Free The Beginning After The End (Beckoning Fates Book 3) by TurtleMe

Dual
Elemental attribute Augmenter capable in Wind and Earth.   I give a curt bow.

 
    “Arthur Leywin?”   The first voice that speaks up sounded
surprised.   Looking back up, I see a
boy that appeared to be around 17.   He had deep, mahogany colored hair that was spiked out, making him look
almost like a lion himself.   He had
fierce sword-shaped brows and his brown eyes produced a striking gaze.   It took me a couple of seconds but I
soon realized who he was.   

 
    “If I remember correctly, you must
be Prince Glayder?”   The longer I
look at him, the more confident I became that he was Curtis Glayder, son of the
King of Sapin.”  

 
    “I can hardly call myself a Prince
now ever since the 3 kings and queens dismissed their title and called
themselves The Council.   Just call
me Curtis.”   He spoke very
charismatically, his deep voice carrying a certain depth.   His expression was a bit troubled though
since his father’s guard did cause some problems for me the last time we
met.  

 
    “Nice to see you again Curtis.   You must be a 5 th year now,
right?”   I just respond cheerily
which eases the troubled look he had.

 
    “Yup!   5 th year fire attribute
Augmenter as well as a Beast Tamer.   Nice to see you again.”   He
announced while we grasped hands.   While Kai’s uniform was styled in a robe, Curtis’ uniform looked much
more intricate.   His outfit reminded
me of an old-fashioned military uniform without the cap.   His black military blazer had dark gray
accents and gold buttons.   His right
shoulder had a military cord that was attached to the collar of his blazer,
giving him a refined, yet fierce aura.

 
    “Ahh that World Lion that greeted
me must be the one your father acquired at the Auction several years
back.”   Everything clicked as the
mana beast that so kindly greeted me sat down behind Curtis.

 
    “Ah… did Kai use Grawder to scare
you?”   He shoots a look at Kai who
just shrugged back. “Anyways, yes.   I remember you were with us when we purchased him as a cub.   We formed an equals contract last year
after he reached A class.”   He tried to sound humble but I could
tell he was extremely proud to call himself a Beast Tamer.   I didn’t mind because it really was a
great feat that he accomplished, especially the fact the he was able to form an
equals contract instead of a master-servant contract with his beast.   “Looks like your bond changed a bit as
well!   Although it didn’t really
change much in size.”   He rubs his
chin while studying Sylvie who was asleep on my head.   Just by analyzing his internal mana
circulation, Curtis didn’t seem to have gone through assimilation since the
World Lion’s beast will wasn’t too strong for him.

 
    “Yeah, her growth rate seems
awfully slow.” I say indifferently.

 
    “It’s okay!   Even though there are quite a bit of
students here that have bonds, most of them aren’t beast tamers and not many of
them even have equals contracts.”   He pats my shoulder, trying to comfort me.

 
    Looking closely, Curtis and his
World Lion looked oddly similar.   Curtis’ hair and Gawrtor’s mane was of
comparable color and both of them having a fierce look.  

 
    “Ah right! You remember my sister
Kathyln, right?”   He continues.   The petite, black-haired girl that I
remember being pretty gave me a silent bow.   She was dressed very similarly to his
brother except instead of pants; she wore a skirt that came down above her
knees much like all the other girls in this academy.   The only girl I’ve seen so far that
hasn’t worn a skirt was Doradrea, which I didn’t complain about… at all.

 
    “Nice to see you again.”   I give a simple bow in response.   She has grown to look more and more like
her mother.   The stark contrast of
her flawless porcelain skin and her jet-black hair and dark eyes with long
lashes made her look like a doll.

 
    “Nice to