Chapter 450 Who Do You Care For Raze?
Raze had gathered all the information he needed from Amir, and with it, there was one thing that needed to be sorted so the deal between them was complete.
Currently, Raze was drawing the magic circle in a sandstone area, inside one of the houses. It was so the markings wouldn't be blown away.
Everyone was inside waiting for him because they needed him to get home, and that included Amir himself as well.
Just as he was finishing it up, Raze wanted to say a few more words.
"Remember part of the deal," Raze said. "I'm sending you back and out of this place, and you promise to do what you can to protect them."
"I'll do as you say and stay out of the Academy until I'm confident enough that I can take on the principal."
Amir continued to watch Raze draw his magic circle, and so did the others, but even after observing, they couldn't make any sense of what he drew or did.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
For a while now, Amir as well as the Crimson Crane members had more questions. Why did Raze fight against the mages, what was he doing in Pagna as well?
It just felt extremely hard to speak to him at times because he was so focused on one thing, but Amir did ask one question.
"You seem to care for these people. I'm surprised someone from Altieran who hasn't been here so long has an attachment to them, rather than attachment to those of your own," Amir said.
After finishing up the circle, all it needed now was a bit of magic. Standing up, without erasing it, there was a smile across his face.
"Those people have done me no harm, and instead all they have done is get hurt because of me, yet despite the danger, they still continue to support me."
"They might think that I've abandoned them; they might be wondering why I haven't turned up or waiting for my return, and I don't care what they think about me."
"If I can help them from the shadows, then that will be enough for me. They have already given me some good memories to forget about the bad."
For the first time, as Amir and the rest of the Crimson Crane looked at the one known as the Dark Magus, he seemed approachable, but instantly the smile faded away, and the strong demeanor had returned.
Raze still wanted his name to spread. He wondered if the name had reached those he wanted it to yet, only time would tell with that.
"Right, you know, you, and the Dark Magus, all of it, are part of the Crimson Crane. I know that you already agreed to join us."
"But it was for a mutual benefit. What I want is for you to be more officially part of us and treat us like a clan."
"Sure you can still keep the Dark Magus business to yourself; you can still do what you need to do. I see that you have a lot going on, but do you know what else it means to be in a Clan?"
Alba was waiting for an answer, but Raze didn't have one for her.
"Being in a Clan, at least our one that has few members, means we are like a family. We help you when you're in need."
"All of us, without realizing it, went beyond just our promise and protected you, and I know you wanted us to help you take down the academy."
"When the time comes, we'll still help you do that, but only if this relationship goes both ways. When we need your help and when you need ours."
With that, Alba placed her hand out. Although Raze didn't like touching people, he did find it slightly easier touching women compared to others.
There was a reason for that, which he didn't want to remember.
"This is twice today I have had to put trust in others. In the past, there were two things that happened to these people."
"Either those I trusted ended up betraying me, or they ended up dead."
Alba smiled in response.
"Well, so far we might have died twice if we didn't trust you, and I think it's safe to say the same for you."
Alba was the one who went forward and grabbed onto Raze's hand. As the two of them shook it, she smiled away, and it didn't feel too bad.
"Before I send you off, there's one more thing I need to do in here," Raze said as he pulled out the Ghost blade and the level 4 crystal he had on him.
