Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 917

By the time Kevin turned 13, he still wasn't formally apprenticed to a mentor. Every time he tried, something went wrong. Either he fell ill, or the mentor he found had bad luck.

In the end, Ernest gave up.

*Just keep learning what you can," he said. "Whatever you manage to learn is enough."

Violet listened to Kevin's story with mixed emotions. Was this guy some kind of bad luck magnet? His life was one misfortune after another, and it seemed like he even brought bad luck to his mentors.

She couldn't help but wonder-would that affect her too?

Based on his past experiences, it always seemed like something would go wrong before he could formally apprentice. Now that he had finally managed to find a mentor and things were going smoothly, maybe it was a sign that his luck had finally turned. Since he managed to apprentice without issues, perhaps it meant his bad streak had come to an end and everything would start going well.

Kevin had officially met his senior apprentices. Seeing his sincere and respectful attitude, none of them made things difficult for him.

However, Carissa asked him, "You're from the Nightsteel Guard. Aren't you worried that apprenticing directly to a mentor like this might make it hard for you to rise in the ranks there?"

can't rise to the top right now," Kevin answered respectfully. "As long as I have the ability, I'll eventually make a name for myself. But if I don't hone my martial arts skills, even if the king values me, I won't have the ability to perform. It'd be even worse if I'm removed from

His persistence was rare-he hadn't let his bad luck push him off course, and despite everything, he hadn't

seemed Rafael's faith in him wasn't

Travis entered and eyed the gifts. Unlike before, he didn't rush over to inspect them. Earlier in the year, he had returned

jewelry, lip balm, and rouge. His mentor scolded him for wasting money and gave him a good thrashing. The next day, all the senior apprentices of the guild had painted their lips and

'All girls today take the time to make themselves up. It's not a big deal for them to dress up once or

mentor was stern, she was soft-hearted. After muttering that it was easy to fall into luxury but hard to

return to the capital, his mentor spoke with him for

you must thank them. If they don't offer one, don't take it by force, or you'll lose your manners, and more importantly, your dignity. This year, my hope for you is that you become a person of culture, someone who can manage their emotions and remain stable. Learn to control yourself,

was deeply moved

ask, "When I was a kid, did you purposely send me to fight Cari? And when I lost, did you go to them to ask for reduced rent? Wasn't that a sign of a lack of dignity? Didn't that

him

to be a person of culture-someone who could control his emotions and behave

had been staring but hadn't approached

to take a look?"

to you. I'm not some rude person," Travis said with