This ti, Lucius headed to the re education center to check on the ongoing work being done. While he had spent his ti on the laboratory when he first returned, it was also important to see if more work needed to be done.
Old Man Johan and the rest of the people working in the center were thrilled at his return and were happy to inform him of the changes that occurred over ti.
"How are the people responding to the counseling sessions?" Lucius asked. He walked through the corridors and checked on the prisoners first.
Initially, there were a lot of people who filled the prisoner's barracks, at that ti, cri was high, as it was normal for being a densely populated city.
And it had been the first ti that the Inanis Family strictly used their own personal servants to take care of every cri and not just the major ones…
But now, while it was not eradicated completely, there were fewer people than Lucius saw in prison cells before.
So were even empty.
Lucius and the group soon moved through the classrooms next, and one could see the teachers currently providing their lessons.
"Young Lord Asher, in the past we have inford you that those who committed petty cris were stubborn and refused to respond to counsel, but over the course of ti, a number of them beca more willing to listen."
"And not only that, those who have finished the counseling had moved on to their re-education and are learning well thanks to the materials you've provided us."
"Finally those who received their education have started to reform as well."
"A great number had a change of heart that they also willingly chose to help out here. We have been adding them to our ranks and everything is running smoothly."
"That's good to hear. Everyone here has done a great job." Lucius smiled for the people that accompanied him, and it filled them with respect and admiration.
A lot of them instantly shook their heads, insisted that it was not of their doing but through Young Lord Asher's involvent and direction.
"And yet all of this could not have been done without the efforts that all of you have done throughout the ti that I was not here." Lucius insisted.
The people bowed their heads, vowed to continue their work more and even do better. Once again, they were inspired and motivated because of the heartfelt and touching words of their master.
"Will you be staying here and observe the center for a while more, Lord Asher?" Old Man Johan asked. "There is also so private space if you wish to rest. It's nearly lunch ti now, my lord."
"And while we might not have the most expensive of ingredients, we will do our best to serve you to the best of our ability! If I rember, one of us here has a Gift related to cooking, my lord."
Lucius considered the situation and decided to stay a bit more to increase the morale. Since Kiana was yet to return, it was actually fine for him to stay here or at the laboratory.
"I need to write a letter and have it sent, but I will be joining all of you shortly." Lucius promised and the people quickly set out to work to prepare him a al and give him the space to do his work.
Lucius privately sent a letter to Leif, the owner of the Blind Crow tavern. After that, he was served by the re-education center workers.
A lot of them were nervous about how their Young Lord Asher would respond to their al preparation, but Lucius complinted the cooking and gratified everyone who heard of it.
Lucius knew that he didn't need to exert this much effort, already the vast majority of the people already had the Mark of Obedience but with new mbers being added to their ranks, he set out to et and mark them as well.
It was not enough that the vast majority of them were under the spell, Lucius wouldn't allow for any unexpected events.
Once he was done eting with the new mbers of the re-education center, Lucius went to the laboratory and did a couple more tasks on his own.
At this ti, Kiana returned after her errands from Countess Lita and greeted Asher with an envelope in her hands.
"Asher, you've received a letter from Leif." Kiana inford him.
"Ah yes, I wanted to set a eting with him." Lucius accepted the letter and checked its contents. "He's agreed to et with us. Shall we get going?"
"Of course." Kiana nodded.
Once Lucius and Kiana boarded their carriage, again with a nondescript one to avoid attention, the two talked as Lucius listened to what errands Kiana had done and took note of useful information.
It didn't take them too long to reach their destination nor for them to go to the underground room located at the tavern.
Leif was already waiting for them.
"Good afternoon, what can we do for you, my lord?" Leif addressed Kiana and Lucius with a straightforward expression.
At this point, Leif was still wary about them heading here since their association was questionable but after Asher's transaction with Arius and his two other companions, the man was willing to listen to Lucius and recognized him as a valuable client.
"I need so people to look into the vulnerable territories of the forr Viscount Drew's land." Lucius said.
Leif's expression shifted for a mont only showing a hint of surprise, it showed that the man remained guarded and reserved.
It made sense that the owner of the Blind Crow tavern would have an unreadable expression to so extent. But Lucius could see that Leif already had guesses on what he wanted to do and it made him hesitant.
"It's quite risky at this point. The war has only finished recently, my lord." Leif said. "Exchanging information between the territories is still difficult."
Reviews
All reviews (0)