Early the next day, the incident at the royal ball spread like wildfire as it already reached the ears of the citizens and the different noble households. Even the tower and the alliance already knew what had happened. The Hero Alliance doesn't have much interest in what happened but the tower was different.
For the second time in a short span of time, the elders were once again gathered to talk about the incident. The expectation inside the meeting room of the tower can't be concealed because of another prospect they have in mind.
"Have Archmage Ragus and Aviel reported to us yet?" One of them asked immediately after the meeting was opened.
"Yes, and I am about to read it to all of you," another voice answered. He then picked up a piece of paper on the table and relayed what was written on it.
The other elders carefully listened and took note of the important things written on the letter. All of them showed interest after the report was read. Some of them had wide grins on their faces after they heard good things from the letter.
"Do we have any recordings of the incident?" Another elder asked. He wanted to see with his own eyes the power displayed by Ezio and the duke's son.
If it was worth their time, then they can plan what their next move will be. One of the elders brought out an orb and used magic to make it float. The orb landed on the center of the table then it lit up and started to project an image.
First it showed the palace's main hall where the ball was held then it skipped to the part where the dark entities that infiltrated the ball started to attack. Those dark beings were different but that did not move the elders because their interest lies somewhere else.
They waited in anticipation as the fight progressed then it happened. The king was trapped and the duke's youngest son appeared before the king as he summoned an ice crystal to protect the both of them but the swords still pierced through.
A blinding light then filled the room and when it disappeared, a pyramid made out of ice enclosed the king and the duke's youngest son. There were also two palms covering the pyramid and vines with thorns around it which served as the main offense of the magic.
They also saw how useless was the magic of the two archmage's against the ice crystal formed by the second young master of the Ginehart dukedom. After that scene, they all came to the same conclusion as Ragus and Aviel, the young man possesses great potential and the amount of mana he has was far greater than any average mage.
Though they wanted to speak, they still conscientiously watched until the end of the projection. This time they saw Ezio using his magic as he opened the space in front of him and transferred himself inside the ice crystal.
Gasps sounded inside the room after seeing what Ezio can already do. They were satisfied with the result of their decision to undo the seal on the young man. Now that he can freely use his magic, with a little bit of improvement he might be able to open a gate to another world for them.
If that happens, then they would need every power, talent and help they could get. Their greedy eyes looked at the unconscious man lying on the ground after the rescue. That power, they absolutely need it for their future endeavors.
"Interesting, that son of the duke is purely interesting. The amount of mana he has surpassed my expectations. The report wasn't lying but it lacked the necessary description, luckily, we decided to monitor the party," a satisfied voice came from one of the elders who were hidden behind a veil.
The elders grunted and nodded in agreement. Now that they were clearly satisfied, they needed to plan on how they could get that young man on their side. The biggest obstacle that they will face will be the duke's wrath.
"What should we do now?" one of the elders asked because he was aware that it would be difficult to go against Duke Ginehart.
"What are you so afraid of? We can crush the Ginehart Dukedom if we wish so even if he fights back, he will still be defeated," an arrogant voice answered.
The elders became divided, some nodded in agreement while the others had their misgivings. Certainly, they can go head-to-head against the Ginehart Dukedom but the king might meddle in their affairs.
"That is also a possibility but we need to carefully think about the pros and cons of this matter. Yes we can forcefully take the duke's youngest son and wage war against the dukedom but what if the king stepped forward? Don't forget that the king has considerable power," one of the elders who were thinking calmly voiced out his opinion.
The room fell silent after those words, as the elders continued to ponder about the problem. It would be troublesome if the king stepped in because there would be a high possibility that their plans would be interrupted and they can't afford that.
"Why don't we approach him first and see if he is willing to join us? We can base our next move on his answer or on our observation of him since we can't act rashly," a rationally thinking elder suggested.
This idea was feasible, that way they can also gauge if they can convince the young man without resorting into a fight that can potentially ruin their plans. If that does not work, they can send an elite team to get him.
"I agree with that suggestion. Even if the duke doesn't like us, I'm sure that he won't go against his child's wish if he ever wanted to enter the Magic Tower. It is worth a try." A man with a deeper and older voice spoke. He had been listening to the statements of his subordinate and that suggestion can help.
Now that their plan was proceeding smoothly they can't afford any mistakes and if they can avoid any confrontation they will do so. At the leader's words, the other elders had no opinions against it.
"If there are no objections, we will go through with that plan. Since you are the one who suggested it, I'll assign you the task, Celes." The leader looked at the elder's direction even though his face was covered by the veil hiding his identity.
Without thinking twice about it, Celes accepted the task and promised them that he will succeed. After the matter with Cygnus was settled, they moved on to Ezio's.
"Since he can already control his magic, we can already summon him back to train inside the tower. There's no need for him to stay in the academy any longer." This time it was a woman's voice who spoke.
"Let him be for now. He needs to mingle with other people so that he can easily adapt to us. If we keep on forcing him, he might use his magic to leave the tower and we wouldn't be able to find him." It was the leader who answered. "Although he can now use his magic more efficiently than before he first awakened, I'm afraid that he won't stay still if we keep him here."
His words were reasonable so the elders had no other opinions regarding it. Remembering how he behaved when his magic was unsealed made them frown. He was untamable and he would create chaos whenever he got the chance that they needed to tie him down and lock him inside a room.
He also refused to participate in their experiments even though would get beaten because of it. They couldn't control him because he would suddenly disappear and reappear somewhere else. If not for the tracking magic they embedded in him, he would have escaped by now.
