Chapter 253: Odds

Chapter 253: Odds

"What is that man doing here?" Rosalind frowned as she recalled the deal that the Duke made with him. However, as soon as she spotted him, he was quick to disappear from her sight. Her face turned uglier.

What was that?

However, another loud howl caught her attention. She looked back as the primal sound echoed through the surroundings. It started with a deep, guttural growl that built in fierceness, rising in pitch and volume until it erupted into a deafening roar.

She could hear the beast's vocal cords vibrate with fierce intensity, producing a terrifying sound full of rage and aggression, showing the creature's dominance and power. Rosalind was caught off guard. Was that considered normal?

"We can handle it," Arriane said. "Please go ahead."

Rosalind nodded and hurried towards the barracks where Captain Gaudy, Elias, and Valentin were.

"You are here," Rosalind said.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Elias's question welcomed her.

"Elias, you know why" Valentin immediately pulled Elias away from Rosalind.

"She made us look like fools."

"I said, I am working with the Duke." Rosalind only smiled. This was already expected as Elias was not someone with a good temper. After all, he was a Blaize the one Blessed with fire.

"Do you think I walk around and introduce that to people that I just meet?" Rosalind asked. She met his eyes, his chin lifted as if she was daring him to make a move against her. Luckily, this was enough to calm him down.

"What do you want?"

"And here I thought Valentin already told you everything?"

"Well, I did It's just that"

"I want to hear your own words," Elias said. "The man that you were with was the Duke, right?"

"Right."

Elias clenched his fist.

"Why does his wife want to work with us?" he asked.

The knowledge of the future.

True, the future had changed since she came here. However, she was able to build relationships with people that could help her in the near future.

The Duke was only one of those people. There was also Mr. Pratt and the Quarter Masters, the mercenary Mr. Montgomery, and The Duke of the Aster Empire. She was planning to create more connections in the next coming days.

"Unfortunately, I cannot tell you anything about this," Rosalind said.

"So, you wanted us to trust you. Blindly."

"I"

"I agree." To their surprise, the first one who spoke was Elias.

"What?" Captain Gaudy and Valentin spoke at the same time.

"What are you talking about Elias?" Valentin asked. "I thought"

"Her current status changes everything," Elias said. "We have been fighting in the North for months and we know how everything here is different from that of the south. Sorcerers are not as rare and the people here are not scared of them."

"Are you telling me that" Valentin asked.

"Yes. She is pretending to be a sorcerer. Why can't we do the same?"

"You"

"If the people here see sorcerers in a new light then we might have a sliver of a chance against the seven families."

"Do you think that they would allow that to happen?" Valentin asked.

"You don't understand," Elias avoided Valentin's gaze. "We have the Duke" They have the Duke of Wugari, Duke Lucas Rothley.

After what he went through in front of the Duke, he was certain of one thing. The Duke was stronger than any Blessed individual. Soon, Elias would find out why a man like that refused to leave the North!

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It's Monday and we ended up in top 50! I am not making any promises today! I don't want to break any. T>T