Chapter 53 - Decisions (1/2)

Chapter 53: Decisions

Nisha was still fu to let off some steam without success

She had left the Dharnas Estate solely to find a worthy opponent in chess

Grandpa Eldrin alon, but it was the ga Now it’s fun only if soo all out, but he ed to spoil it

The dragon had been looking for afor her intellect, but her adversary had forced her to play a reame they had both watched It was neither new nor a display of his real strength, as he had been able to make her play at his pace, this was most likely not the extent of his skills, he had just been toying with her

Just thinking back on itcloser to stomps

Losing herself in frustration like that wasn’t a good thing, for her ly began to glow, the dark red accents in her ht, even in the great [Thurgau]

“Miss, please wait”

Snapping out of her anger, Nisha raised her head, confused

The one obstructing her path was a soldier, easily recognizable by his traditional green and red Leandar uniforuarding the gate separating the noble district from the citizen sector

Part of her education under the old butler Galan had consisted of lectures about the city; and although she had ale, she had still seen a part of the city in person, when she had passed through the town during the carriage ride on the day she had arrived

“What is it?”

Still irritated by the disappointing Eel’s park, she didn’t understand what the man wanted from her

“I need to see your permission, Miss Do you have some sort of identification on you?”

“Ah sure, I have one”

Reaching for her pocket and pretending to grab soirl slipped herout a plain necklace on which a ring was hanging

As her reaction was slower than that of an average citizen used to the gates checkpoints, the soldier tensed up and one of the other two guards approached, wondering as taking his companion so much time

Presenting the ring silently, her bad , Nisha was coldly staring at the man

The sentinel paled when he saw that she had taken out a jewel His expression turned coe stag with a regal crown

“I aht ahead, no one will stop you anymore”

Stepping aside, he almost fell in his haste to make way for her, too ashamed of his zeal to dare meet her eyes

A realization struck Nisha like a hammer

This man feared her

Not because she had done soruesome he knew of

Her social status, that of a member of the Dharnas house, had beaten him into submission She wasn’t sure if that was how she wanted to be respected

Feeling as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on her, the forirl left for the popular district and headed straight for a dark corner in some nameless street, where she pulled a hooded cape out of her space, slipping it over her head so as to hide froht understand her social status from her clean and well-manufactured clothes

The anonyave her a bit of security The lesson she had received fro she had yet to fully corasped on the event were enough to disgust her of a society where birth could earn fear from others

For the ti, there was another object or location there that had unconsciously attracted her, so so peculiar that it had lured her from the noble district

I wonder … what is different here froate?

Observing the streets and their inhabitants squir around her, Nisha slowly proceeded towards the centre of the district, to arrive at a huous plaza, not unlike the one she had left in the park, but er and much more populated

One of the first changes she noticed was that everyone was armed

Large burly reatswords taller than the far above their shoulders; fe at their belts or bows on their back; and all those people were chatting and talking cheerfully a was completely normal

Arot to see a knight in full ar her no heed, continuing towards an unknown destination

Staring at her surroundings in awe like a country bu the entirety of a city for the first tion slowly headed for the center of activity in this large square, araer, rough stone and sturdy metal, somewhat out of place between constructions fashi+oned out of white olden inlays

Curious as to why the crude construction was the heart of the area, Nisha calmly strolled to the entrance

Upon closer inspection, the croas dividing itself into six steady strea from no less than six doors, all wide opened to accommodate all the visitors

What was probably a shop was frequented by an assorted bunch, but every individual walking through the doors had so in common with the other clients

Nisha didn’t need anything to know that they were all very dangerous Practically each and every one of the their proficiency in either mana or aura

Wondering what kind of business could attract such a nuirl closely studied the entrance sign, before entering the mysterious store

It looks like a cross in a circle This is neither the sign of the Alchee What is this place?

Her first impression of the place was simple: loud

A chorus of voices colasses hitting wooden tables and many more sounds she was unable to discern

Stunned by the unbelievable turmoil, Nisha was helplessly pushed towards one of the corners of the room, lined by a counter like the other walls

Pulling her gaze out of the e nuirl took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down

“Is this your first tiuild?”

An aht, from one of the open counter s

Turning around, she spotteda pretty woman, maybe one or two turns older than her elder sister

“Ah yes, first time here It’s that obvious?”

Nisha didn’t want to adh and started a conversation with the girl

“My naet a lot of newcoasted Mind taking off your hood?”

Beckoning her closer, the business senuine one

Nisha happily obliged, quickly re for soo

“You said this was the guild, right? What do people do here?”

“Oh ? Anyway, this is the Adventurer’s Guild One of the oldest andwith the perils threatening huerous monster and beast that dare to torment the populace

We also oversee [Thurgau]’s dungeon’s entrance , it’s a place for knights and wizards to strengthen themselves and hunt for treasures