I started the day slowly, knowing that if I shadow walk straight back to Ark, and give Rishi the crystal, he might gather too much attention from other hunters while selling it, and I didn't want that.
It was better if only a few people knew about Loistavadvaar and the ghosts. So I decided to wait after the rush hours will pass, and then co.
I ate, took a shower, and did so reading to kill ti, then returned to my room in the barracks. From there I went straight to Rishi.
I found him in the workshop. His father was nowhere to be seen, but other craftsn were quite busy working on blades and shields. You could hear the power hamrs working, striking the tal, and grinders, spraying the sparkles everywhere.
The young man was in his little corner, focusing on so piece of equipnt, but I broke his concentration by placing my hand on his shoulder.
- What the f... It's you. What do you want? You just ruined my enchantnt.
- Fuck that enchantnt. I brought you a gift, co with .
He sighed at first but a mont later he licked his lips.
- Ok, let's go... But where are we going?
- To the device - I said and grabbed his arm, to pull him behind .
He followed asking questions, but I kept repeating myself.
- Just co, and you will find out.
He eventually stopped and soon after we reached our destination. There were few people in the city center on that beautiful sunny day, but I made sure we were in a position to block the curious eyes with our bodies.
- I'm gonna put a crystal on the glyph, and I want you to sell it imdiately. No questions, ok?
He sighed.
- Ok.
I pulled the red crystal from the vault and dropped it on the symbol. He glanced at it, so I had to push him to do what we were supposed to. He sold it, and his eyes and mouth got wide open.
- Holy shit!
- Shh! Shut up! - I hissed at him.
- What was that? Do you know how many class points, and normal points I got from that?
- I have a pretty good idea.
- Where... Ok, I get it... You won't tell anyway.
- Even if I would, you wouldn't be able to do anything with that information. Nobody in this city would. Even I almost died there a few tis already.
He nodded.
- Now, buy yourself so nice shiny skills and stuff, then think carefully how aweso should be the new weapon you are going to gift to as a thankyou.
- I just gave you one...
- Yeah, but the one you gave will be garbage compared to the stuff you will be able to do now.
- Oh... Right. Ok, I'll think about that. Thank you, Peter.
I patted him on the shoulder and then went to Velvet Lotus. I needed to find out where Ki'rai was, and also pick up Tam.
The lobby was empty except the pink-blue duo playing, this ti, so kind of board ga. They ignored , even when I said 'Hi', so I just went to the main hall. It was getting cleaned up by a bunch of people.
- Aisha? - I asked them.
- Upstairs - said so guy.
So I went upstairs, all the way to the fourth floor. I had a corridor on my left and right, with a nice red rug covering the floor, which was then turning following the rectangular shape of the building. I just went left, and then started looking at the black dors. They just gad numbers, except the one which had a na, 'Aisha', on it.
I knocked.
- Whos there? - asked a familiar voice.
- Peter?
- Oh... Co in.
I did just that and found myself in a nice office. There was a big black desk straight ahead-looking from the entrance, with big windows behind it, letting a lot of daylight inside. On the left were few bookstands with actual books on them. Aisha was on the right, sitting on a comfortable couch with a glass table, eating a sandwich, and looking at so docunts. Tam was next to her, standing and trying to look at the papers.
I sat on one of two padded chairs that were put on the opposite side of the table.
- Good to see you, Peter.
- You too.
- What brings you here? You don't visit often those days.
- I ca with a question, and also to pick up Tam.
- Okay... - she took a bite of her food.
- Do you know where Ki'rai is? I think I should talk to her.
- Finally. She is hunting wolves, probably.
- Thanks... May I? - I pointed at my chicken.
She blocked him with an arm.
- Hold up. I think there is also sothing else we should talk about.
- What? - my eyebrows shoot up.
- Will. You ditched a welcoming party for his family, why?
- We had an argunt...
- So?
- I thought it will be better if I just... Leave...
She sighed.
- No, Peter. That wasn't better. In fact, that was way worse. What was the argunt about?
- I don't know if I can tell you. It's about his family and stuff.
- The divorce, the fact that his wife is trying to cut his contact with Dustin, or the shady CIA agents?
- Ok... I guess then I don't need to tell you.
- He told , but I wanted to hear it from you too. I know you are worried about him, but - She shrugged her shoulders - he doesn't have much choice. You shouldn't be angry with him, you should support him.
- I... I... I cald down, and then I got to the sa conclusion.
- Good. Did they talk with you too? The agents?
- Yeah. They offered to bring my mother.
- I got the sa offer from them.
- Did you agree?
- Of course, I did, but that doesn't an I'm selling my should. Fortunately, I'm not in Will's shoes, so they don't have by the throat. We need to be careful, Peter. We need to find out what their goal is, specifically, and then we need to get Will from the ss he is in.
- I know.
- Good. So stay around. We will need you. Jayadeva is already working on letting the world know us. He got invited for an interview with a state-owned TV channel in India.
- I'm not good with people...
- I know, but we still might need you around, so stay.
I nodded, and then she gave Tam.
- Fix things with Ki'rai. She is furious at you - she added before returning to her sandwich.
I stood there, looking at her for a few seconds more, and then I left.
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