The morning sun slightly touched the boy's cheek. His porcelain-like skin looked majestic when the sunlight touched him. He was deep in sleep. His jet-black hair was messy.

Not long after, the boy opened his eyes revealing his crimson eyes which looked like a majestic solar orb along with his long eye lashes. He looked like a gentle spirit. It was Noah Atlas. He yawned. He was sleeping on a king-sized bed, in a grand, spacious bedroom. Even though it was an elegant room, everything was in a mess since maids were reluctant to do their duties as servants.

 There was a maid standing near the bed. She was Noah's nanny. She was a woman in her 40s, she wasn't really fond of Noah nor she hated him. she was the only one Noah could talk to comfortably since he was seeing her from his birth. She never beat him up but she had neither stopped other maids from beating him up either. She was someone who lived her life like dead. But no matter what, for Noah, she was someone he could talk with ease. What he wanted from his nanny wasn't anything but information. She will answer him straightforwardly no matter what's his question. So, he always wanted her to remain with him until he escaped from the hellish palace.

"I'm sleepy..."

He inadvertently voiced his thoughts. He moved his arms to get up. He supported himself and got down from the bed slowly by holding the bedsheet tightly. He still wasn't used to get up in this body which is short. At that moment, a huge face appeared beside Noah and told him to eat his breakfast after changing his clothes. She was a maid. She was treating a royal member like this, if it was in some other empire, she would've executed a long time ago, Noah thought. Saying that, she along with his nanny went out.

 The moment the door closed, Noah closed his eyes and circulated the mana all over his body and felt like his mana had increased a bit. Noah sighed in relief. He had accumulated mana in his body for a few years, soon he would have become a first-circle magician if not for his special condition where his body is unable to maintain the mana. 

The marble floor was cold and there wasn't at least one rug installed. Noah felt pathetic as he looked at his feet. His shoes were so small that he could no longer wear it. it was as if one will become suspicious if they hear that Noah, was a royal blood. Even though he was a prince, the truth was that the prince was completely disregarded.

The palace where Noah lives is known by the name Ivory palace. Even though the palace was small, the presence of a beautiful garden itself made the palace dignified. Noah was sitting under the shadow of a tree in the garden. He was thinking about how to escape from the palace and to earn money.

 Money, that was the only thing that could help him live easily while having a child's body. He was sure to run away from the palace after he got enough money. Even though Noah was mature mentally, his body wasn't. so, sometimes his body was out of his own control, like picking his nose or grabbing small insects or running like there is no end to the world or so.

Noah stood up when he saw a beautiful butterfly sucking honey from flowers. He felt the urge to grab the butterfly, without a second thought, he ran towards the butterfly. But unfortunately, he stumbled on a stone and fell on to the ground. His already worn-out clothes were now all soiled. His palms were muddy since he fell with his hands on the ground. He needed to wash off the dirt, if not he will get beaten by the maids.

The royal family was the descendants of the great light dragon. Hence, their healing power as well as their magic power was formidable. Even though Noah had awakened his healing powers, there were scars all over his body due to the abuse of maids. The scars didn't fade because of his low healing power. But still he had great affinity with magic, but his body couldn't maintain the mana, so ultimately, he could do nothing.

Noah wandered the garden searching for the pond to wash off the mud. He was walking bare footed. It was noon, he hadn't eaten anything yet. Noah was hungry, but was afraid to return. Noah, who was a powerful mage in his previous life felt like he was becoming more and more like a kid. 

Now, the once great magician when he was just in his 20s had become like a scaredy cat because of mere maids. The only thing the great mage shared with Noah was their name. Yes, Both of them had the same 'Noah'. There were some fruits on the ground. He picked them up and continued to walk. After walking for a while, Noah saw a beautiful fountain in the center flower bed. There was a statue of  dragon in its middle. The fully bloomed red roses were standing around the fountain like passionate guards to keep others from invading.

 He was happy to found the fountain. As he entered through the rose bushes, thorns scratched on his hands. But Noah didn't care about the pain since he was used to it. He touched the water with his cotton-like hands. The water was freezing, but there were times he showered in cold water, so he didn't feel bothered by the chilliness of water.

