Zach knew that the Systines deserved their reputation for being the wealthies family in the Empire But Violina was humble, and her allowance was nowhere near his, so he had brazenly assumed her family would also have some humility.
The mansion that was more like a fortress wall as it faced the ocean towered high and spread wide. Even from the side, it looked huge. As if that wasn't enough, it was clean. It was made of expensive materials like marble, pearl, gold, and things that Zach couldn't name but knew were expensive.
He had no doubt in his mind that his family, the Evandiels, could also afford it. But they would never waste so much money on it.
The gaudy estate was enough to distract Zach from how tired he was, and he quickly recovered from the exhausting full-day sprint that Sio had dragged him through.
"Ptui." Sio spat on the ground next to him, making Zach look away from the mansion.
