Elizabeth Jones
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"So, what do you think?" Asked Ayemon. Gazeff grumbled, "what do I think? You make it sound like I have a say in all this! If he wants to risk his life then so be it, I got paid so what do I care?" Ayemon rolled his eyes, "if I didn't know you, I would think of you as a cruel man." He moved his back as the maids started to massage that part. "Cruel? I just don't care. I taught him to the best of my abilities if he wants to throw his life away then so be it. He wouldn't be the first… nor the…-
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Aldrich took a bite of the cake, it wasn't that bad, "Next is the local reputation, the source of which, is your family's name Fizznick. Old, established and trusted by the community. After you leave the regulars will start leaving one after another. Some might still come once in two, three months. That's another 30% of value." Marl couldn't take it anymore and responded, "these are mere speculations on your part, my apprentices coffee is well regarded by others. You may not like it but that does not…
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Aldrich was carefully reviewing the paperwork regarding Dane's coffee and pastry. Dane was the name of Marl's grandfather who first started the business. The circumstances that made Marl unable to keep paying the debt was his own rising cost of life style, he hired private tutors for his sons and sold his family's ancestral house to live in too big an apartment, in a too expensive street. He bought useless art pieces that lost their value the moment he bought them, he bought slaves and gave them away as…
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He did not know what, if he had to tell he could only say that the chapel was dead before this moment but when he upgraded that sword it came back to life. He could feel a special quality in the sword now, something distinct. In the past the sword was excellent and reliable, but now it was even more so, like a beast waiting to be unleashed only blood count satiate it's thirst. But Aldrich wasn't sure that he liked that, to be honest he wasn't sure of the intentions of the author of the journal. On the…
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The food got cold so Irene reheated it and as they ate they talked. Aldrich took off his necklace and passed it over the table to Irene. "This is a protective charm wear it at all times, make sure to never take if off until we successfully exorcise the spirt." "Alright, but how will you do that?" "I will go to your hometown and exorcise your grandfather's spirt during the exam with some very strong people." "They couldn't have just let you do that." "They did, coincidentally the quest was already…
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The summery Aldrich gave was really good, but hey, not everyone can enjoy high art, so we will leave it at that. Aldrich realized that he couldn't leave to Ebrict so carelessly because of the exam but what if the problem became part of the exam? Thinking about it, it fit the bill, it was request to exorcise the soul of an old lighthouse which he used to own in life, unfortunately for unknown reasons it had trapped the poor man's spirt, preventing him from going to the afterlife. Aldrich explained the…
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Aldrich didn't know how to start, he went over what he planned to say before coming here but he still found himself unable to explain. Deep inside he felt that he didn't want to involve Ayemon in every one of his problems, even if Ayemon could solve everything with a flick of his fingers. That was not the problem. Aldrich didn't want Ayemon to think of him as incompetent, the kid that he had to take care of all day. He wanted to prove that he could take care of his own problems himself. But an innocent…
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Aldrich felt that his head was spinning, this was worse than he expected. He still wasn't sure of what was happening but it clearly affected Irene's mental faculties badly. Aldrich could just turn around and pretend that he didn't see anything but Irene saved his life, he sure as hell wasn't about to leave her like this. Moreover he wasn't just a powerless farmer anymore, he could do something, "Irene… I don't see anyone here besides the two of us…" Irene looked at him in confusion, "stop joking…
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Two extra chapters will be released next week, a big thank you to The_Boss_9517, for the Castle and also damn you! I will have to write even more now… Vote and join the discord to talk to me and give me feedback. **** Aldrich closed his eyes and willed himself to be in the nightmare world after his daily meditation. A few minutes later he opened eyes back in the nightmare town. He succeeded, he had felt that his connection with the seal of Tindalor had deepened after he visited the Fractured…
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Aldrich wanted to see the Hall of heroes himself, but he was busy today. He had to get the important matters settled first. Aldrich couldn't believe that he wasted four hours in city hall just to get most of the paperwork over with. The department of commerce and trade had many civil servants. But the sheer number of people that needed to process work through the department was cause enough for delay. Not to mention the intentional tardiness of the civil servants. Even when they knew that he was a…
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