Volume 2 Chapter 14 (1/2)

Mage Academy - Chapter 14

After having his advance team annihilated, Archduke Crane realized that the Golden Capital’s garrison wasn’t to be underestie until all his forces were gathered As a result, he neglected to watch his own back, and a surprise attack by the church wiped out a quarter of his forces More than that, the attack sent a e to the Archduke; the Pope had decided to stand with the new Queen

Faced with the doubled strength of their opponents, the Archduke’s army retreated quickly Then, about ten days later, Archduke Crane was assassinated by his subordinates as proof of their surrender Since the king’s death and Crane’s subsequent coup, three months had passed Peace had finally returned to Sistare

After this battle, Aeime finally stabilized

Although she was only sixteen, a lifeti to follow in her father’s footsteps earned her the trust of the people

As for the h they had lost a chance to earn money, they kept their lives, and naturally had no complaints Not to mention, the chaos after the war still offered many opportunities for them

The church was itive, so Cain let himself relax a bit When Ellen invited him to participate in another task, he nodded in acceptance

One day, Ellen didn’t arrive for breakfast at “The Mercenary’s Home”

He’s ossiped Half envious and half cheerful, the gatheredMaster”(1) After all, if Ellen really were awarded a title, they may actually have to call him that!

The elf still stayed at “The Mercenary’s Home,” but only to sleep He did not take on any tasks, and spent ht The Young Master had certainly been keeping busy, and the mercenaries had many, many theories as to why

“I heard that several noblehters”

“Well, I heard that he’s received so h he goes out every night, he can only make it to half of them!”

Those ere eager to get close to the Queen’s favorite sent their servants out to “The Mercenary’s Home” with invitations When they couldn’t find the recipient, they would throw the perfumed letters to Old Man Jake with a sneer(2) They always rushed out afterwards, as though afraid that they would be tainted by the ruffians hanging out in “The Mercenary’s Home”

Cain silently listened to the mercenary’s chatter, and suddenly realized that this was the sixth day in a row that he hadn’t seen Ellen

On the reeting; instead, Old Man Jake called him over

“Here,” Old Man Jake passed him a sack “Payment”

Inside the sack was a pile of gold coins- farIt was closer to a hundred than the twenty he had earned Without saying a word, the knight took twenty coins from the sack and pushed the rest back to the innkeeper

“What’s yer problem?”

“It’s too much”

“O’ course,” Old Man Jake looked surprised “The elf said ye did good, so ye got extra”

How can that be? I couldn’t even heal him properly! “I don’t need it” Cain coldly replied He knew refusing the gold wouldn’t change anything, but accepting left a sour taste in his mouth

“Are ye sure?” Old Man Jake peered at him “‘E said that if ye didn’t want it, I could use it fer the inn”

That sounds like his style Cain hadn’t known the elf for long, but he could guess that his soft-hearted nature had gotten the best of hiain

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