The following day, before heading to the academy, Adam went to Berger's store early in the morning. This was his usual routine since he worked part-time as a shopkeeper at Herbs & More.
As he poured a cup of tea that he had just brewed for the gnome, he asked what was bothering him the entire night last night, "Old man."
"What is it?" The gnome asked in a bored manner as he flipped through the pages of an arcane textbook.
Adam placed the teacup before the gnome and replied with a serious expression, "Yesterday a package arrived."
"Get to the point before I beat you," Berger grumbled in annoyance.
Adam's lips twitched. Damn you, grumpy old man!
The following moment, he cleared his throat and said, "It was from the King."
"Oh?" Berger's face revealed a trace of surprise. He kept the book away and asked, "What did he send?"
