, the average army has no possibility of capturing this castle from the outside, and the appearance of the main building of the academy is designed in the shape of a fortress fortress, which is no different from the fortress of the lords of the elder brother's territory, so the Winterhold Academy is often called the Winterhold Fortress by outsiders?

And this is precisely the real reason why the Winterhold Academy can be equal to the lords of the territory where it is located here in the Winterhold Territory!

For the mages with powerful magical powers and strong fortresses, they are usually completely uncontrolled and sent by the Lord of Winterhold, and for countless years, they have maintained a relatively transcendent status here in Skyrim Province, as if they were a country within a country.

But fortunately, the relationship between the Winterhold Collar and the Winterhold Academy is not too bad.

In normal times, the mages also occasionally help the lords, and even send court mages or provide necessary magical assistance to the lords of various territories...... Therefore, in the small town outside the Winterhold Academy, which was formed by the existence of the Winterhold Academy, there are also Winterhold soldiers who are responsible for guarding and maintaining the basic law and order situation near the Academy.

At the same time, because it is built on a huge towering reef, Winterhold College cannot be built too large due to geographical constraints, it is mainly composed of two dormitory buildings connected together, a large teaching building.

The lower part of the three main buildings is connected by a corridor, and the upper floor is connected by a rooftop, which forms the basic appearance of a fortress from the outside.

In the college, the faculty dormitories are called the 'Hall of Faces' and the other student dormitory is called the Hall of Achievement, which consists of small dormitories with separate dormitories surrounding a magical patio.

Outside the three main buildings, there is a small courtyard surrounded by a small courtyard, in the center of the courtyard is a magic well with a beacon effect, and behind the well is a statue of the founder of the academy about five meters high. Behind the statue is the teaching building, the main hall of the teaching building is the classroom 'Element Hall', the right staircase in front of the Element Hall leads to the third floor of the chief mage (principal) dormitory and the foreign (Somo) counselor's dormitory, the left staircase leads to the library, and the top floor is the rooftop ......

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That's all the basics that Anne learned after that high-ranking wizard Mirabelle took her, a new student, to familiarize herself with the dormitories and walk around Winterhold Academy!

However, that high-ranking wizard Mirabelle didn't have much time to spend with her, didn't she? Just after a short stroll, Anne was impatiently led to the Elemental Hall, the so-called teacher who was about to throw it to her?

‘！！ ’

'Huh?! ’

'Mirabele? Excuse me, do you have something to do? ’

Just as he was about to start class, the magic instructor Tovdil, who was interrupted by someone coming, turned his head and saw that it was Mirabel who had walked in with a strange little girl and was walking towards them, which made him feel a little strange and stopped the class, and asked out loud with some hesitation.

'Hello, Tovdil......'

'Sorry to interrupt your lesson, but I've got a new student for you...... You don't have classes yet, do you? That's right, I just took her around the academy, she's a new student at the academy now, her name is Annie, and I've arranged her dormitory and beds, so I'll hand her over to you now? ’

After smiling and greeting Tovdil, High Wizard Mirabelle pointed to a little girl behind him who was curious about the elemental hall of their Winterhold Academy, looking at this classroom.

‘！！ ’

'Wait! ’

'Mirabel, are you serious?' ’

'Just her? A little girl, a new cadet?! ’

Tovdil looked a little incredulous, and then ignored the three students in front of him, and directly pointed to a little girl who was wandering around the Elemental Hall and looking at the classroom, completely oblivious to the conversation between them, and exclaimed.

'Yes! ’

I'm sure she's new to our Winterhold Academy! ’

High Wizard Mirabelle just smiled and nodded, but refused to say more.

‘……’

But she's still so young, she looks like she's only seven or eight years old, can you really be sure she'll be able to keep up with our classes? ’

Tovdill didn't want to start with the basics, he didn't want to discipline a little girl who didn't have any magical foundation and was still in the playful age! Therefore, if the other party is the child of a certain lord or a powerful person, then now that the other party can take it away, he will definitely not have so much time to deal with such a guy.

