<h4>Chapter 215: The awakening of Thssa.</h4>


    The month that followed, all was silent in most of Eldoria in terms of scandal, not a peep came from Emmah and all the noble houses were more careful than usual. They were not asvish as they usually were and they urged their children not to engage in criminal activities.


    Those that had defended the former prime minister kept their heads down even to avoid being implicated in the scandal.


    As for the Windrider’s they left the capital and embarked on a long journey to the small town that would be their home for the foreseeable future. It was reported that Emmah Windrider had not gone with them.


    Winter arrived in Eldoria, along with it, the awakening of Thssa. It had taken Sigrid a fortnight to make the king’s impossible dream, possible.


    In the first four days, Thssa was plied with pills that Sigrid purchased from the bank. The pills changed Thssa’s constitution, allowing her magic to seep into her bones and soul.


    In the following four days, Thssa was fed elixirs that helped her sense magic around and connect with it. She would meditate for six hours until her senses connected with the patterns of the world. This included ripples in the water, flight of a bird, veins of a leaf and the slightest change in the sky. It was not enough that she just be a mage, Sigrid wanted her to be a true mage.


    She was more in tune with water than other elements of the earth.


    The days that followed, she was put to sleep and magic circted within her, flowing like blood in her veins. As shey unconscious, her body emitted light and sparkles which increased in momentum every passing day like a storm seeking to break out.


    On the morning, of the fifteenth day, she finally opened her eyes and sat up. Her appearance had changed, she seemed to be softer and gentler. There was a calm in her eyes that not existed when her mother was alive.


    Sigrid, the head mage and Alistair were in the room with her, watching her closely. Alistair’s hand was raised a ball of fire charging within the palm. If Thssa so much as harmed Sigrid, he would not mind incinerating her.


    "Are you fully awake?" Sigrid sat down on the bed, closer to Thssa’s feet as she began the quizzing.


    Thssa looked at her palms, she seemed to be puzzled still. "I think so." she answered, "I think I had a very long dream."


    In the minute that followed, Sigrid took her through a series of exercises and tested her memory. Then, she tested her magic and had Thssa repeat a few spells.


    "Congrattions, you have awakened." Sigrid finally shared with Thssa what they all know already.


    A loud and proud smile dotted Thssa’s face. She run to the window and flung it open, bringing a surge of cold air inside the room. It was apanied by a few kes of snow. Thssa waved her hand around, ying with the tiny white kes, swirling them in the air whileughing.


    She yed for around ten minutes and then she turned her attention to Sigrid and the Lord mage. The look on her face spoke impatience and contempt. It did not seem like she was grateful for the gift that they had given her.


    So much for the calmness, Sigrid thought to herself. The look in her eyes was back to the cruel old one which wasyered with a lot of pride.


    "You could have does this many years ago Lord mage, why did you wait for so long to make me a mage?" Thssa questioned.


    She sat down on the bed, then crossed one leg over the over. Thssa peeked at Sigrid through the corner of her right eye and she sneered. The way she figured, they were now on equal footing. All Sigrid had better than her was a beautiful face.


    Turning her head back to the Lord mage she said haughtily, "I used to think that it was so difficult to be a mage but all it took were a few pills and bitter brews. I could have done this myself if I had known that it was as easy as eating pie."


    The Lord mage’s eyes narrowed, his expression was nothing short of disappointed. What they had done was dangerous, many times, Thssa hade close to dying. The Lord mage had exhausted half of his energy sustaining her and forcing magic into her bones. How could she speak to him like that?


    "You underestimate the cost of what you have gained princess. Magic is supposed to be natural, it chooses those that can bear its weight and urs in them naturally. It is not a toy and it is not a thing to use in unting. If you had attempted to awaken on your own, you would be dead by now. A word of advice, you should wield yours with caution because it is not without consequence." The head mage warned her.


    Thssa scoffed. "Oh spare me the lectures you old prude. I have always thought that the mages needed a new leader, one whose thinking is not stuck in the old ways.


    Now that I am a mage, I intend to ask my father to give me your position. From tomorrow, I will be the head mage of Eldoria." Her eyes sparkled and sheughed, "A divine messenger--no, a divine saint. That is what they call women with the strongest magic in Sndor."


    [Warning! warning!! If Princess Thssa bes the head mage, she will open the doors for Emmah to the mage estate and overturn her luck. It is fifty percent possible that they could both be wives to prince Firron if they agree to work together.


    The host is to ensure that this does not happen by all means necessary.]


    While Sigrid was still reading the warning on a virtual screen, Princess Thssa was still insulting the head mage.


    "You are the reason why Eldoria’s mages have not aplished much in thest three decades. Your wisdom is outdated and your greatness, overrated. Frankly speaking, I don’t know why my father kept you around.


    If you know what is best for you, you should just retire today and handover your authority. What is it that shows your authority? A seal or staff?" She snapped her fingers three times, "Bring it over,