Chapter 186: Bloodlines (1/2)
Matching the Mistress' gaze, Aiden spoke in a calm and collected manner.
”Just a new adventurer in the city, nothing more, nothing less.” He shrugged his shoulder, then leaned slightly closer to the lady, returning the question in kind. ”I could ask you the same though. You referred to Sarah as your daughter, and she has some very unique abilities, which unfortunately for you, has no effect on me. Who or what are you two?”
Just as he said, the Mistress' first try was to use the same skill as Sarah tried as well. The corners of her irises were glowing in a bright purple manner, but besides the uncomfortable, the uneasiness of her fierce stare, Aiden was completely unaffected by her [Charm].
This time, however, Aiden was focusing on the skill in effect, trying to see if the system could give her any information as it tried to automatically process and analyze it. Unfortunately, the only notification he received was just a notification informing him of the failed attempt of an attack of unknown origins.
[Warning: The system detected an invasive action of unknown origins.]
However, the second notification that quickly followed was something he did not expect.
[Your [Psychic Resistance] has increased 100 XP due to the successful absorption of a high-level mental assault.]
[Your [Psychic Resistance] skill has transformed and has been upgraded to [Mental Resistance] due to successfully absorbing a high-level mental attack.]
'Interesting.' He muttered inwardly, quickly glossing through the messages, before he returned his focus to the lady in front of him.
”Are you done with your attempts?” He asked with some annoyance in his tone.
In response, the purple outline from the lady's irises quickly faded, returning to their original charcoal black color. Although her face was hidden behind the mask, her tone suggested that she was probably smiling apologetically.
”I must apologize for my rude behavior. It's an unfortunate habit of mine, it comes with the nature of our bloodline you see. It's hard to control and keep ourselves in check. It will not happen again.”
She gave a slight bow towards Aiden, then she walked behind the desk and sat on the chair. She pulled the small stack of papers closer to her and picked out the three papers from the top.
As Aiden followed along and walked in front of her, he took the closest available seat, the lady pushed the first paper in front of him. It was the form he filled out when he registered.
”Name: Aiden. Hmm... Is that your full name? Why did you omit your family name? Is it a secret?” The lady began with her questions.
Shaking his head, Aiden responded with a smile.
”No. That is my name. I don't have a second one if that's what you ask. From where I lived this was enough.”
”But you must have a family, right?” The lady continued with the topic, unwilling to leave it at that.
��Yes, I do, what of it?” Aiden returned the question with a curious smile on his face.
”Well, your family must have a name as well, right? That would be your second name. What is that?” Thinking that maybe this boy was an uneducated one living in one of the remote villages around the city, she explained, hoping to get some much-needed answers.
A boy with strength like his, couldn't be a nameless person, he must be a hidden heir from one of the powerful nobles' houses, or from a previously unknown inheritor of a bloodline. She had to have all the answers to be able to control the situation to her liking, unknown factors would be unacceptable.
”Uhm…” Aiden thought about her question for a bit before he simply shrugged his shoulders. ”No… There's no second name. There is Granny, my sister, and my master. Neither of them has anything like what you describe. My name is simply Aiden, is that some sort of a problem?”