Chapter 193

Chapter 193

Ajax had been on edge from the moment the guard had made a grab at him. The cold calculating front he was presented with the moment he entered the room only went to exacerbate this. Why even act like they cared so much?

Worst of all however was the guard that had led Ajax up here. The man was slightly stronger than he was now, if they could have someone like this around then Hatchet wouldn’t have needed to give up an arm defending his parents. As much as he didn’t want to admit it the disaster back at the village still affected him alot since he remembered what losing his parents back on Earth had been like. Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

The moment Ajax opened his mouth to talk he could feel his [Persuasion] skill hadn’t liked his approach to the conversation. Right after he finished his words however he felt [Enigma] trigger in response to his grandmother. As was to be expected of a merchant he hadn’t been able to block her skill at all, he did however know that all she managed to get from him was his name, age, race as well as his level. He did also find it surprising to know that she also inspected every single item that was visible on him with just that one use.

Aurora’s eye flashed with some recognition, something that Ajax also noticed. What he didn’t notice was the suspiciousness she built because of his level. Regardless of the sole inconsistency she still decided to approach this carefully just in case it really was her grandson.

“We apologize for that.” Aurora said. “He is a new hire and a little eager. We wanted to ask you about the token you used when you identified yourself. Where did you get it from?”

Ajax was surprised by two things. First was the undertone of care he could feel for his mother coming across in the question, whether this was the result of a social skill or genuine he wasn’t sure. The second however was that the eager guard was a new hire. That guy had been coordinating with the other two guards perfectly so he frowned as he shot a glance at the split lift he had delivered following the grab attempt.

“Why does it matter where I got it from?” He snapped back. “From what I looked into your group before, your tokens are used as an introduction point.” He decided to push and see if what they cared about was his mother or just not giving out the hefty discount that the token should have earned him.

“What did you do to the woman you took it from?” Elija finally entered the conversation no longer able to hold back, his usual legendary patience nowhere to be seen.

The question pleased Ajax as he could tell that they still cared about his mother and that this wasn’t an act, had it been they would have lost much more than a simple discount by having the head of the organization get rattled so quickly. However the insinuation that he would hurt his own mother, and for it to come from those who abandoned her for the choice she made also enraged him enough to stop with the guessing games.

Even before he opened his mouth to answer he could see Aurora had taken a vice grip of Elija’s should, not that he noticed however. “You have some nerve accusing me of hurting my own mother after you disowned her.”

The words sapped all the strength from Elija. The weakness in his posture made the grip Aurora had on his shoulder start turning the chair towards her. The first to react however was the guard standing across the doorway from him.

“That’s quite the claim you’re throwing around.” he said as a ‘click’ was heard from the sword on his waist.

Ajax didn’t even get a chance to respond as two voices thundered at the action.

If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it's taken without the author's consent. Report it.

“Can you tell us where she is?” Aurora pressed.

“They are staying in Lessis. Judy and Tom took care of them following the attack.” Ajax didn’t have any issues sharing that information as he knew that they would have gotten it soon anyway. Not only that but they were also under Commander Grievous’ protection.

“It’s long past due that we apologized.” Aurora said. “Not just to her but to Sam as well. It seems we might have been a bit too quick to judge.”

“You’re right, I should look into inviting them to come back here.” Elija agreed as he stood up ready to go and give the order.

“No point in sending out that offer now.” Ajax took the wind out of his sails.

“Why not?” Aurora asked, her voice quivering at the prospect of her daughter now rejecting them.

“Because they’re already planning on coming down here.” Ajax explained. “Though that won’t happen until Tom finishes his time with the guards and Judy finishes shoring up her main branch. Not to mention that Kate has a commitment to the Healing Union which would take a few months to approve a transfer for her to the capital." He didn’t mention that the Healing Union was most likely a non-issue since Luna could handle that.

“Kate?” both Elija and Aurora asked. Neither was aware of a fourth child named Kate, let alone one that had shown any talent with healing magic.

“ Tom’s girlfriend, maybe even wife now, they’ve been together for about eight years now.” Ajax just shook his head. “The plan was for them to follow me here in about two years.”

The reason Ajax was even willing to share any of this was because he knew how torn his mother was when it came to her parents. He had decided that the final decision on the matter would be hers when she came down here, he would go along with whatever she decided.

“Why follow you?” Elija asked absentmindedly as he was already starting to think through a plan to speed up the timeline. Aurora however turned a speculative look on Ajax as she thought on the level she saw.

“Yes, it’s because of my level.” Ajax confirmed it for her, taking her by surprise once more as he revealed more of her skill. “ Which brings us back to why I came here in the first place.”

His words brought his grandfather's mind to a halt as now both his grandparents were focused on what they could do to start making amends.