 He tiptoed stiffly and immersed his already soiled tiny hands into the bitterly cold water. He rubbed his palms together and washed off the dirt. He couldn't wash his clothes while standing tiptoed, so he climbed on to the fountain with great difficulty and dipped himself in the water and commenced to wipe off the dirt from his clothes. He was drenched in icy cold water as he kept cleaning all the stains from his shirt.

 The fruits Noah had picked up on the way was also washed by him with clean water. He climbed down from the fountain and sat a bit away from the rose bushes. As he was eating the fruit, he felt like someone was watching him, but he didn't see anyone. Suddenly the sight of a handsome man, with long black hair that reached up to his waist, golden eyes which looked like a pleasant morning sun, caught him off guard. The man was staring at Noah as if he saw a little rabbit, covered in filth. 

Noah also didn't ask him anything and continued to eat like nothing had happened. This was the time Noah realized that, he had lost his way and ended up somewhere. He remembered that he didn't wash off the dirt from the pond but from a fountain, he was sure that there wasn't any fountain in the surroundings of ivory palace. But he had forgotten about it and came all the way here and had trespassed into someone else's. 

He was doubting whether the emperor would execute him or put him in a prison. Whatever it is, he was sure that he messed up. With this thought flashed across his mind, he gulped and looked straight into the other party's eyes. He felt an invisible pressure shackled him down and his heart was pounding, indicating that this man was a great mage. 

The fruit in his hand had fallen to the ground for a while. The mentality of a 25-year old man was no longer seen in that pitifully small body, it had been completely overtaken by the mentality of a kid. Noah was on the verge of crying. Tears welled up in his eyes. A single tear streamed down, following it, tears flowed like a river.

"Waah...waah..."

Noah was embarrassed that this body of his was insane for crying for such a simple thing. He was startled by his own tears, he understood how troublesome was to live in a child's body. But the tears didn't stop for a while. Noah's eyes were all red and puffy. The good-looking man was also taken aback by the unexpected turn of events. It seemed that he didn't intent to make Noah cry.

 The man looked at Noah and startled by the wound marks on his hands. The man wasn't sure if this kid was really a royalty since he had the black hair but no golden eyes. But no matter what,  the kid being here means, he is somehow related to royalty. But how could someone in the royal family be treated like this? The man was furious. He walked towards Noah. Noah was scared like hell when he saw the man reaching out to him, however he didn't cry anymore instead he squeezed his eyes.

By that time, the knights who were near there also came running by hearing the voice of a child. Knights surrounded him like, how a predator would surround its prey. Noah couldn't even move since his mind was blank.

 The man glared at the knights and they instantly moved far away from Noah. The face of the knights was pale like they had messed with someone they shouldn't have. The  man was tall, handsome and had a great physique. Noah was startled by the imposing mana exuded from the man even though he was suppressing it. He slowly opened his eyes that were tightly closed.

The man asked Noah his name with a smiling face. It had been a long time since Noah talked to others except his nanny. Hence, Noah was slightly shy while answering the man.

"I'm...Noah."

Noah said in a low voice as if he was afraid someone will hear him.

The young man was deep in thoughts for a moment and asked him his surname.

Noah was startled when he heard that question. He was afraid to let others know about him being lost and ended up in someone else's territory, especially the emperor. Now, some high-ranking member from the royal family is asking him his identity. If the emperor knew about him trespassing into others territory, Noah might get executed. Noah was still in the hands of the  man. Noah looked at the ground desperately as if he wanted to run away. 

Seeing the anxious and panicked expression of Noah, the man softly put Noah down. Noah sighed in relief when his feet touched the ground. Noah looked around and saw that there weren't any knights surrounding him anymore. He looked at the way he had come through to the fountain. He stepped back to avoid getting caught again by the man. Without a second thought, Noah ran all the way back and finally reached the ivory palace. He sighed in relief, when he saw that there wasn't anyone following him.

 He was tired after all that running. He changed his clothes, after getting beaten by the maids and then laid on the bed. He fell asleep as soon as he laid. The signs of assault were visible on his body. It not only made his skin scar but also his heart.