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*The First Archmage and the general populace of Lumisade seem to have undergone a sudden change in attitude, and the mage that appeared in Rhodon seems to be involved...*

## Summary

Lord of Avillon and Lucilicca La'elaya discuss how a human mage was able to take over the first archmage's mind. They come to the conclusion that a spell book and the first tower were used to propel the brainwashing.

## Character List

### Major

* Lucilicca La'elaya (Dark)
* Lord of Avillon

### Mentioned

* Laphlaes Selkena (Fire)
* Human Mage

## Content

Lucilicca: What was that back there? You made the First Archmage retreat…

"Lord": I only invited him to recall a memory locked away in his mind by someone else.

Lucilicca: You’re saying someone is interfering with the First Archmage’s mind? How can they even do that? He’s an extremely powerful archmage. You said there was a human mage, right? There’s no way a human could break into the mind of an Elder Elf who’s lived for centuries.

"Lord": So you’re saying elves are superior to humans, then?

Lucilicca: No! I was speaking purely in terms of age, in terms of the amount of practice and training the First Archmage has had. It had nothing to do with racial superiority or inferiority.

"Lord": Sorry, that was meant as a joke. If you were that sort of person, you wouldn’t have asked for our help in the first place.

Lucilicca: Ugh, make it clearer the next time you decide to make a joke…

"Lord": A lot of mysterious things happen in the world, though. Things that are only slightly possible happen with surprising frequency. If that human mage had stronger mental capabilities than the First Archmage, he or she could’ve broken into his mind.

Lucilicca: Let’s say for now that that’s true. It would mean the First Archmage has been brainwashed.

"Lord": I think it’s something more advanced than simple brainwashing. They planted a seed of darkness deep within his heart, and watched as it grew little by little.

Lucilicca: Sounds like a legend or some ancient magic.

"Lord": Which means it’d be more than possible if the mage in question had an ancient spell book, right?

Lucilicca: …

…

Zaira: Your Highness, the mage you spoke of earlier…

"Lord": I think it was that woman from Rhodon who’s been working in the shadows.

Zaira: Her again? Ngh… I will never let her get away with what she’s done.

"Lord": I’ll do all I can to help you get your revenge, Zaira. Our next goal is to better understand what her motives are. Once we return the First Archmage to normal, we should be able to get some solid clues.

…

Lucilicca: There’s something I’ve been wondering. How are we going to reverse—or cure, or what have you—the people’s minds? Have you thought of a way?

"Lord": Well, you said the First Archmage gave a speech to all of Lumisade, right?

Lucilicca: I did.

"Lord": And that all who heard the speech became pure-blood supporters, right?

Lucilicca: Yes. Those who didn’t hear that speech directly were unaffected, including several guard units and myself. Do you think the cause of this frenzy was some sort of spell cast from the First Tower?

"Lord": When you put all the pieces together, that’s what it looks like. Casting a spell on a single individual doesn’t come at much of a cost, but it would require a frightening amount of arcane power to cast a spell affecting an entire nation. There aren’t many places you could get enough power to brainwash all the people of Lumisade, but if you were to utilize the First Tower’s magic…

Lucilicca: That would certainly do it. So that’s why the First Archmage was their first target. They needed control of the Arcane Tower…

"Lord": If we do something about the tower, we should be able to break the spell, but this is where we’d need your help. Do you know much about how the Arcane Towers work?

Lucilicca: Of course I do. I’m Archmage of the Second Tower, after all. We still don’t know if our theory is right, but I’m starting to see a glimmer of hope.

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