"Else and her family are secretly concealed in my estate as we speak, my lord,"
"they would be of splendid use if my lord desires to usurp the Windsler family politically." Sambor
[.......]
[impressive] Alden thought; he was speechless by Sambor's tactical approach. Not only had he provided Alden a reason to get rid of the Windsler family completely, but also, at the same time, he would be able to provide a sensible explanation if others criticized him for his lack of control. He would gain a favorable approach with the poor people and narrow down his command of the city.
'good'
'but I would prefer if you bring the family to my tower castle instead.'
'the Windsler family even though I have rightfully contended you as the primary merchant.'
'they, however, would not accept it easily.' Alden spoke and starred at Sambor and continued,
'they have too much of a network connection to rebel against us.'
'you've lost quite an amount of time away from the city, and I lack the appropriate backing to risk a proper usurpation.'
'plus, our guests from the capital would judge us on how we conduct ourselves and the city.'
'so I would prefer no bloodshed while they are here.' Alden ended.
"of course, my lord" Sambor stood up from his seat, bowed to Alden, and took his leave. As he left, Alden sighed and starred at the entrance where Sambor had left.
[A storm brewing, huh?] Alden thought, and Lucas on his side had been quiet; Alden noticed his agitation spoke to him.
'Lucas'
"Yes, my lord," He spoke while straightening his back. Daring not relax whenever he was with his lord.
'what do you think of this situation? Alden spoke
"well, what do you mean, my lord," Lucas replied.
'bahh, you're a man with experience.'
'Surely you would know why the Apothecary guild would choose to remain in my city for a simple healing potion,' Alden spoke;
As he said, Alden once had a neutral expression on as told, but when he ended, he frowned and narrowed his eyes toward the entrance door.
'i...I think..' he began to speak but cut short momentarily, yet what he said next shocked Alden.
"no, I felt it, my lord."
Puzzled as to what he meant, Alden replied
Alden now became confused, and he has the system, and all the time while the meeting was conducted, Alden thought that he was the only one who could sense other mages. But Lucas? 'felt what?'
"well, their standing position within the Apothecary guild, my lord."
"in all my life and experience living in the kingdom of Adan."
"I have dealt with distinct kinds of people from all walks of life."
'whether they are criminal or scums."
or whether they are high-nobles."
"if there is something that I can assure you, my lord, it is that something is wrong with this group."
"I'm afraid that they have an ulterior motive in saying here."
"..........." Lucas paused and spoke
"Especially that elf woman."
'what about the elf woman.' Alden turned to Lucas and spoke, sounding more intrigued than his character implies.
'isn't she just someone with a higher status than me.' Alden's eyes were full of sparkling hope.
"no, I am afraid your deduction is wrong." Lucas was confused about why his lord suddenly became interested in the elf woman.
'ohhh'
Lucas paused and stared at Alden and widened his eyes; it finally hit him as to why his lord had a nonchalant mindset towards the elf woman since she had arrived. His view towards her must have been misleading. Lucas had forgotten that Alden was merely ten years of age.
"I suppose you have not ventured beyond Summer city."
"and it does make sense as to why you have not known much about the elves."
Alden suddenly became irritated. He spoke
'stop beating around the bush and just speak your mind, Lucas.'
"umm right, yes, my lord," Lucas spoke,
"Well.....The elves have a better claim to the Continent than the humans do."
Alden froze at this report, he began to doubt his thousands of hours of gaming on earth had perhaps clouded his viewpoint, but Alden was sure that humans have always been on the top of the food chain in every novel or tale. Elves were either enemies or enslaved individuals.
'what do you mean' Alden spoke
"If there's anything in abundance in the Kingdom of Adan, its prejudice that takes first place. My lord"
"its prejudice towards the human race that takes first place"
"The humans are the youngest species on the Continent, but the elves are the oldest standing race."
"Members of the Elder Race is what that elf woman belongs to" Lucas dramatically closed his eyes and continued.
"The elder race are the giver to rise of mages and Knights in our kingdom."
"They are considered and known as the inhabitant of the true world."
"our Kindom current status is slightly below them, but with a heavy price we pay to stand on our feet."
"My lord should not underestimate that elf woman and all elves by all means."
"their tendency to hold resentments is simply is as you prefer to say, "no joke."
Alden froze and could not believe what he had heard. Elves holding grudges? But Elves are known as the harmonious race among everyone. Then Alden's thoughts ran wild after he recalled the elf womans bearing. During the meeting, Alden was distracted by her presence, enough for him to miss some details, but as someone from earth who sees a celebrity, Alden quickly commanded the system to record the elf woman.
[system analyze the elf woman's expression and send it to me]
*DING*
{Affirmend command}
{ANALYIZING DATA..10%...65%..100%}
{INISTILIZING SEQUENCE}
*DING*
{DATA RETREIVED}
Alden closed his eyes and ignored Lucas, who was waiting for his reply; inside his mind, Alden began to analyze every detail of the elf woman. After a moment of quiet peace, Alden abruptly opened his eyes wide and thought.
[I was a fool]
[No matter how much I look at it, I only saw two meanings]
[The first is that she is very annoyed with being here]
[...and the second]
[is how sinister her eyes were towards me]
[she only looked at me twice, yet it was enough for me to know how very menacing they were]
[those gazes were not the gaze someone would look at another]
[no, those gazes was as if I'm something of a bug in her eyes]
[yet, she self-restraint herself throughout the meeting]
[for what? the po-]
[fu** its the potion] he paused and finally figured it out clearly.