e golden coins,” t

at a rip-off. Seven go

and four silver

not as wealthy as it looked. Not only because of the condition of Irina’s room but the whole mansion seemed a bit worn out. In some of my many lives, I

mall dagger that’s o

raises his hands in defeat. “Ok,

and then gives me my

shoe. When I bend to hide the dagger Irina’s mother’s brooch I have around my

t not as quickly as I wished because th

rooch,”

urt as I can. Which usually is enough to

you se

N

n give you pl

size the last word a

ises his hands in defeat again. “Fine, fine. B

the bell on the top ring. Outside, Adiel is wait

did it go

him and p

ne. We can stay a

sleeping in the wo

own good. But he has me so th

not good for your health and, besides, we deserve a warm bath and a nice

nd it’s too adorable for me to handle.

a kid,” he

so he keeps on pouting which doesn’t help his point at all. “But you are one of the most mature people I have

e, but I am fine. I know it sounds contradictory but of all the pains I have suffer

mily finds a way to annoy me. Anyways, this is better than staying in the woods so I shouldn’t complain much. We both enter the inn and look for the front desk. I qu

aret’s Inn. How may

stay the night. Do you have

at Adiel at my side. “Oh, hello there,

standable since he hasn’t known anyone outside the mansion and the people i

little. By the way, my name is Margaret. I am the owner of this inn. I think I have the perfect room for

would it b

ver coins,” M

th quizzical eye

iscount on the house.

ings just out of the kindness of their hearts. However, I can also se

ng the key and using the stri

you your room.” Margaret gets out of the fron

She walks to room number 21, takes out her own key, and opens

s one is spacious enough, has a bed that can easily fit three people, and even a small bat

inds me of mine when he was little. Consider it a present for the good memories, if you like.” She gets closer to me and whispers

look at her w

st take this time to relax. But you may want to hide that brooch a little better, it

tchen. I recommend you take a bath before coming to dinner. It will be in about an hour. I h

holding, and look for Adiel. He lays on the bed

him how adorable he looks he’ll probably

ng here?” Vian ap

eems,” I

and lays beside him. “He

exclaims. “W

adn’t come here in quite

ere?” Adiel

can’t continue talking because I g

yebrow. My expression tells him that Adiel does

.” Vian laughs weakly. He is such a bad liar, b

h before we go to eat,” I

another word and gets into the

e going to get us in bi

ng in the bed. “You go do

ortable in the bed. They we

rn to take a bath,” Adi

sleep. I get up, rubbing m

I did it as quickly as possible. It feels good to be clean. That is probably the only thing I miss from the mansio

e may be the son of a Viscount but, because of the way they treated him, is obvious

. He grabs it and we get out of the ro

e. I follow it until we arrive at the kitchen. Margaret is

dinner is almost

nutes, Margaret brings two bowls of soup, som

s, putting her ha

he sweet but salty tas

s!” Adiel exclaim

t, take your tim

me say that Margaret was not lying when she said she made the best apple t

o cross the border between the Realm Sanctus of Nadezhda and the Country of Velhoja. And, if entering the Country of Velhoja is easy since