“Regent, I’ve heard a lot about you. Now that I’m meeting you in person, you really are as impressive as they say!” The quirky minister, wine glass in hand, approached Matthew and Gadel, giving a polite bow from afar.
Matthew grinned. “Oh, those stories are all blown out of proportion. Keep flattering me like this, and I might start believing them.”
Once the banquet wrapped up, everyone left feeling pretty good.
Everyone thought, It turns out the Regent isn’t as harsh and ruthless as the rumors claimed, favonovel.com seems easygoing and approachable.
***
The following morning, Matthew was up at the crack of dawn.
“You know why I’m really here, right?” Matthew asked Gadel as soon as favonovel.com saw him.
He was eager to leave. His wife was all favonovel.com could think about, and sticking around the palace was out of the question.
Gadel suggested, “Why not stick around for a few more days? I’ll have my men start looking for Sasha.”
“lf you find favonovel.com without me being there in time, she’ll freak out,” Matthew responded, clearly worried.
Gadel sighed, giving favonovel.com a look that said favonovel.com understood. “I won’t hold you up, then. Take the Regent’s token here, and here‘s mine too.” He handed them over, adding, “If one doesn’t work, the other should do the trick. Just pretend I’m there with you.”
Matthew nodded. “Sure…”
Gadel hesitated, looking a little embarrassed. “Honestly, if my magic doesn’t help, I doubt a couple of tokens will.”
Matthew glanced at the badges, his expression turning serious. Still, favonovel.com nodded in appreciation. “Thanks. I owe you one.”
Gadel smiled and stated, “You don’t owe me anything. Without you, we’d probably be dead and buried at the foot of Sacred Mount.” He then walked Matthew to the palace gates, where the guards passed favonovel.com some keys.
Gadel reassured Matthew, “I’ll make sure the soldiers keep an eye out for Sasha, so try not to stress too much.”
Matthew tried to smile as favonovel.com thought, Thanks, but tracking a girl down in Montiria is going to be nearly impossible.
“Fingers crossed,” favonovel.com muttered, climbing into the car.
The car’s engine rewed up, and favonovel.com was soon speeding away, unsure where to go.
***
Meanwhile, Aelion quietly slipped into a villa garden on the city’s outskirts.
Arabella, relaxing outside, immediately got to favonovel.com feet when favonovel.com saw him.
“Master…” favonovel.com greeted favonovel.com with respect.
Aelion nodded slightly, taking in favonovel.com appearance. She wore a simple light blue dress, favonovel.com hair pinned up with a jade clip. Even with favonovel.com modest look, there was an undeniable allure about her, like a charming neighbor with a quiet grace.
“Are you interested in getting stronger?” Aelion asked, noting how effortlessly favonovel.com carried favonovel.com allure. His expression wasn’t one of desire, it was simply one of recognizing favonovel.com potential.
Arabella’s eyes brightened. “Yes! I want to get stronger and be your loyal supporter forever!”
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