'Don't worry! ’

I asked, she knew magic, she passed the test of Falauda, and she had the qualifications and mana to become a cadet of Winterhold Academy. ’

“！！”

'Are you sure?' She's a little girl, is that possible? ’

But that's the truth! ’

‘……’

'That's ......'

'Tovdil, do you have any questions?' ’

'Not yet, thank you.....

Although he was still a little hesitant and didn't want to believe that such a young girl could really learn anything when she came to Winterhold Academy, Tovdier, who hesitated again and again and couldn't think of a reasonable reason to refuse, finally had to nod his head and take the student.

'Excellent! ’

Then you get busy first, and I won't disturb your class first. ’

Seeing that the other party finally expressed his willingness to accept the little girl student he brought, the high-level wizard Mirabelle finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then, after completing her task, she turned her head and walked outside, no longer caring about the little girl who had annoyed her for a long time before.

Now that the handover is complete, she's going to do her own thing, and she's confident that her husband Dill will handle the rest.

“……”

"Little one, have you seen enough? Come over first, trust me, you'll have time to observe and study here later...... But now that we're ready for class, you'd better come here and stand up first. ”

"By the way, your name is Annie, isn't it?"

After seeing the High Wizard Mirabelle leave, Tovdir had to be patient, and reached out to the little girl who was still looking around at the Elemental Hall not far away.

"Huh?"

(??????.??????)????????

"Hello! Master Tovdil! ”

(?????? ▽??????)

Hearing the other party call her name, Anne, who had seen almost enough, walked around the other side of the hall with pillars surrounding the hall, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and a magic well in the middle.

There are no seats in this classroom, it's just a hall, and if the circle of steps around the pillars can be called seats, maybe the students can sit on it when there are many students?

However, it is not without praise, such as the magic wells that can be found in dormitories, courtyards, and classrooms, and the rich magical arcane energy that escapes, I am afraid, only the Quel'Thalas High Elves of the world of Azeroth and their sunwells can have a similar effect, right?

Unlike the strong and abnormal arcane elements of the Well of the Sun and the huge area that encompasses the entire Quel'Salas, the numerous magic wells in this Winterhold Academy are just barely able to fill the entire Winterhold Academy and provide a certain degree of convenience and assistance to students and professors when studying and researching magic.

"Hmm...... Did Mirabelle introduce you to me just now? ”

"That's good!"

"I'm not going to be verbose......"

"First of all, you're welcome to join us, it just so happens that we're just going to have a class, and we haven't had time to start yet, so why don't you stand up and listen to it together...... Right! Just stand here and don't have to be too inhibited. ”

After motioning for the little girl to come and stand, Master Tovdill continued:

"Annie, this is Onmond, this is Brilina, and over there is Jay Zag, they are all cadets just like you, and there are not many cadets in Winterhold Academy now......"

"But if you have anything to say, let's start the class first."

“……”

"You've all listened carefully......"

"First of all, as I said in my last lesson, the first thing you need to learn magic is to understand the nature of magic, and its essence is that it is very unstable and dangerous!"

"And if ......"

After briefly introducing the little girl to her other three classmates, Master Tovdill began his tirade with gusto, except that the little girl had just listened to what he had said and never went on.

"Ahh......h

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“……”

('-ω????)

After a small yawn, Anne, who felt a little sleepy, rubbed her eyes.

She didn't mean to be distracted, but because she felt that the kind of knowledge about magic that the other party said was full of loopholes and mistakes, and she felt that the other party's ability was not good, and it seemed to be?? She didn't have anything to listen to, and she didn't want to correct the other party's mistakes, so she was secretly expecting the other party to finish and finish the class quickly, while thinking about it crankily......

Although, it's a bit bad to pray for the end of class just now, but she's really a little sleepy, and you can't blame her for this!

（…… ）

(??????????)

“……”

(′～`●)

“……”

(????????)????????

