Episode 17

## Chapter Link

Ep.17

**Episode 17** is the 17th episode of Suitor Armor.

## Synopsis

### A new mage

Norrix offers Lucia Chauvet a chance to be his apprentice, stating that it would at least be a good cover story in case anyone found out about her illegal use of magic the day prior. Lucia is flattered by the offer, but thinks it would be an excessive solution to her problem. Norrix explains that there are other reasons that he wishes for her to be his apprentice, recalling that King Reimund suspected that he just wanted to spend more time with her. He then points out that Lucia seems to have a natural talent for magic, which Lucia understands is because she is a secretly a fairy.

Lucia mentions that she is already Kirsi's lady-in-waiting and that her adoptive sister's wedding is coming up, but Norrix reassures her that they can work around her busy schedule. He then asks if Lucia plans on remaining as Kirsi's lady-in-waiting after the wedding. Lucia asks what his question was about, and Norrix proposes that Lucia eventually become a full time mage. Lucia thinks long and hard about Norrix's proposition. Norrix apologizes burdening her with such a hard question, but Lucia enthusiastically agrees to become his apprentice.

Baynard and Peres appear just in time to hear Norrix exclaim how wonderful this news is and ask what it is all about. Lucia explains to them that she just agreed to become Norrix's apprentice. Baynard cracks a sarcastic joke, but Peres congratulates Lucia and notes that mages rarely take on apprentices. Norrix comments on Baynard's quick recovery, and the knight responds that his body springs back fairly quickly. Norrix notes that his quick recovery was almost magical, hinting at the fact that it was his treatments that had helped him along. Baynard then comments that he is not immune to ailments like Modeus, and asks the enchanted armor if he even felt the hit on his head from their duel earlier. Norrix, still believing that Modeus cannot speak, finds it amusing that Baynard seems to have picked up Lucia's habit of talking to him. Hearing no response from Modeus, Baynard smugly states that he has, then says that it would be amazing if he could talk as it would make Norrix look like an ass. Norrix agrees, but reiterates that he believes such a scenario to be merely fantastical and fictional. Baynard turns around and holds in his laughter.

Norrix offers to give Lucia her first lesson the next day, to which Lucia states that she will be available later in the day. Norrix tells Lucia to meet him in his workshop when she is ready for her lesson and leaves. Lucia hears that Baynard is still barely holding in his laughter, prompting Lucia to wonder why he teases Norrix. Baynard claims that it is his duty to do so, calling Norrix an "insufferable know-it-all", and Peres explains that there has been a small rivalry between the two ever since they first met. Lucia then jokes that she is an "insufferable know-it-all in training", and Baynard tells her to not let that happen as he was just beginning to like her. He then asks Modeus to back him up, but the enchanted knight responds by calling him an "ass". Peres scolds Baynard for teaching Modeus to swear.

## Characters

*Characters are linked in order of appearance. First appearances are in bold.*

* Lucia Chauvet
* Norrix
* Modeus
* King Reimund (flashback only)
* Kirsi (mentioned only)
* Baynard
* Peres

## Credit of episode

* Art and Writing by Purpah
	+ Edits by Eunice Baik