73 Kentow family
"Pheww!!" Peri blew out a breath of relief. It was the kentow family taking action, it was Leon and his guard team.
"May we come in, madam?" Leon requested from Peri, to which she nodded in agreement. Then Leon, Arian, Ember and Carlson made their way into the building.
—Ding
—Ding
—Ding
Immediately after Leon and the rest entered the building, all the guards formed a guard perimeter around the building, causing a stir in the marketplace.
The crowd couldn't believe it, these guys were under peri? Even with her bad reputation, she only kept improving her standing.
"Will the common man never get justice?" An old merchant on the streets shook his head and turned to walk away. The rich just keep becoming richer, and they were stagnant, he felt like heaven wasn't just.
But, maybe his mindset was just wrong...perhaps he was too busy blaming heaven for misfortune and was not willing to work hard.
These kinds of people, Leon hated them the most. They would pray for the downfall of others just from pure jealously, Leon wouldn't have a problem if they just wanted power....he had killed for far less, but for jealousy? Findd new stories at novelhall.com
Despicable!!!
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"This is my good friend Carlson. He will be your head guard for this trip, he's a peak level 1 mage of the Aqua way family" inside Peri's office, Leon introduced her to Carlson.
Leon and the faceless mercenaries were hidden cards, they wouldn't be acting as the escort, that was Carlson's job.
"Aquaway?" Peri froze.
(I've heard that name before....isn't that a noble clan???)
Peri thought to herself. She knew the Aqua way name. This was a Noble family, how did Leon get a noble to be her guard????!!
"Carlson Aquaway" Carlson bowed slightly to peri. The Aquaway way name was well known, they seasoned fighters just like the Dalriss family. Though they weren't as powerful, they were very apt at battle. Having him here on this trip was great.
"Good to have with us" Peri nodded slightly, before turning to Leon's figure.
She didn't understand all this, who was this person? He had a level 3 mage following him around, now he was able to turn an Aquaway noble to become her guard....did he want something from her apart from the reward?
"Lets talk about our trip..." Leon said with a calm yet resounding voice. It didn't look like this, but the dynamic of this Mission had shifted in a peculiar way.
Leon was supposed to be her guard, her subordinate. But it seemed like he held all the power here. Peri could only nod in agreement.
A few days later
Peri's new carriage which was accompanied by a host of about 8 guards on horse made its way from the east of duan city to the north.
Not knowing about guests? That was embarrassing, and this was before everyone.
"You'll have to hand in your weapons first so we can verify with the main house" the captain said with gritted teeth. He had to at least confirm, he didn't want to anger honorable guests.
"You and what army?" Carlson asked mockingly. This, of course, incensed the captain a lot, but before he could blow his top, the door to the carriage suddenly swung open and a middle-aged lady appeared.
"Open the f*cking gates!!!" The lady berated with an ugly expression on her face. She was extremely pissed off.
Immediately they saw her, the captain was shocked. It was miss Peri. Did he just hold back miss peri from entering the household?
The family head had requested several meetings with her but was turned down. Who knew that on a random night like this, she would just appear?
"Open the gates" the captain muttered.
"Huh?" The guard beside him looked confused. Were they going to let intruders through the gates? What was their job then?
"I said open the freaking gates!!" The captain barked at his men. He didn't want to know their opinions.
"Clang!!"
The gate was swiftly opened and the carriage and guards were allowed in.
On the outside, the kentow family's household looked just like a mirror copy of the households in the area. But it wasn't until entering, one would see the truth.
This mansion actually consumed a large area of space.
—clop
—clop
—clop
The sound of horse hooves coming to a slow stop in front of the main house soon resounded.
—click
The door to the carriage opened up, the first person to get down was Leon, followed by Arian, then Ember, all of which had faceless masks on.
"Mercenaries" the captain of the kentow family guard mused. It seemed like Peri had gotten herself some extra protection.
After Leon's team stepped down, Peri followed. As soon as she stepped foot on the ground, she slowly looked around the mansion and shook her head. This place was once her 'home'.
"The family head will see you now" the captain said to peri while maintaining a cautious expression on his face. Clearly, Peri had come here prepared for a fight.
Their plans would be difficult to achieve.
"Yes, yes" Peri sighed before proceeding to walk up the stairs that led to the mansion. She took a deep breath of air and pushed the door open.
"Carlson stay close, the rest can camp outside" Leon gave a command and proceeded to walk forward with Arian and Ember following closely behind.