Theo feels like time has stopped.
He knows he is doing the stupidest thing he could possibly do. Stepping between Liam and four light spears. Him, with no mana, no magic, no protection.
Him, who was given a second chance at life, now throwing it away.
For another person.
For a stranger.
No. He is not a stranger. He is my student. He is Theo the Archmage's student.
"Does he know that?" A voice within him asks.
Now you show up? Are you here to laugh at my stupidity?
Theo coughs up blood.
But his vision is unnaturally clear.
He can see everything in the room with perfect clarity. Julian's tears. Huh. I never knew Julian had such thick eyelashes.
Maeve's pained expression. Her freckles are beautiful.
The female mage standing not far from him, looking at him with horror in her eyes, tears already welling up, both hands pressed over her mouth. Her eyes are bright blue. Her hair is almost white. Stunning.
