Meeting Dennis on a quiet afternoon, if it weren't for the mentor by his side, Rod promised that his daughter would have thrown herself into his arms.

After listening to the long nonsense of the mentors, they finally gave Rhodes and his daughter time alone, albeit briefly. It's only two hours. Rhodes knew that some witch apprentices would be allowed to return to their parents' homes for a period of time after a period of study, as if they were on vacation. However, Rod also knows that with a talent like Dennis, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to be specially approved and sent home.

It is said that the daughter is the lover of her father's previous life, which is not wrong, and when the tutors of the academy are gone, Dennis pounces on Rhodes's arms. It's still that familiar smell, that familiar voice, that familiar face.

"I miss you, Daddy......"

Dennis cried. Her eyes flashed with tears, but she didn't dare to cry too loudly, for fear that the wall would have ears. At the Academy of Magic, a few little girls have figured out its routine. No place is completely safe, they have no privacy, and they are watched at all times. It's like a prison......

"I miss you too. ”

Rod said, hugging Dennis tighter. Rod found that after two years of not seeing each other, his daughter had grown up a little more, and her eyebrows revealed a maturity that surpassed her peers. This maturity is pitiful, she is only a ten-year-old child, and she will only be eleven in a month, but she has to endure the complexity and cruelty of the adult world.

Rhodes took a look and found that most of the witch apprentices in the Academy of Magic were like this, and they all had an indelible gloom in them. The high-pressure learning environment coupled with the corrosion of ice magic has caused many young girls to leave the sunshine and splendor of their age and turn to the adult world, learning their ruthlessness and intrigue methods. You must know that some commoner daughters will be raised as mistresses in the future and sent to the nobles, and letting them be exposed to conspiracy methods as soon as possible is also to plan for the future. Only a very small number of witch apprentices are required to remain chaste and continue their studies, because the deep learning of ice magic requires the witch's full dedication, and if there is a partner or family interference, it will inevitably affect the witch's concentration. Rod guessed that at Dennis's pace, she would be asked to do the same.

Rod never wanted to sell his daughter to seek a position for himself, but a witch without a normal family life is bound to be more emotionally cold, which Rod does not want to see. Although love is a luxury for most people, it does not mean that it does not exist. Rhodes still hopes that one day, his daughter can live like a normal person. But now it seems that this probability is very low. The more outstanding the person, the more impossible the ordinary life.

"They said there was a riot here, and undead creatures stormed the school......"

Rhodes said. While stroking Dennis's silky hair.

"Yes...... But I ran them away. ”

The daughter whispered.

"The next time you encounter this situation, self-protection is the most important, and being too outstanding may not be a good thing. ”

Rod said meaningfully. Dennis gave him a look, and Rhodes quickly understood that perhaps even if he whispered, the power of magic was enough to penetrate this room, this wall. So, conventional thinking must be discarded here. They are all caged birds, without freedom, like having their wings broken, and even their thoughts without freedom. Generally speaking, you have to believe whatever the guru says, everything in the outside world has nothing to do with you, what they want you to know, you have a chance to know, and what they don't want you to know, you don't want to know...... Over the years, I have gradually taken the words of my mentor and the dean as the truth.

Rhodes had mixed feelings, what kind of place is this? It's even more terrifying than prison......

"Dad, I hear your story. ”

Dennis cleverly changed the subject. She's a smart little girl, Rhodes knew, he always knew.

"They say you're a hero. ”

She said, with pride and pride in her eyes.

"Alas, a hero is not counted, at most a man of good luck. ”

Rod replied with a smile.

"Anyway, I'm happy to see my dad become a heartthrob. ”

Dennis said confidently.

"Heartthrob?"

Rod narrowed his eyes and asked curiously. 187

"You don't know, many teachers in the academy are talking about you, saying that you are very handsome, tall and mighty, and very brave, and you are the bravest of all the northern lords. ”

Dennis said, sobbing into a smile, a rare smile on her face. Like a sunflower after a rainy day, smiling at the rising sun.

"Haha, what else did they say?"

Rhodes knows that although Caterina is a vampire, it does not mean that all the Frost Witches in the Academy of Magic are vampires, and vampires also depend on their qualifications to reward mortals with their blood, and not every mortal has the hope of being gifted by vampires and becoming one of them. There are many teachers in the Academy of Magic, and perhaps only a witch at the level of a great mentor can hope to be favored by the queen. Therefore, it is not surprising that a group of female teachers have spring hearts.

"They also say I'm well-behaved, you know......"

Dennis laughed. Laughing, like a rising sun.

"My daughter, there's something I don't know how to tell you......"

Rod suddenly became gloomy. When it comes to that, he really doesn't know how to talk about it.

"Anyway, I've heard some rumors. ”

Unexpectedly, Dennis was very calm and honest.

"What else did you hear?"

Rod asked nervously.

"I heard you found me a stepmother. ”

Dennis said bluntly. This embarrassed Rod, but judging by her daughter's expression, she didn't seem to be disgusted by the matter. This was something that Rhodes had not expected.

"Your mother died early...... I'm sorry I didn't protect her......"

Rod spoke, but was interrupted by Dennis.

"I don't blame you, Daddy......"

She whispered. His eyes are so calm, like an ice spring under a snow-capped mountain, clear and transparent.

"Sister Caroline, I've seen her...... She's beautiful, and, heartwarming. I just have a request ......"

"What requirements?"

Rod asked.

"I hope that in the future, if I have the chance to go home, back to Blackhammer, can I not call her mother?"

Dennis's eyes were so earnest that Rod had little reason to refuse. Of course, he didn't plan to have Dennis call Caroline's mother in the first place. How old are they?

"Of course you can ......"

Rod said, hugging his daughter's head.