First Light by Verity Rose

Author:Verity Rose [Verity Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Verity Roze
Published: 2025-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

Vincent

Aman with a massive frame and bulging arms sat in a luxurious suede chair, sipping tea. He wore a fine suit that only barely contained his form. He squinted his eyes mischievously at the woman in the room as he read through a notice on his desk. After gently placing the cup on a plate, he passed the letter to Anna and then picked up another document.

The gentle, lukewarm air of early fall filled the room, courtesy of an open window. Sumnuthras was over and with it, so too was the summer weather. This new season’s chillier air and changing leaves meant winter was fast approaching. With only a scant amount of time until the cold season arrived, the already hard to locate answers they searched for would become even harder to come by.

“What do you make of this, Anna?” the man asked.

“Master Vincent, I do not know.” Anna replied. She stood tall, proud, and confident, with a single longsword on her hip. Green hair hung in a tight braid over her shoulder. “The mobilization of these…people, is concerning. We have the Vanguard Halls of Tennfeld, Jilt, Jelmoore, and Hilden posting jobs to find all the information we can. Since most of them are simply scouting offers and not hunting jobs, we have reported difficulty in getting them completed.”

“Ah, yes, I imagine the other Halls are struggling. Most people who will take these things are newer groups trying to bust into the D-Rank by simply fulfilling their quota for a ranking test. Veterans are too proud to take them and those already in D-Rank are too eager to prove themselves in combat,” Vincent complained. “Though I heard that a few months ago, a small party captured a bandit alive and got some information. Other than that singular incident, no new information came about regarding who seems to hire groups of ruffians or why?”

“With all that in mind, sir,” Anna stated, “we should probably think about canceling your trip to Hilden. I know you promised to meet with Master Jacob and Karl, but…”

“Ah, nonsense!” Vincent laughed. “I’m sure it’ll be just fine!”

“I wouldn’t tempt Fate like that,” Anna mumbled.

“Hey, I knew you had been hanging out with that Volari worker at the cafe down the street, but I didn’t know you were converting to the Path for him!” Vincent chuckled. “Handsome fellow, though. Kind, too. I’m sure he will treat you right.”

Anna’s face turned red and before she could stop herself, she slapped Vincent upside the head. “Shut up, Vincent! It was just a figure of speech!”

Vincent could not help but continue to laugh while he rubbed the sore spot developing. He was almost certain he felt his brain rattle. The man’s glint vanished the moment he went back to reading additional reports. The source of his shock was a letter notifying him that the fourteenth prince, Lestreus Faradin, was going to be transferring to the Vanguard Academy. Vincent was the Hall Master of the Jelmoore Vanguard Hall and by extension, the Headmaster of the Vanguard Academy.

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