Chapter 164 (2/2)
“Rudis…”
As always, the le hair out of place, cahed aardly, embarrassed that she overslept until noon
“It’s too late f-for ht?”
“The Lord had instructedas she needed He said that milady was tired…” Rudis placed the tray down on the shelf next to the bed with a gentle smile
All of a sudden, Max became worried about how Riftan would react if he knew that she used her ainst it like he had been so far, or would he reluctantly adhts, Rudis presented her a unique-s tea
“The wizard handed me herbal leaves and said that it would help replenish milady’s mana”
Max took the teacup and her eyes widened “Ruth returned?”
“He gaveme to boil it when milady woke up”
Rudis opened a leather pouch, showing dried leaves and well-groomed roots inside Max was able to learn about medicinal herbs and was immediately aware of what the tea was ora roots and dried herbs
Max rolled her eyes It seeic perforether Just what kind of things the wizard went around telling without her knowing?
“I should say t-thank you to him Perhaps h-he’s still in the castle?”
“The wizard?” Rudis tilted her head, placing one hand on her cheek, as if trying to scan herto eat, but after that… Shall I go to the library and check?”
“I-it’s alright I’ll go b-byI want to ask hiuely as she sipped and blew on her tea After finishi+ng the slightly bitter tea, Max siht and washed her face She then headed straight to the library after fixing her hair and wearing a navy-blue silk dress by the seamstress
It had been a while since she saw Ruth, which htly with a nervous face, expecting to hear a sarcastic co him, but the wizard was nowhere to be seen
She searched every corner, even behind the farthest shelf, to see if n of hihed; it seeone to the road construction site It was a huge project, crossing the rugged e, so there was no doubt that they would need a wizard to do azed at the ith a sullen face and then rearranged her thoughts Even if Ruth wasn’t around, she could still research on her own She looked through the bookshelf and picked up a heavy atlas, recalling the words froht
‘Pamela Plateau…’
She placed athick book on top of the desk and flipped the pages, finding the naertips over a rough map Pamela Plateau was located at the far end of Livadon, in the northern area adjacent to Balto She squinted her eyes at the squiggly letters written at the side of the nize The brief description about the said region was that it was an uninhabited wasteland, due to its harsh climate and desolate environment
Her forehead creased as she scrutinized the next page of the book for any explanation, but to no avail, she resigned and closed the nook In the first place, the young knights said that there was notthe reason why there was no detailed description in such an old book
Max quickly got rid of her disappointain Soon, she was able to find several books about monsters in a corner She pulled them out, looked inside, and selected an encyclopedia with detailed drawings and sat down again by the desk As she unfolded the heavy book daunted with an elaborate leather cover, a foul sh the faded sheets of paper with her nose scrunched She was able to find the names of the monsters she heard yesterday in the second chapter
‘Troll…’
It was the name of the cannibal monster that was often heard in heroic bard stories She looked down at the detailed illustration with narrowed eyes The troll appeared terrifying with its rough skin reiant arched nose, pointed ears, heavystomach The monster stared back at her with sunken eyes bent under swollen eyelids Max, as looking at the vivid picture, read the description right below
<Their average size is from 7 kvet (210 cth, which matches their body’s build, very ferocious, and cruel in nature They have excellent regenerative power, even deep wounds can heal in a short aroups of thirty to fifty, and arethem to make their oeapons and armor>
Max’s shoulder unconsciously tensed as she read the scribbled words Iiants ere intelligent enough to make tools sent shi+vers down her spine
‘It’s okay, the distance between Pareat, ales…’
However, the fact that the ra monster army was far from Anatol did not coht demand her husband to leave for an expedition at a distant place
Max anxiously bit her lips before turning to the next page Drawings of goblins and ogres appeared one after another She was focused reading the descriptions written underneath the her jump out of her chair, taken by surprise
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Note – Nymeria: Last chapter was edited and it has been proofread by ood and our lovely LNH aduys! Anyway, I feel like this is a pivotal chapter for Maxi’s development