>>5313935After his mom died, his dad was unfit to take care of him financially. He was a flamebearer, just like Makari.
He was an teacher, displaying the art towards people unaware of it. However, the crown was not by his side.
The royalty and higher ups in society put more emphasis on other schools they deemed had more merit. Flesh and bloodbearing became more popular, and so did gravitybearing.
To them, cramming out healers and improving military power is more worthy of funding than anything else.
Elemental schools were left untouched, and beginning to fade away. Their fundings were diminished to make way for a superior form of study. Some fade away faster than others.
His father eventually had to become a meager servant as a result.
So, his maternal uncle, Fern, became his take carer from that moment on.
He had connections to merchants that commanded ships and managed to get a spot in a friend’s ship.
The ship is alright, but the politics is… not the best.
(Cont.)