Ultimus Thesaurus: The last Treasure (Era of Change Book 1) Read Free

audience was a woman who heard what I said and also understood it - Lucia.

Chapter 2: Father and Son

    In certain moments you must grow beyond yourself, at least that’s what people told me. Often I have asked myself whether the people who tell you all these things, have ever even considered to do this as well. Because if you think of the repercussions, then all that stands out is the question 'why?'. Why did I do this? Why am I punished for it? And why is it always me?
    “That was the last time. I will leave nothing to coincidences anymore. It is over! This book, I should probably just burn it here in front of you. Just admit it, it was Lucia, right? You spoke to her before my speech. And I am sure you spoke about all of this! My reputation is ruined and whether this family will ever recover from this, I do not know. Who should still remember my name? You have destroyed everything. You are nothing more than a disgrace to this family, to this village, and also to this world. You have the rest of the day to think about your disobedience and to reflect about your stupidity,” screamed my father as he angrily left my room.
    Edgar, our butler, made sure that I would not leave the room, even though I clearly wouldn’t dare to anger my father even more. My father loved to do destroy things rather than to understand them and as much as I wanted to make sense of this, I just couldn’t bring myself to it. I took off my glasses and put them on my bed. On the ceiling hung a game of stars, one of the last magic artefacts in our possession. 
    It simulated our planetary system and was powered by the connection between the circular magnetic stone network and the magical energy maintained within it. I had no idea what that meant but it interested me since I was very young. I had very many books, but none taught magic. 
    It was now almost extinct and many people believed that it never even existed. For me, who could survive in a technical world, it seemed not threatening, but it was still sad.
    Only one thrown stone at my window tore me from my almost meditative condition of frustration and forced me back on my legs. I put my glasses on because I did not want to run the risk of stumbling over things or even falling out of the window. Even if this fear was unfounded and I knew that I could never be so stupid, I still had to put all the possibilities in relation to one another. Lucia was still busy throwing stones up at my window, as she clearly knew, that I was just making her wait. When I finally managed to fixate my glasses, I opened the heavy window and a further stone hit me directly against my nose. My loud cry immediately aroused the curiosity of Edgar, who at once rushed into the room finding me standing in front of the open window with a bleeding nose.
    “Is everything in order, my lord? I have heard the noise and only wanted to make sure that you are well,” he inquired with his silver tongue. He sneaked slowly like a snake through the room and took a not quite unintentional look out of the window.
    Of course, Lucia had already hidden herself and therefore was hardly in danger - whereas the danger seemed to already have found me, despite my caution.
    “Everything is in order, Edgar. I was just careless when I opened the window. As you know, it is very difficult to open,” I said and held a cloth on my nose while I complimented Edgar out of the room.
    “Next time please call me if you need help, young Sir. I serve your house for so long now, that you should know that such lower task is a duty of mine.”
    “It was a long day, Edgar, and even though it is early afternoon, I long for a brief moment of silence and relaxation. I would be extremely grateful if you would refrain from rushing unannounced into my room. Good day.”
    I firmly closed the door and even before I completely turned around, I noticed Lucia already sat on my bed.
    “That was a very special speech. Your father has not promised too much,” she commented