Shelly kicked a small pebble on the ground grudgingly. It went forward and hit the cobbled step up to the mansion's pathways.
The training grounds were two feet below the natural ground line of the mansion, and the edge of the circular open field was surrounded by steps covered in cobbled stone, which served as the row of benches.
She kept mumbling incoherent words while walking beside Mona, clearly dismayed at the result of the match. It was entirely because the money she bet on Mona was the last remaining coins in her money pouch.
She hasn't received her wage for the month and all her savings were spent on buying all the things she needed in her own research. It was her experiments, but now she was tempted to ask for reimbursement from the grand duchy's auditor.
