Chapter 655 Telling Aella

Chapter 655 Telling Aella

"Nothing strange," Merlin sighed, looking at Roberta with one eye closed and the other one glowing blue, "Except your eyes that can detect lies, but that is a common and easily attained spell,"

Roberta gasped, "Wait? Finished the inspecting?" She looked around, "I didn't even take my jacket yet,"

"Who said you need to take it off?" Merlin blinked to stop her spell, staring at Roberta with a confused face, "Clothes won't block inspection magic unless they were magically enchanted. But I guess you aren't a make, so you don't know that,"

"It's true that I can know when people are lying to my face," Roberta approached Merlin, "You sure that isn't what the devil is after?"

"I'm certain if he wanted that, he could cast a spell and get it," Merlin shook her head. "It's so common that most guards have several mages ready to cast it when interrogating criminals."

"I'm not casting a spell,"

"Even if it's an inborn ability, it won't be that important since anyone can get it if they don't have it," From between her chest, Merlin pulled a small book and showed it to Roberta.

"See? This fits in the palm of your hand and it's only priced at several silver coins at best. Anyone can learn the detect lie spell and casting for little mana, as low as ten if they are talented." Merlin explained, closing her eyes and opening them again, [Detect Lie]

She could see under Roberta's skin, sensing the blood flowing in her veins. When the pressure changes a certain way, the spells signals a lie.

Roberta blinked, her eyes glowing golden. She could see Merlin's body engulfed in a blue haze, burning like fire as she smiled.

"You can have that tome for free, learn the spell, and test it," Merlin said with a smile.

In Roberta's eyes, the aura around Merlin shifted, burning brighter as sparks of red flew from her skin to the edges like crackling flames.

"Nothing is ever given for free," Roberta sighed, "I can take this time for free now, yes. But you'll later ask for a favor if you needed."

"Isn't that why people are for? I scratch your back and you scratch mine," Merlin smiled, "We help each other,"

The two walked out of the room, smiling.

The two cut the half lamb into pieces, packed it in large steel bowels, and carried it down to the basement.

"Open," Aella called.

"Do! Do! I open!" A squicking voice came from behind the door, pulling it open. A tiny goblin bowed to them, "Welcome, ladies. Can I help you carry that?"

"Thank you," Mira handed him her bowl as she rushed to the kitchen to grab another one, "There are more upstairs, take another send two to bring the rest to the cold room," Aella added with a smile.

"As you wish," The goblin turned and shouted, soon, two more goblins came to carry the meat.

Aella and Mira made their way to the cold room, a large empty space frozen into ice by Isdis's magic. As Arad went into hibernation, they couldn't rely on his stomach to store food anymore, so they are now using this room.

Aella paused for a second, "Now that I'm thinking about it, it sounds wrong, doesn't it"? She shivered.

"What sounds wrong?" Mira looked at her, confused.

"Arad stored the food in his stomach so it won't spoil. Doesn't that mean we've been eating his pu..?" She looked at her.

"STOP RIGHT THERE! TAKE THAT OUT OF MY MIND NOW!" Mira cried, "It's a storage magic! STORAGE MAGIC!"

Aella giggled, "Sorry, can't be helped now,"

"You..." Mira growled, "Fine, let's go check on Arad," She sighed, trying to change the subject and wash the thought out of her head.

The two walked deeper into the dungeon, eventually reaching the kobolds layer, "Ladies, did you come to check on our lord?" The kobold guard bowed.

"How is he?"

"Brimming with magic," The kobold giggled.