Chapter 70 - Old Relationships (2/2)

”I didn't destroy it! I just helped plan it.”

The Matriarch gave a corner smile and quickly tried to disguise it by crossing her legs. ”Anyway, I'm glad you're still alive.”

”Thank you... It's been what? Five years since we've seen each other?”

”That's right...”

On the way to the venue, which was to be in a small castle at the foot of a mountain away from the city, the two women eventually explained where they knew each other from.

Apparently, they were close friends back when they were attending college in the Cardinal Kingdom, a little over 10 years ago. While Alexis was a young prodigy who was attending college at the age of thirteen, Ayumi was a recent widow who was preparing to receive the most prestigious post in the Strogueher Family.

This unusual combination yielded huge rewards for the two at the time, who helped each other all the way to graduation.

”Ah... that was such a great time.” Ayumi said, nostalgically.

”Yeah... and in the end, you got what you wanted so badly, didn't you? You managed to raise your daughter away from the clutches of the noble pigs. That's quite an accomplishment.”

”I still worry about her future, but I believe Nat now has many good examples to follow.” The Matriarch spoke, looking at Shiro, Luke, and Alexis.

”I-I?” The half-dragon inquired, pointing to her surprised face.

By the end of the brief ride, the tense atmosphere had completely died down. As they felt the carriage stop, the group inside it looked out and saw many people climbing a marble staircase.

Tlec! The carriage door opened and, amazingly enough, Luke got out before everyone else. The half-wolf had been sitting on the leather seat over his draught all this time, not to mention that he was in the middle of two beauties, so he sweated a lot.

The 'small castle' that Ayumi commented on was huge. The marble staircase connected to a long bridge, which created a crossing between a deep ravine.

”Shall we go?” inquired the Matriarch, touching the half-wolf's shoulder.

”Yes.” He replied after refreshing himself, being bold enough to offer his arm to the woman.

After the bridge, there was a mountain and at the base of that mountain, a castle with tall, pointed towers. On this same estate, there was a beautiful garden on its side, which looked very much like a chalice. Below this chalice, a small waterfall poured water over the precipice.

The place was well lit by small crystals, which Luke had never seen before. These small ores were even on the lamppost next to where the carriage stopped. They were greenish and created a pleasant ambiance.

Before Ayumi and Luke even started walking toward the stairs, Alexis called out to him. ”Hey, Luke! Can I have a minute alone with you?”

”Sure.” He replied, holding out his hand for the half-dragon to carefully climb down from the carriage.

When a little further away from the carriage, the woman reached into her small purse and held out a flask to the half-wolf.

”We don't want to draw too much attention here, so drink this.” She ordered, handing him a flask that held a bluish liquid.

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