Chapter 173 (1/2)
Chapter 173
Chapter 173: Conducting Business
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“Nice to meet you,” Olfred said hat little courtesy he could muster up “My name is Cladence fro the ht there House names aren’t necessary in ordeals like this I’ll simply refer you to as Cladence and you can call me Sebastian”
“Very well,” Olfred replied “Sebastian”
“Good” The beady-eyed conjurer nodded in approval “Now Before we get down to business…”
Sebastian muttered a chant as he waved his arm ostentatiously After a fewthe clamor of the tavern An obvious but not very iic Still, I played along as the naive slave and let out a breath of aaze shi+fted frouest didn’t show any discernible sign of awe at this dehtly into a frown
“It’s a little rowdy in here and the folks present aren’t the rab one of the s filled with beer in the center of the table “Excuseyou like that when you’ve finally sat down to rest, I’ll have to repriripping the handle of the htly “It’s not a problem Thank you for the hospitality here at the inn”
“Hospitality?” The balding conjurer looked at theout a snort “You and I both know that this sort of place is fit for s”
Thefro at Olfred’s head, trying to get a peek at what his face looked like underneath thethe
Sebastian shrugged nonchalantly as he sipped fro as well “Just curious about the story behind your mask I’ve seen adventurers wear them from time to time but never nobles”
Olfred scratched his head “Is it very obvious that I’m a noble?”
“Well, it takes one to know one,” Sebastian said proudly
“I figured,” the lance nodded “Judging by your keical prowess, you seemed out of place here as well”
Cos, Sebastian really did look off with his richly-dyed doublet and hose
Sebastian’s eyes twinkled in delight at Olfred’s flattery “Indeed I’d take it to offense if you had thought of ed hisback on the table “I’d be a fool if I did!”
Throughout the rest of the conversation, it seeh the two of theood at acting or he actually found Sebastian as of ale, Sebastian was a red, hiccuping mess That’s when his true personality cairl ar-are you looking for?” Sebastian asked, his eyes glazed
“What irl?” Olfred responded with one had practically glued to a le as he pointed a finger at the masked lance “Please My subordinates told me how you practically lit up when they mentioned I had elves and dwarves in stock”
Olfred paused for ato say so he shouldn’t
“And what if I a out slurred
Sebastian held up both his hands in a placating gesture “I don’t judge What’s the point of having e it on what you want”
“Of course!” Olfred slah “It’s because of those da down onwith this?
Leaning forward on the table, Olfred pointed at hismask? It’s because I have scars all over my face from a house fire”
“Oh really now?” Sebastian asked, intrigued
“Yeah, and the worst thing is, that incident happened tostunted ured, but I’m now even a head shorter than er atOlfred’s true identity, I couldn’t help but second guess whether this incident had really happened at some point in the lance’s life
‘He’s very believable,’ Sylvie co their conversation
I’ll say
“Don’t even getof ale and set it down before wiping the foa the royal faet in bed withrelieved from the position, those same tramps treated me like some sort of insect!”
“You served the royal family?” Olfred exclainashed his teeth, his knuckles turning white fro “Because of that damned brat”
“Brat? What brat?” Olfred asked
The beady-eyed round, which shattered upon iazes from the nearby tables The rest of the tavern that was once blurred frorew clearer because of his inebriated state
“I’e, yet the only respect I can get is fro his ar men and the feomen who didn’t look lass in the air “To those shallow and wretched snakes! May they wrinkle and sag like the loose rags they are!”
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Sebastian snorted gleefully as he laughed at the lance’s toast “I knew I found a good et you some brand new toys to play with!”
The two of theered out of the tavern Sebastian was barely able to ith the li that I had broken when I was still a child
“Hey, you Coainst the wall of the tavern
I silently abided and walked over to the intoxicated conjurer when he suddenly flung his arainststick, do you Cladence?”
“Of course not That’s what slaves are for,” Olfred replied as I sed the ever-growing urge to break Sebastian’s other leg
‘Thiser that matched mine
The three of us walked out of the tavern with the portly wo closely behind I practically had to carry the lanky conjurer as his liround
“You know… it took me months to be able to tolerate this tawdry outpost, but I don’t ,” Sebastian droned as we made our way down the dim streets of Ashber “The people here, they do more than just respect me—they fear me I’m a God to thely as he gazed upward to see ht? I can kill you with the snap of ers”
Endure it, Arthur Just for now
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When I didn’t respond, Sebastian continued to hit er “Are you deaf, or are you disrespecting ?”