Chapter 141 An Old Friend? (1/2)
Ebony, taken aback by Rassa's behaviour, turned back to the Mistress of Apple Star Trading Company with an apologetic expression, ”I'm so sorry, I don't know what's come over him-”
The woman, who Ebony was quite sure was one of the most beautiful individuals she'd ever seen, smiled sadly, ”You don't have to apologise, it's likely he does not wish to speak with me”.
Ebony frowned, ”...you know him?”
The woman nodded, ”We grew up together”.
”Then you...?”
The woman's eyes flicked to where Rassa had disappeared, then down to the floor before she nodded, ”Yes, I am aware of what he is. In all honesty, I was sure he was dead until about a month ago when I received a letter from a mutual friend stating that he'd seen Rassa. Needless to say I was quite surprised. Though not as surprised as I was when I saw him tonight”.
Ebony smiled shortly, ”Then surely, if you are an old friend, he would like to speak with you”.
”Oh, I don't think that's-”
”I insist,” Ebony said, ”It is not as if he can avoid you all together anyway, we may not have made a deal yet but you are the only trading company who seemed to be willing to offer favourable terms”.
The woman's expression turned business-like in an instant, ”How favourable were you looking for them to be?”
Ebony shrugged, ”The details should be discussed away from prying ears, don't you agree?”
The woman smiled, then held out her hand, ”My name is Falla Startree, you are Ebony, yes?”
Ebony took the woman's hand, ”Yes, I was under the impression that Rassa grew up a commoner”.
”He did, my father was a merchant who frequented the village Rassa spent his childhood in. Though my surname, as you may have assumed, did not come from my family”.
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”I see,” Ebony smiled.
Anyone who earned a surname was considered quite the prodigy. But a woman who had earned it on her own? That was quite the achievement. This Falla Startree was not to be underestimated.
”You should get back to him,” Falla said, ”We can talk later tonight”.
Ebony stayed long enough to retrieve a location from Falla before she disappeared into the crowd after Rassa.
He was already seated in the Theatre when she found him. She dropped into the seat next to him but he barely acknowledged her presence. He seemed distant, thoughtful.