Oliva didn't care about Gilbert's attitude, since that disapproving glare wasn't directed at him.
But in that moment, he understood why Aislin always treated Gilbert as a rival.
He and Aislin, as the two main apprentices under Ruth, actually had a division of labor for certain matters.
Over on the apprentice side, due to Aislin's old habits, everything was basically under his management... And then with the resources related to apprentices and the connection with the outskirts mages, they also fell under his domain.
Although he delegated these matters to his own students, for someone like him who was more inclined to progress further in the path of mage, this was sufficient.
Anyway, this work ensured he could meet Master Ruth every now and then... Ruth was a rare Archmage who had to be well-informed about the future strength of his faction.
His degree of focus on apprentices was the reason why the Ruth Faction never had any significant disputes.
