Volume 2 Chapter 14 (2/2)
“Go ahead,” the knight nodded “You should use it soon, or your patrons ue”
“Yer crazy,” Old Man Jake shook his head “All these years I’ve been handlin’ mercenaries, and this is the first tiold”
“Maybe,” the knight said, turning away
It ilight when Cain opened the doors of the inn again, and he stopped in surprise when he spotted a faure in the corner Ellen sat alone, his bow and arrows absent, the table e that eh to put other so-called nobles to shame He was beautiful- but he didn’t even see dazed and disappointed
Cain wanted to call out to hie Suddenly, the elf looked up, and Cain followed his gaze to a woh the crowded inn
Despite her stained face, her hands hite and delicate, as though she had never done any physical labor She held the child in a strange way; she did not hold hih to show off his fever-pained face The child’s clothing was decorated with a small cross- the mark of the church
Although Ellen possessed the incredible vision of an elf, his powers of observation were much weaker, and Cain was certain he would miss these details He could see the elf take out a silver coin, gaze following the woman as she came near his table
Don’t be so naive This world isn’t as bright as the one you reood of human nature, but don’t be so unprepared
Kindness will not be your shi+eld
The knight sighed and ducked through the crowd to sit beside the elf, plucking the coin froers
“Two cups of Dawn Manor Wine,” he called
Kindness will not be your shi+eld, so let me protect you
The pressure on his chest forced Cain awake, and he reluctantly opened his eyes Large eyes with thin pupils filled his vision A cat crouched on his chest, slowly tapping her tail The knight smiled
“Good , Mewlice” The cat whacked him impatiently with her tail and stalked over to the closed door Cain got up to open it and the cat shot out into the hall The air outside the room was chilled and drove away Cain’s residual sleepiness He stood in the silence for a moment, then turned back and closed the door He tweaked open the curtains and judged that it was about seven o’clock in theelf
Should I wake him up?
As though he had felt the knight’s gaze, Ellen opened his eyes
“Good ht spoke quietly “Mrs Cavendish mentioned that she would drop by at half past seven”
Unexpectedly, the elf didn’t respond to his greeting, but instead looked directly at Cain’s face and made an unrelated statement
“Cain … you have a beard”
The knight touched his chin; indeed, a fair aht “Yeah, I haven’t shaved yet”
“So, while you shave,” Ellen rolled over and tucked the quilt over his head “Let me sleep in a little”
Cain couldn’t help but laugh To see the elf’s selfish side, could be considered a privilege of his knight
Ellen is actually called “老爷” which directly translates to “Master,” but I thought “Young Master” would make more sense
Google decided that “Old Man Jake” was actually “Jack Daddy” Σ(￣ロ￣lll)