Chapter 90 Lessons on Defensive Sorcery (1) (2/2)

“Yes, I heard that Lord Calypse bought a treifts for you You , correct?” Ruth told her bitingly and Max furrowed her brows at his words

“No! The work that I had in the ca-castle kept ht!” Max tried to explain to him

Certainly, it was true that she did spend quite a bit of ti that

Ruth however kept on glaring at her with his sunken eyes full of dismay Max did not want to show in front of the servants how flustered and pitiful she was because of this h-handed attitude, he alwaysscolded by their teacher

“Of course, you must have much work to do However, as the Lady, you have to prioritize the safety of the house above all else What could be ical equipment defenses around the castle wall to keep out intruders? The only person who can help me is you Lady Calypse since you are proficient at math” Ruth whispered to her

Max squinted her eyes at the implication of his words She would have bet her life that the wizard did not think she was talented aton her

“Of course, sa-safety is im-important But…it is no less im-important to pre-prepare for the inter As soon as I’an to reason out but Ruth spoke again

“To Lord Calypse, the safety of his residents iselse As his wife, if you help me finish the task quickly, the lord will also feel more at ease” Ruth snapped at her

Ruth’s words were testing Max’ patience but it also piqued her interest

“Re-really? Do you re-really think that?” Max looked up to the wizard in curiosity

“Absolutely” Ruth told her, his voice was full of confidence

Max was so consuht that Riftan would consider her a capable person if she did e to protect his people, that she did not detect Ruth’s coercive way of speaking towards her

She secretly glanced at the servants, ere pretending to work and enjoying eavesdropping on their conversation and let out an unavoidably lengthy sigh

“Al-alright I willyou my full pri-priority Are you sa-satisfied n-now?” Max told Ruth

“It would beif you could lend me your hand immediately” He replied

Max could see that his lean face eary from exhaustion

“There is a inally, there are supposed to be two or three assistants to take care of this, so it’s too an to walk towards the kitchen once more

“O-okay, I u-understand For now, you should eat” Max answered as she led him to a table and asked a kitchen h” Ruth said dis that the latter did not have to do Max’ bidding He instead picked up a piece of bread that was placed on the table and had just coe bite from it

He also walked over to a sack placed in the corner of the kitchen and took out one apple from it, and then deposited it into the pocket of his robe He turned back to face Max, as if telling her to follow hiave hian to leave, Max told the ent business for her to attend to After doing this, she followed Ruth’s footsteps and left the kitchen area