However, Anne, who felt that she didn't speak well in other people's classes, and that she was a little unaccustomed to sleeping standing up, began to get distracted and turned her head to look at her 'classmates'.

The first one standing on her right was the handsome little guy named Onmond, and she didn't know what she was capable of, but if she could mix it up and need to come to Winterhold Academy as an apprentice and learn that kind of wrong magical knowledge, she must not be very good.

╮(╯▽╰)╭

As for the second one, the pretty Miss Brilina...... I'm afraid it's a similar situation, right?

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As for the one on the further right, Jay Zag, that one seems to be a cat, it's just a guy who doesn't know if it's a male or female...... Well, Anne gave up after a glance, because, the other party seems to be completely different from the super cute cats that Anne used to see on TV, they look fierce and ugly, and they don't have that cute sense of déjà vu at all?

?????? (＿＿*)????

“……”

(???? ω?????? ‖)??

The cats look like this, and they are not sorry for the audience at all...... Even her bears are a little better behaved than each other!

（…… ）

(°?? °〃)

“……”

"We must be careful to control our desires, or disaster will befall ......"

“？！”

"Ahem!"

"Annie-san?"

“？？”

"Annie-san? What are you thinking?! ”

Finally, I don't know how long it has passed, when Tovdil, who has said something important, is about to continue, suddenly, he sees that a certain young student doesn't seem to pay attention to him at all?

So, he had to sigh, interrupt his speech, and began to call out to some little girl who was wandering in the world......

"Ahh

! (;?? o??) o

"Huh? You, hello! Is there anything please? Your Excellency Master Tovdil?! ”

(???? ▽????)？

After being touched by the little brother named Onmond next to her, little Anne barely came back to her senses at this time, and blinked her cute big eyes, and innocently asked a magic professor who did not study well, did not go to class well, and had to be distracted to disturb herself.

（…… ）

(￢?? ￢。 )

“……”

"Annie-san, I see that you seem to be thinking about something very 'intent' just now, do you have any different opinion of what I just said?"

Tovdill sighed inwardly.

Actually, he didn't want to embarrass a little girl, but since the other party had come to Winterhold Academy, and since the other party was attending classes under his own and paying expensive tuition, then he must try to be as conscientious as possible and try to teach the other party some practical and effective magic skills.

Besides, from now on, the other party can already be said to be a mage of Winterhold Academy, if the other party can't learn it in the end, and after going out, he will say that he is a mage of Wintercastle students, then these people will more or less lose face together, right?

"Opinion?"

Σ(￣д￣； )

"What's the idea? Did you just say anything important? However, people haven't been listening since the beginning, so how do they know what you're talking about......"

o((⊙﹏⊙))o.

‘！！ ’

‘……’

‘……’

It was good that Annie didn't say anything honestly, but as soon as she said it, not only did the face of the Tovdill mage instantly darken, but even the Angmond who had just reminded her, as well as the Miss Brilina and the cat Jay Zag, all looked at her with that incredulous look.

Although, in the past, they often dared to put forward different opinions in class, or questioned some of the teachers' opinions...... However, like the other party, he directly used that kind of extremely impolite words to contradict it, which is really the first time I have seen it.

“……”

"Alright then!"

"Maybe you're right, we can try it now, I think, we can do some more practical magic exercises?"

Maybe it was because the little girl was angry, maybe it was some other reason, Tovdil suddenly sighed, and looked at the little girl who was still confused.

“？？？”

(??????.??????)????????

Anne still didn't know what was going on.

（…… ）

ε=(???? '●))) Alas

"Now, let's continue with our defense lesson from the previous lesson......"

"We'll start with the Magic Protection Enchantment, which is an effective spell that can defend against spell attacks, and it can save your life if necessary!"

"So ......"

"Annie-san, do you know that kind of magical defense enchantment?"

Maybe it's to set an example, maybe it's to teach a little girl a lesson? So, once again, the Master Tovdil took aim at some of the newly-arrived little ones who had been distracted since the beginning of the lesson.

"Huh?"

