Chapter 135 Family. (1/2)

“What do you think they are talking about?”

“I don’t know,love for heavy plate armor?”

Lobelia replied to Armand’s question while he inched towards Roland’s house Thesound was heard This sound was co the entrance

“Can’t I just kick this thing, it’s getting on ni but Lobelia was quick to kick the back of his leg in protest

“He is not a thing, he is Agni and he is a good boy! He is just protecting his home and if you tried I bet Wayland would just beat you up”

“Beat me up?”

“Yeah, like last time”

“Why you, that was…”

While the tere arguing Lucille was to the side She was sitting in a wooden chair that Bernir lent her fro at the co

“They really are close with each other”

She giggled while hiding her mouth behind her hand Roland’s assistant just nodded but he did not reply He was far too scared to do anything, with a genuine noble next to hi stories of people being thrown into slavery for being rude to nobles he was somewhat scared

“Aaye they certainly are a lively bunch…”

Bernir was not sure what this was about but after taking a look at that Robert fellow he noticed the resemblance He wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed but even he realized it

Together with the conversation at the beginning, it looked like his boss was connected with the nobles This could spell disaster while also being lucrative depending on what this connection was Froht it seemed that the tere related, was his boss some kind of noble bastard?

“They are really taking a while, I hope everything is alright Mr Bernir, o take a look?”

Lucille co drunk her tea that was

“It should be fine, I don’t reckon they will start another fight… I think?”

Bernir did not kno to reply to this question at all The history between his boss and the noble was a big unknown They didfine

“You are right, it's better to give them some space!”

…

“Oh? So she still rely yes, this e class”

“At least she has her elemental affinities…”

Roland leaned back in his chair as he had discussed a few things with his older brother The conversation switched to the fa he knew

There weren’t really that many people from the Arden family that he cared about Lucienne, his little sister that used to follow him around, had recently turned ten With this caained the same class as he did

Lucienne was Robert’s full sister as she and Roland were only half-siblings Francine the second as quite ecstatic as her standing in the fae in the noble house was always seen as a boon

There were many paths she could follow but it seehest Apparently, this matched her fiery nature as Robert stated that histhe little squirt

“So she still reood me, it see brother that was proud of his little sister Apparently, like e She found reading and learning quite easy

There was a suely reone irl had put it upon herself to find thisher seriously, just send her to the h…”

“I don’t think it will be that easy…”

Robert painted a picture Lucienne for one reason or another was very adamant in her beliefs She was sure that her older brother was alive so

“Wait, she was sure that I was alive?”

“Yes, for some reason she was convinced and not even mother could talk her out of it It turns out that Lucienne was right, how about I tell…"

“No, don’t tell her I can’t trust a child to keep a secret”

Robert frohile Roland started thinking Lucienne’s fixation on hi on He also had a little theory about why his half-sister was so sure about her claiht have been a reason why she was convinced as one class in particular in this world had such skills

‘She ht have the talent to be an oracle…’

Oracles were one of thecapabilities to predict the future Diviners, Seer’s there were a few types but they all were under the uet one of these classes a person would need to start out as a priest or a o with it

Lucienne’s belief in Roland being alivebacked by a ht have not shown itself into the open yet or the girl ht not have mentioned it to her parents for one reason or another

It would not be strange if her fixation on him somehow activated this skill and let her confirical classes, her worth would skyrocket if she et one

If this was the truth, the people at the ical academy would probably find this out sooner or later Lucienne would need to reach tier 2 to unlock one of those classes which would leave Roland with a lier sister discovers his whereabouts

‘It feels like hiding was never an option…’

He was already discovered by Robert but there was still a chance to reason with hier sister on the other hand sounded a bit ht never get the class

Roland then steered the conversation in a different direction Reyner and Edwin had left the knight acadedo merits

They were two years apart which caused theether but Robert’s info was limited They apparently never interacted with him that much and so he did not really knohat they were up to

Their father Wentworth has been a mystery as well Robert could count the one on one encounters with him on one hand It didn’t seem that Wentworth interacted with his faether whenever they were all at the estate

The oldest sister Sophia had apparently o Dianna, as a bit younger, was approaching that age as well and as always they were planning to marry her off to someone rich or influential

Roland did not really remember his older sisters thattrapped in the Arden estate With a lack of interest from him, the others didn’t seem to open up either

Then the last one was Martha, his old maid that had tended to hi her sweeping around the estate Hearing that she was still alive and ould have to be enough for now

Roland was not the only one that was asking questions though Robert started grilling him as his turn came Roland had to explain his class but he onlya Runesht it Haven being bested in a strength contest by a runesmith was a hard pill to s

“Can I trust you to keep it a secret?”

“”