The Lord of Ashes

Unions between close relatives were very common among nobles.

As long as they are not biological siblings from the same father and mother.

Cousins ​​and even cousins ​​often unite to form families.

This situation happened, on the one hand, as the Ferelen family said, for the sake of the purity of the family bloodline.

On the other hand, it is also because it is not so easy for nobles to find a suitable family for marriage.

If they reach the age and cannot find a suitable family to marry into, these young children of the nobles will often be "digested internally".

The wizarding world has always paid more attention to blood.

The Knight family is particularly concerned.

The magic family, which has experienced thousands of years of development, does not pay as much attention to the inheritance of bloodline as the knight family, but it also cares more about the purity of the direct bloodline.

If she can rely on Thain, it would indeed be a good choice for Selena.

More importantly, Selina also has a favorable impression of Thane whom she met for the first time.

She didn't fall in love with Thain's handsomeness, but Selena felt more secure when she was by Thain's side.

Especially coming all the way from the Lycian League, it seemed that the only person Selina could rely on was Thane.

…

Thain's residence is very large, not just a single-family dormitory.

There are multiple rooms on each floor, and the interior space is not small.

There's even a basement.

Thain arranged several rooms on the first floor for Selina.

The main second floor is Thain's laboratory, meditation room and other rooms, and the third floor is where he usually lives and sleeps.

So it seems that the only way to make room for Selina is on the first floor.

Selena's arrival has a great impact on Thane's daily life.

After all, no matter how big his apprentice dormitory is, it cannot be compared to the count's castle.

The two of them meet each other without looking up, and they always have something to say when they meet.

It’s hard to treat someone like a complete stranger.

Of course, in addition to the impact on Thain, Owl Xiaoqi was also affected a lot.

Several rooms on the first floor were originally Xiaoqi's activity areas and could also be regarded as his nest.

With Selena's arrival, Xiao Qi of course had to move.

However, Xiaoqi was not some pretentious monster. It didn't say a word from beginning to end. It just opened its brown pupils and looked at the girl who broke into Thane's life.

Including Selena is also very curious about Xiaoqi.

This form seems to be more mysterious, knowledgeable and powerful than expected.

Not only do he know high-ranking official magicians, but he also has an obviously powerful monster as a pet.

"Starting from tomorrow, you can go to the center of the academy to take public classes."

"Although you are an intermediate apprentice, the variety of knowledge in Holy Tower Academy is definitely beyond your imagination."

"Even some entry-level courses can be of great benefit to you as a new apprentice who has just entered the Holy Tower." During dinner, Thain gave Selina some advice.

"Well, cousin!" Selena nodded heavily and replied.

This dinner was prepared by Selina. It was hard to tell that this aristocratic girl who had not been away from home for many years actually had good cooking skills.

At least the sweetness of the fruit soup and the crispness of the toast satisfied Thain.

This should be one of the few conveniences Selina can bring to Thane after moving into his apprentice dormitory.

Selena is very obedient and behaves well-behaved and sensible, which is something that Thain can recognize.

If it was a more unruly and willful woman, even if the other person was his cousin, Thain would kick her out.

The next day, early morning.

When Thain walked downstairs, several exquisite breakfasts were already placed on the table.

Selina didn't know where she went, but there was a piece of white paper next to her breakfast.

Thain walked over and picked up the paper, which was the handwriting left by Selina.

The paper stated that she had already eaten and now planned to visit the teaching building and library and get familiar with the environment of the Holy Tower.

He took a sip of the juice left by Selena. It was the taste that Sean liked, and ice cubes were added to it.

"Yes, he is a guy who can make people worry-free." Thain nodded and said.

After finishing the juice and eating a few bites of breakfast, Thain immediately returned to the laboratory on the second floor.

More than five years of study experience at Jizhiyuan Holy Tower has already allowed Thain to complete basic courses in various departments.

Even advanced courses that require additional payment, Thain has listened to many of them over the years.

Now, he does not need to go to the teaching building to learn knowledge for the time being.

"The advanced transformation of the Eye of the Sun magic was almost successful last time."

"I must completely perfect this magic this time to achieve the effect I expected!" Thain walked into the laboratory with high spirits.

In recent years, Thain has only been so excited and excited when he was exploring the truth and the mysteries of elements.

Speaking of which, Thain does need someone of the opposite sex to adjust his life.

It seems like he hasn't touched a woman in several years?

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The cohabitation life of Thain and his cousin Selena is not as complicated as some people imagine.

This is a very peaceful life, and Thain and Selina seem to be two nearly parallel lines.

Except during breakfast and dinner, when the brother and sister might meet briefly and exchange a few words.

Most of the other times, they don't even see each other's face.

Mainly because of Thain, he either spent the whole day bored in the laboratory or went to the library to read information.

He was elusive all day long.

As the Eye of the Sun magic neared perfection, Thain went to the library to check information more frequently.

Sometimes he would even go out in the middle of the night and wake up Selina, who lived on the first floor and had a relatively light sleep.

Selina didn't care much about this, and went to various public classrooms to learn knowledge as usual every day, and insisted on preparing breakfast and dinner for Thain.

Maybe the best way to retain a man's heart is to retain his stomach?

Because Selena prepared food for Sean every day and took on the cleaning work at home, Sean gradually started to talk more to this cousin who was originally a stranger.

With Thain's knowledge base as a quasi-magician, he is enough to give Selina some tips on her homework and magic learning.

And it was also during a dinner chat that Thain, an irresponsible cousin, realized belatedly that the magic systems that Selina originally studied were mainly fire and light.

It seems to be mainly light magic, supplemented by fire magic.

Selena's situation surprised Thane.

Considering his recent experimental subject, Thain said to Selina at the dinner table: "Do you have any important public classes tomorrow?"

"If not, can you come to the lab and do me a favor?"

"It's just a simple record of experimental data. I also study fire magic. It should be of great benefit and inspiration to you." Thain said.

Thain's question made Selena's face show a trace of surprise and joy, and she replied without hesitation: "Okay, it just so happens that I don't have any public courses to study tomorrow."

Selina has been curious about Thain's laboratory for a long time since moving here.

She even cleaned Thain's room, but she never went to the laboratories on Thain's second floor.

In response to his cousin's answer, Thain nodded and said, "I won't let your help go in vain. I will pay you."