Chapter 483: Suspicion

Chapter 483: Suspicion



Mayor's Office, Town Hall.

The interior of this room had a high-vaulted ceiling, painted with scenes depicting the town's most historical events and legendary figures.

Mainly it was of Magus Stratford defeating a shadowy figure, then leading the people to safety and building a settlement that would later on be named after him.

At the far end of the room, stood the mayor's desk which was made from ancient oak. Mayor Wyndham Hobbs was sitting on the high-backed chair behind his desk, glancing at the young Magi sitting before him with an amiable smile.

The sound of firewood crackling could be heard in the backdrop as Art, Aiden, and Eleiney awkwardly looked back at the old mayor, not knowing what to say.UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

They were abruptly invited to his office. Moreover, it wasn't like they could refuse either. Although they were quite nervous and scared to visit him, they were relieved by the fact that they had someone to rely on.

Mayor Hobbs glanced at the three children, then at the grey cat that was leisurely lying down on Eleiney's lap.

For some reason, this unassuming little cat gave him a very uneasy feeling. This surprised him greatly. Moreover, when the cat gazed at him, he couldn't help but avoid eye contact.

A drop of sweat trickled down from the side of his forehead as he wondered to himself in shock, Just what kind of creature is this?! Is it really a cat?

Breaking the awkward silence in the room, Eleiney gathered the courage and asked, "M- Mayor Hobbs, may I ask why you've brought us here?"

The old mayor shifted his attention away from Valerian and looked at Eleiney. He spoke in a warm and grateful tone, "I would first like to thank you for your efforts in protecting this town during the wolf tide."

"I-It's fine," Eleiney forced a smile. "It's what we're paid to do..."

The mayor nodded with a smile. "But I find it very surprising that such young children like you could display such fighting prowess. I noticed your battle last night and I must say, I was very impressed."

He paused for a moment and asked curiously, "I noticed another person had arrived with you, but I don't see him anywhere. I wonder where he is."

Nothing goes on in this town without him noticing, huh? Art thought to himself.

He displayed a polite smile and replied, "That would be our teacher, Magus Adam Constantine."

"Ah, I see," said the old mayor with a raised eyebrow. His eyes narrowed ever so slightly as he added, "I was told that Magus Constantine is Rayna's brother. Is that true?"

Rayna was Kenley's wife. Adam had arrived at this town with a different identity and the kids knew about it. Although they only knew that this fake identity was related to a mission given to him by the Herbalist's Guild.

He paused for a moment before asking, "Would you mind telling me where Magus Constantine is at the moment?"

His tone now was completely different from what it was a few moments ago.

"He..." Eleiney tried to come up with an excuse, but Art was already one step ahead of her.

"He has gone to gather herbs for an experiment!"

"Gather herbs?" The mayor's eyebrows wrinkled but then his eyes lit up. "Could it be that he

is a Herbalist?"

"Uh, yes of course!" Art nodded with pride.

"Splendid!" The old man nearly shot up from his chair in excitement. He eagerly asked, "Is he, by any chance, a Mana Liquefaction Magus?"

Before any of the kids could reply, Valerian spoke up again, "Rank 1 Magus."

A strange light flashed through the Mayor's eyes and he replied flatly, "Oh, I see..." Valerian's eyes narrowed and he thought to himself condescendingly, Heh, you can't fool me, you inferior creature!

A long moment of silence ensued before the mayor asked again, "Anyway, the reason I brought you here is because I noticed that you were interested in the Howlett Family."

The three young Magi nodded. Aiden then asked, "My Lord... is there a problem with that? We were just curious about this family, that's all."

The old mayor sighed, "No, child, there is nothing wrong with that. You may not know this but the Howlett Family consisted of evil Magi who sought to destroy our town.

"So when I learned that someone was trying to learn more about them, I couldn't help but

feel alarmed."

"What?!" The children were astonished. "The Howlett Family... they're a family of dark

Magi?"

"Yes," said the mayor with a self-deprecating smile. "If you would still like to learn more about them, I would first have to tell you about the history of Stratford...

"The true history of Stratford!"