Chapter 276 Amydon (2/2)
Arran did not let the cold reception deter him He looked around, then asked in a loud voice, ”Is master Kimon here?”
An old old embroidery stepped forward from the back of the room ”What is your business here?”
”I have some questions about the town's history,” Arran said ”And I was told you were its foremost scholar”
The flattery had the intended effect, and a large smile instantly appeared on the e!” he said in a delighted tone ”Tell me, what is it you wish to know?”
”I'd like to hear about Amydon's history,” Arran replied ”Especially about the fall of the city, and what came before it”
”That's quite an expansive subject,” Kimon said He looked at Arran with a hesitant expression ”Explaining it all will take me several hours Are you sure you have the patience for that?”
”I have asto spare,” Arran said ”Naturally, I will compensate you for your efforts”
”Nonsense!” the old man said, excitement now clear in his voice ”No co to learn, then I will gladly share lance at one of the others in the store ”Thouk, take care of the store Young man, please come with me!”
At once, he turned around and headed to a suided Arran to a small but well-furnished office
Even before Arran had fully sat down, Kimon asked, ”Is that an imperial accent I hear in your voice?”
”It is,” Arran confirmed
”One moment,” the man said He hurried out of the office, and returned several minutes later with a pot of tea, from which he poured Arran a cup ”Where in the Empire are you from, exactly?”
”Silvermere,” Arran lied He took a sip from the tea, and was surprised at its quality
”Silvermere! I've heard of that city,” theClan, correct?”
”The Jiang Clan,” Arran corrected hi as if he'd known the answer all along ”Tell me, are you affiliated with the Acade sos with the Academy,” he said, ”But I am not affiliated with theretfully ”It's said that their libraries are unrivaled, with histories dating back tens of thousands of years What I wouldn't give for a chance to study there…”
”But about A to understand why the woiven the chance, he feared the oldAmydon
”Of course, A an end to hishistory, one every bit as illustrious as the Empire's For thousands of years, it stood at the heart of a kingdom unands had not wickedly attacked it, it would still stand today”
Arran looked at him in surprise ”The Shadowflame Society did this?”
”Of course,” the old ht the question a stupid one ”Who else possesses both the power and the reat evil occurs in these lands, you can be certain those vile ave Arran a studious look, then added, ”With you an imperial, I should not be surprised that you don't know these things But heed es Those foolish enough to do so inevitably suffer for their mistake”
Despite the unexpected information, Arran maintained a neutral expression In a calm voice, he asked, ”So what happened to A story,” Kimon said ”Let inning”