Lucia and the rest could only respond with silence at Cecil's greeting. The Spirit Sage beside him was smiling gently back at their group.
He didn't look like the scary elder that Velicia had made him out to be. He only seemed like the friendly next door grandpa that watched over the kids with a gentle smile.
"Hey! What's up? Come in and sit down! Elder Sage here was kind enough to lend me his ear and we've been exchanging magic knowledge!"
"..."
Their silence only caused Cecil to tilt his head in confusion.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Instructor Jin dashed into the room. He saw Lucia's group and saw the Sage and Cecil sitting together around a small table.
"H-Honorable Elder!"
Instructor Jin's presence caused the Elder to frown a little.
"What is it?"
"A-apologies! W-