∑(?? △｀)？！

"Yes, there are many, many people in the magic defense enchantment, what's the matter?"

く(＾_??) ゝ？

Anne didn't know what kind of magic protection barrier the other party was talking about, anyway, Anne herself knew a lot of things, such as in addition to the lava shield she was best at, in addition to the curved light barrier that she used to fool those dawn guards, there were also those prismatic barriers, flame shields, ice shields, mantras: shields, dark shields, and other messy spells that could be called defensive barriers, but she rarely used them.

"Variety?"

"That's ......"

"Since you sound familiar with enchantment spells, can you help me demonstrate them to the other students?"

"...... Now"

"Just stand there, and then I'll cast a spell on you, and you'll need to use the enchantment you do best to defend against, so let's get started, okay?"

A little girl dared to say that she would know many, many magic defense enchantments, and she dared not listen to the class, which made Mage Tovdil feel that it was necessary for him to teach the other party a small lesson?

However, he will be very careful to control the power of the spell later, so that it can not only have a demonstrative effect, but also make the opponent impress the opponent without harming him!

"Best at it......"

! (;?? o??) o

"Is that okay?"

(?? ˊ????????)??????

With a wave of her hand, a dark red, translucent lava shield appeared beside Anne, enveloping her directly. What she is best at is obviously this lava shield that she created herself to combine offense and defense, and whoever hits her will be unlucky!

"Good!"

"I can see that it's a very good fire-based defensive enchantment, right?"

"So, let's get started......"

"Don't move, don't speak, hold it on, you just stand there, the others scatter, I don't want you to get in the middle and be hurt by me."

"Excellent! Annie, I can see that this is indeed your best magic enchantment, and you seem to have a good time? So, let's get started now! ”

"You must keep your magic barrier in check, or it will be meaningless, and although I will try to restrain my strength, I really don't want to hurt you......"

As he spoke, after taking one last look at the fiery red magic shield on the little girl's body, Master Tovdir groaned for a moment, then resolutely grabbed a ball of fire in his hand, and took advantage of the opportunity for the little girl to maintain the shield, he smashed it directly at the other party.

Although he didn't know the strength of the other party's magic enchantment, he knew that the fireball in his hand was not very powerful, even if it could penetrate the opponent's shield, it was estimated that it would not cause too much damage, and as for the question of the little guy being able to use this kind of spell at such a young age, he could only wait for the aftermath to explore.

"Wait!"

=???????? (?????? *)

Suddenly, Anne seemed to think of something, and just before she could speak, the other party's small fireball?? He slammed it into his own side, on his lava shield!

Rumble!

The fireball exploded instantly, and from the shield that did not move at all, as if it had no effect, Anne could see that the other party had indeed restrained her strength, but ......

??

Sou~!

The other party's strength was restricted, but it didn't mean that Annie's lava shield would also be restricted, so I saw a flash of fire on the shield, almost at the moment when the opponent's fireball exploded, another fireball instantly reflected back at a very fast speed and smashed into the opponent's face......

Bang!!

"Uh......"

After a light sigh, although it may have been because of some enchanted ornaments or defensive means on his body, the Tovdir mage was still burned red, his eyebrows and hair curled, and he staggered and fell directly to the floor of the elemental hall, and soon did not move.

‘！！ ’

‘？？ ’

‘……’

In astonishment, the three students, Angmond, Brilina, and Jay Zag, all looked at the little girl with incredulous eyes.

"Ah......h

(°ー°〃)

"People really didn't mean it! He had to use the shield he was best at...... And they just forgot to mention that this lava shield can automatically reflect normal physical and magical attacks at close range......"

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Anne really didn't mean it, she really just didn't have time to say it, she dared to swear in the name of her little bear Tibbs!

And ah, this can't all be blamed on her, who made the opponent's attack so simple, just a small ball of fireball, and it was suddenly cracked by the magic mechanism and the runic energy reflection array on the lava shield? If the opponent uses a more complicated magic, then it will definitely not be counterattacked.

（…… ）

(￣?? ￣; )