Despite the friendly and approachable smile on the face of this son of the West Border Duke, Leon always felt that this smile and gaze were inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
"As for Acro, he has just gone out; I have arranged for him to go to another town for official duties." Leon pointed to the stairs behind him.
Of course, this was a lie.
At this time, if Acro wasn't giving Brandon his morning lessons, he would probably be reading in the Mage Tower hidden by the Magic Veil. However, this could not be disclosed to Count Ackman.
The reason he chose to construct the Magic Academy around that ancient Mage Tower was precisely to conceal the existence of that secret location, so that, in the future, they could better obscure the comings and goings at the Mage Tower from the eyes of outsiders.
"Oh, I see. Well, it seems I'll only have the chance to get acquainted with His Highness Allen Del at the banquet you are hosting."
