Chapter 625: Mole Profiles (1/2)

”Ugh...I'm so tired...” Theo complained to his friends while lazily resting his head on the table.

”Theo, that's bad table manners. Sit up properly.” Charles reprimanded as he saw how Theo was acting.

”Oh, come on. Give me a break will you?” Theo groaned without fixing his act. ”I need to pretend to be a dignified person all day long. Now's the only time I can unwind and you're being a buzz kill.”

Charles could only sigh to that. Had this been some other day, he would have something to retort but now, even he himself couldn't help but agree with him.

”Keeping up appearances are hard, why did you even think of doing that?” Logan snorted on the side, nevertheless this doesn't mean that he's any less stressed than the others.

”It's not like I wanted to.” Theo continued to complain. ”But you see, my appearance screams 'Dignity' and 'Nobility', acting the opposite just feels wrong.”

”Wow, I didn't know that you can be narcissistic as well.” Henry commented on the side, looking just as tired as the other.

”Am not! Many people told me that before. Right, Raven?” Theo looked at Raven who was looking the most relaxed out of all them.

”Well, I can see why they would say that...” Raven stated casually, making Theo feel like he agreed in a roundabout manner. ”Look, even if you do look 'Dignified' and 'Noble' you don't really need to act like one. It's not like you have to prove something to the disciples since you're obviously their superior.”

”That being said, you started this yourself so, we can't really do anything about it.” Raven stated, sipping on his tea afterwards.

”Exactly.” Logan commented on the side. ”You're way too conscious about how others look at you when there's absolutely no need to. Simply put, you did this to yourself. Suffer bitch.”

”Hmph! A nose-picking brute like you wouldn't understand.” Theo snorted in disdain, causing Logan's eyebrow to twitch at the nickname. It also didn't help that Henry almost burst out laughing.

”Pfft. He called him a nose-picking brute. How fitting.”

”You two!”

”You three!” Charles glared at the rest minus Raven, ”Stop acting like kids! You're way older than that! Seriously, how embarrassing.”

The group settled down after being told by Charles. They sank back on their seats and enjoyed the silence and peaceful environment of Raven's abode.

It would seem like this place had become their sanctuary. A place where they could drop pretenses and relax. Raven never turned them down, thanks to Raven's management of his time, he could always find a way to make sometime for a little bit of rest and bonding with the people he worked with.

It's been two months since the sect undergo some serious changes. Everyone was busy and working hard. It was difficult for some people, specially the really involved ones, to find some time to rest and unwind.

This is one of the very few times that they could do so, and every time they could, they'd always come here to hang-out with Raven. There's just something about this place that keeps them at ease whenever they're here.

Its either the ambiance, the air, the noises of the birds chirping, the soft glow of sunlight or maybe Raven's presence itself, it might even be all of the above. What they know is that, if they want to unwind, then Raven's place is the best way to do it.

”Alright, let's talk business for a bit.” Raven said, placing his tea cup down.

”Eh...can we do that later?” Theo groaned. ”Let me have some more peace first.”

”You'll have some later. But for now, business. Come, tell me how many moles your group has.” Raven said, urging Theo to participate.

Theo begrudgingly sat up and stretched his neck. He then said: ”Well, it's rather annoying but out of 50 people I'm nurturing, there's five moles. Here's their profiles.” He passed down a stack of papers to Raven which listed everything he needed to know about the moles.

Raven inspected the profiles and remarked: ”All of them are new recruits and also shown incredible talents too.”