Chapter 112: Helpless Enwyld (1/2)

Hot Rod came from behind and with him came others. However, in front of them was a miserable looking figure, with a pale face and trembling body. Ironclad. Khrom and Dion, and even Slyff was kicking him from time to time, cursing even. The humiliated man didn't dare to fight back, as he had already tried a few times and failed.

”Ahh, you see,” Kadyn grinned towards Llyris and pointed at Ironclad. ”We have caught the spy you have sent. Do you recognise him?”

”I'm not a spy!” Ironclad roared, his voice was hoarse and pitiful, enough to melt a normal man's heart. But who was Kadyn? He had seen even worse betrayal and even better actor. Hicka was his name. Neither Kadyn was a simple-minded brat who had just transmigrated, deceiving him inside the shop was equal to eating corns from your nose.

”Well, I don't like explaining,” Kadyn said, then smiled. ”But in the start I liked you, so I'll let you know what mistakes you have made which led you to fail your mission.”

Ironclad lifted his head and stared into Kadyn's eyes without speaking. Kadyn smiled when he got his full attention and went on. ”The first mistake: you said that you escaped from House Wynner when they tried to take your cauldron,” Kadyn shook his head. ”The House which was filled with so many Rank 1 mages, you escaped it, but then a single Llyris was able to capture you and in front of my shop at that. Don't you think that is too much of a coincidence?”

”Second, you said that you fought with Zephyr — I don't know why you said that, maybe you wanted to make your story more believable. However, you didn't know that I have seen Zephyr with my own eyes.

”Not even Rank 2 Mage like Elder Jyn could fight him, and he is still recuperating after his fight with the dragon. But you — a low-grade Rank 1 mage claimed that you survived her attack and in this time you were able to recuperate and had time to travel to Orddono. That is too unbelievable. I don't know what kind of superhuman healing ability you possess.”

Kadyn eyed at the shocked expression of Ironclad and curled his lips. ”If my guess is correct you interrogated me when you were in Avibria. At that time you realised that there was something mysterious about my shop and I tamed Barret and Potioneer Yel and elder Jyn,” he eyed Barret and said apologetically. ”Sorry, but I don't know a better word to describe it,” Barret rolled his eyes and remained silent. Kadyn again turned towards Ironclad. ”That's why you tried to befriend me, if I'm correct.”

Noticing the shock inside his eyes, Kadyn knew that he was on a track so he continued. ”When Zephyr attacked, you escaped from Zhodon, travelling to Orddono. Here you were recruited by House Wynner. After all, Artisans aren't as common as mages.” Kadyn placed his hands on his butt and went on. ”When we arrived and settled our shop here, House Wynner didn't like it, as my shop looked better than theirs. So they tried to make things difficult for me.

”And I drove Ish and his party away so House Wynner became furious. At that time you heard about me and told them everything about my shop which piqued their interest, and they became eager to know the secrets of my shop. They planned to send you into the shop and set the formation disk that Leader Enwyld of your house would control from outside. Am I right?”

Ironclad didn't put any pretence anymore; he glared at Kadyn with a cold expression and asked. ”How did you know that I set the formation disks?”

”What a cute kid, now you have admitted your mistakes, daddy has to give you ice cream, huh?”

”You…”

Kadyn ignored him and looked outside the shop. Enwyld stood there with a cold expression, staring at him with eyes full of hatred. ”Oh, man, are you going to kill me with that killer gaze of yours? Don't, I'm scared.”

Kadyn stumbled back with a fearful expression and then stopped and curled his lips. ”No, you can't do shit to me — if you want your people back, alive, then you gotta pay me with something. After all, no matter how heartless and wealthy or strong you are, you can't afford to lose six Rank 1 mages, can you?”

”What do you want?” Leader Enwyld asked, gritting his teeth hatefully.

”Oh, nothing much,” Kadyn grinned. ”I want to sell you all my artefacts and potions. What do you say?”

”What?!” Enwyld gawked at him as if he had seen a ghost. Others also stared at him with strange gazes. Who didn't know that House Wynner was a huge supplier of artefacts, now Kadyn wanted to sell them his artefacts. What a joke!