Vilith has left.
My own [Druid] has sohow convinced her to leave.
Stanimal, you are getting a raise, I tell the old man while shooting a look at the table where the giant Elf and his other teammates are now sitting.
The ______ are insane people, theyve always been so fixated with becoming [Heroes] and whatnot, Stan says but a mug crashing on the ground covers part of what he just said.
Yeah, yeah, I nod at him and excuse myself right after.
Lucinda, I say to my woman with a bright smile.
Shes now staring at .
That woman was crazy! I swear! I have nothing to hide! You can even truth stone ! I tell her with my hands in the air.
No truth stones in personal matters, Joey, she says with her eyes narrowed.
Look, I tell the beautiful and talented blonde Elf, why should I go with that plain broomstick? You are gorgeous, and Im sure we can
She suddenly erupts in a fit of giggles.
Huh?
Im not jealous, you flat-eared dummy, she keeps laughing while shaking her head.
What? Were you ssing with ? I stare wide-mouthed.
You bet, she winks at with mischief.
Oh, you, I scrunch my face in mock-anger.
This little vixen.
Listen, Joey, her expression goes softer.
There is still so awkwardness between us. Its clear that this relationship, whatever the form, is very green, and it will take ti before it goes anywhere.
I spent a lot of ti thinking about you today, she says with a sad smile, I missed you. You are weirdly entertaining for a Human.
Talk about a backhanded complint. How was work and studying magic? I ask, ignoring for a mont my duties in the bakery. Its pretty late, now that I think about it. How late still eludes . This worlds hour system is truly ssed up.
You distracted thinking about what you did, Lucinda rambles a bit before laughing it off. I can see that it does needle her, though.
Augustus said hes going to co this way later. He wants to congratulate you, apparently, she wrinkles her nose before going, you n.
Even though she instantly moved on, I didnt miss the problem with what she said. She doesnt like being distracted by , does she? Knowing Lucinda, shes all about putting in the hard work. I dont think I should feel elated about her being so distracted.
Hey, Lucinda, I have so work to do now, and I can see Clodia and Alia looking at . I think you need to rest and go ho. I dont want to co between you and your duties, I say with an apologetic smile.
I tell her that I must work so she can feel better about leaving and going ho, but I think I miscalculated. In fact, theres now a dark frown on her face.
Oh, shoot.
She ca all this way, and I just dismissed her, didnt I?
On a second thought, I say imdiately, grabbing her arm, why dont you stay as long as you want? I can even close the place down if you want. I dont care. Stan! Lets close up! I shout to my manager.
He slowly walks in from the outside stand with a surprised expression.
Is sothing wrong? he asks.
No, Stan, Lucinda interrupts the question. Its just Joey being an idiot. Keep working. This place is not closing until he has done all the work that needs to be done.
She then stabs with her eyes and slowly speaks.
Joey, I ca here because I wanted to spend ti with you. After wasting ti just thinking about that idiot that I kissed, is it too much to ask not to be sent away like that?
Man, Im such an idiot.
No, no. Nothing wrong with that. Please, would you keep company while I bake? We can even talk about magic and other stuff, ok?
She sees how desperate I am after realizing my own mistake, and she sighs.
Its fine. Im just not in the best mood. Im not used to this, she moves two of her fingers between us.
Its not like Im used to a fantasy relationship with an Elf. Ive never played those kinds of gas if you know what I an.
We settle in a llow rhythm, with her looking at my smooth motions as I cook. Frying and baking are not easy things to juggle. You have to ti it right, in the sa way as playing cards is not just playing cards. You need to count how many cards are out or in the ga. Its about timing.
But Ive danced this dance long enough to be able to talk to Lucinda fairly easily.
Ive heard the adventurers and the Watch had so problems, I say.
Captain Drusillus is warr to adventurers compared to your average Watch [Captain], but the mans still part of the Watch. Dungeons create many problems, especially when they are this close to the city. If I had to guess, Captain Drusillus is probably going to enforce so rules to avoid having monster spillage.
Monster what?
Spillage. Its a Dungeoneering term. It ans that you get the monsters out, and they follow you back to where you ca from. It can get ugly. If the Dungeon is strong enough, it can raze a city to the ground. And when that happens, the city itself will slowly turn into a paradise for monster-breeding. So, Captain Drusillus is making sure they follow protocol. No adventurer really does it. They prefer doing things their way and then begging for forgiveness, rather than asking for permission.
Huh.
Thats interesting.
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