Chapter 241 A Final Night of Res (1/2)
It took Brightblade sohter, after which she shot the rateful for your efforts in protecting his chastity,” she said, voice still tre with barely suppressed e an annoyed scowl
It wasn't that he had hoped to have a ht had barely even crossed his mind Perhaps it held a certain appeal, but it wasn't so he had expected to happen — not seriously, at any rate
What irked hiht such unusual et all about his training the moment he saw a pretty face
Not that he woulda few pretty faces around, of course And how much of a distraction could a few friendly htblade interrupted his ht We'll see each other again soon Until then, I'll leave you in the capable hands of your new housekeepers”
With that, she headed out the door, still snickering as she left the e announced ”Before I go, here's your monthly allowance of Essence Crystals”
He handed Arran a s, and Arran's heart nearly skipped a beat when he inspected its contents There were close to a thousand Essence Crystals within the bag — a fortune that would shock even Grande explained, ”The Lady Matriarch intends for your progress to be rapid There are di such aains to be worth the cost”
His tone suggested he disagreed with the Matriarch, though he did not say so outright
Naturally, Arran did not question the Matriarch's coift an obscene waste of resources, he would gladly accept any help he could get And if the crystals would be better spent aiding the progress of a few hundred novices, that was no concern of his
”The Lady Matriarch expects you at dawn,” thearound to leave ”Don't be late” He stepped through the doorway a uards and servants
Briefly, he found himself at a loss Not only didn't he know any of these men, he didn't even knohat he was supposed to have them do Yet they looked at hi orders
Luckily, the aard silence lasted only a moment, as one of thethe side of his jaw, he looked e or servant
”Name's Jovan,” the man said with a stiff bow ”I'm your neard”
Arran felt a sense of familiarity at the man's accent ”Ghostblade,” he replied ”You from the Empire as well?”
”Aye,” the baldup ”Used to be a caravan guard, before I joined the Valley Most of us here are ih there's a few borderlanders as well”
”You're h they didn't look the part, he could Sense a faint trace of Essence on several of the men
”That we are,” Jovan confiruards The rest's an even mix of initiates and novices”
Arran frowned briefly ”Then you're with the House of Seals?” he asked, unsure of whether the House would have its own members becoh When he saw Arran's puzzled expression, he explained, ”Valley folk don't easily accept outsiders They'll allow just about anyone to beco their precious Houses…” He shook his head
Now, Arran began to understand the situation ”That's why you're working as servants?”
”Just so,” Jovan replied ”Hard as hell to progress when all you got are the crystals you e an arh he felt a touch of anger at how these men were treated by the Valley, Arran kept it in check There was an opportunity here, he realized
”What are you getting paid?”