Chapter 821: Trusted Counsel

Chapter 821: Trusted Counsel



'Lucielle already knows Adrien is here, since it's quite difficult to miss him, and she knows he is on our side. I guess it's only proper Adrien knows she is here as well...'

"No." Ater interrupted Rey's thoughts with a rather stern response.Cheêck out latest novels on n/o/ve/l/bin(.)c/o/m

"No... to what? I shouldn't tell him about Lucielle?"

Rey's brows were raised a little as he looked at Ater's bothered face. The way he remembered it, Ater was the one who kept nudging him to trust Adrien more and more.

Why did he suddenly have a problem with that trust?

"No, I am not particularly concerned about whether or not you inform him about Lucielle. That matter is largely inconsequential..." The way Ater spoke so dismissively about Lucielle made Rey a little annoyed, but he ignored those feelings.

He was more concerned with where he was going with the point.

"What I was referring to was the rest... Adrien's plan regarding the Storm Dragon Lord. I believe it is wiser to stick with the White Dragon Lord."

"Really? Even after everything I told you about her current position in the Empire?"

"I am well aware of all that, but... I also know what I am talking about here. There's no better horse to bet on than the underdog." Ater smiled slowly.

"Didn't know you were big on betting."

"Only when the end results are guaranteed... but then you wouldn't really call that betting, would you?"

The smugness by which Ater spoke betrayed the respectful nature he was trying to imbibe whenever he addressed Rey.

"How are you so certain of the end results, though?"

It really was the best option out of everything.

"Bottom line... it makes more sense for the head of an Academy to employ students-even if they are Newts—as disciples, than for a fully fledged Dragon Lord at the height of his power to do the same. Adrien isn't in the Academy because he has anything to really prove to the Storm Dragon Lord there. He's just there to gain the recognition of the other Dragons and integrate himself with the Empire as a whole. It's more a matter of prestige to accompany his special treatment, as well as to turn him into more Dragon than Human by offering him thorough education." Ater concluded, sighing heavily.

"So, yeah... you should go for the White Dragon Lord."

With all of that said, Ater kept a steady gaze on Rey and asked him one simple question.

"What do you say, Master? Do you trust my counsel?"

The query would have sparked some uncomfortable feeling within Rey if it had been asked a few weeks ago when the loyalty of Ater was still unsettled in his mind-but things were

totally different now.

Without question...

"... I trust you, Ater."

And Rey planned to follow his counsel to the letter.

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What do you think about Ater's counsel? Pretty solid, I'd say...