“Gilead,” after glaring at Lovellian, Tanis turned to her husband. “We don’t really need to take Eward back home with us, do we? Eward isn’t… he hasn’t truly dabbled in black magic. He just made an attempt, that’s all.”

“...,” Gilead remained stonily silent.

Tanis pleaded, “Since he knows that he’s made a mistake, he won’t do something like that again. If we treat this as a lesson, then he might even work harder from now on. So can’t we just…?”

Tanis couldn’t help but feel desperate. Cyan and Ciel were waiting for them at the main estate. While Eward was off in Aroth, Cyan and Ciel were busy winning the approval of the members of the main family. It was impossible for the eldest son, who had returned after causing a scandal, to obtain the main family members’ approval at this point.

That was why Eward had been sent to Aroth in the first place. Since he couldn’t receive any recognition by staying at the main estate, Tanis had wanted him to win the approval of others in Aroth. She had hoped that by becoming the disciple of the Red Tower Master and interacting with other outstanding wizards, he would be able to form bonds and obtain power that wouldn’t be available to him at the main estate.

She needed for Eward to somehow remain in Aroth. If he were to become Lovellian’s disciple, he could use the ...