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Oddly enough, it was the injured warrior in the last group, the pregnant woman's husband by all appearances, who stepped forward to welcome them when they stepped off the flying vessel. Lothar would have expected more rivalry between the groups present, but they seemed content to let the man be the first to approach. "To have friends from afar land on my doorstep is a fortuitous event," the man spoke with a genial smile, offering a slight bow in greeting. Ah, so it was because the large house belonged to this man that they allowed him to be the one to receive them, Lothar realized. But with those injuries and a slight limp in his movement, could he really be the leader here? Lothar wondered, even as he offered a smile of his own and bowed back. "I thank you for your warm welcome," He answered diplomatically. Years as the son of a merchant, even if just in name, had taught him that a softer approach got people to open up far easier than if one flexed their power right from the start.
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It was a good thing that Greg had asked as this first piece of advice to the three families and the former Town-head turned everything that Greg had been planning on its head. Thus far he'd been thinking of the people on the airship as guests that would have to abide by the town's rules and laws. In reality, the reverse was the case. It felt wrong to Greg. That a stranger you've never met before could just waltz into town and declare themselves in charge, your opinion be damned. But once again, he realized that he was thinking like someone from his previous world. For most in that world, leadership was given by the decision of those being led. Here, however, if you were strong enough, then you could probably declare yourself King and those under you would just have to suck it up and take it. The people on the airship were probably powerful enough that if they wanted, they could wipe out this town. There wasn't even a question about it."My second piece of advice to them was to speak n
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A feeling of grievance and injustice welled up in Greg as he thought about all this. Fate's attack had come at him directly with no subtlety whatsoever. It had thrown a tier-five monster at him hoping to kill him. And yet, when it came to the reward that Greg was owed based on Fate's own damn rules, it just threw it in the vicinity of Greg and left it at that. Whether Greg knew enough to recognize what the reward was or not, it seems, was not a consideration for Fate. So long as it has technically fulfilled the rule of balance, it was happy to watch Greg completely miss the reward he was supposed to obtain for surviving another attack! Now, if Greg still wished to obtain his reward, he'd have to contend with whatever this new force was for it. "Exactly," Not privy to the thoughts going through Greg's mind, his teacher continued speaking. "For the life of me, I can't figure out how they'd know that there was an abyssal ooze here. There is, however, very little doubt in my mind that t
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Greg went silent for a while, processing what he'd just heard, before speaking again. 'But then, what would bring them here? We are in a remote town in the mountains, this isn't exactly a major trade hub," He voiced his confusion. "There's no way they've come for you, otherwise I doubt they'd do so in a merchant's ship. The teleportation restriction is smart if you're trying to keep someone from getting away, but making such an ostentatious public arrival gives you far too much advance notice! The chances of you getting away are just too high. But if it's not you they are after, then what could it be?" Greg voiced the thoughts going through his mind. The room went silent as, by the look on her face, his teacher gave serious thought to the question. After all, if they figured out what these guests were after, they could stay one step ahead of them and avoid the healer's existence being discovered and communicated back to her old mage alliance. The silence was broken as his teacher's e
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"I am such a fool," The healer muttered with clear frustration at herself.'It's something you encountered two-hundred-plus cycles ago, I think you can be forgiven for the fact that you didn't immediately remember it," Greg countered calmly. He knew that it was just his teacher's unease shining through due to the stress of the situation. They were currently seated around the table in his dining room, with both his mother and sister in the kitchen preparing something for them.Almost half an hour ago, when his teacher had told him to get his family because they needed to run, Greg hadn't wasted time. In order not to seem conspicuous, just in case there were people watching from above, he didn't run. Instead, being as subtle as possible, he'd used earth step to get to his house quickly. Greg didn't have time to explain to his family why they needed to run, but even if he did, he wouldn't have been able to. He just implicitly trusted his teacher and her judgment. She had told him that th
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Before the door could swing fully closed behind the captain, a dainty hand reached out and pushed it back open. Lothar had to carefully school his features not to let his displeasure show as his sister, or more accurately, his stepsister, walked into the room. Like him, his sister barely looked a day over twenty cycles, only in her case, this was actually the case. Unlike him, Deina's hair was long and completely black, the same color that their father's had been before it started turning white. Her eyes were a bright hazel, and cold as always. Lothar couldn't remember the last time he'd seen any warmth in his stepsister's gaze. There wasn't any open hostility or animosity in her eyes either. Deina was far too cunning to so openly wear her emotions on her sleeve. Instead, Lothar knew that like a viper, she was waiting. Waiting for a moment of weakness or vulnerability. If he was ever foolish enough to present her with one, he'd die without knowing how. Behind Deina were two others, A
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