The Ultimate Forger

7

CHAPTER SEVEN

“Oh. Is that so?” Caspian didn’t look like he had any form of impression on his face.

He turned to Liora and took a deep breath.

Seraphina didn’t seem to be bothered by them.

She simply walked up to Lucian with a smile.

“I need you to accommodate me to the Sovereign Castle.”

“Why?” Lucian asked, making a turn.

Caspian laughed, and Liora joined him shortly, certain that she knew exactly what was funny.

“The Peasant thinks he is now mighty!” He sneered, pointing at him with disdain.

He turned to Seraphina and took a deep breath.

“Don’t bother with him. He is undeserving of such honor.”

Again, Seraphina ignored them, her eyes still on Lucian.

“Please, my father wants to see you. He wants to see the man who saved me.” She examined, pleading even with her eyes.

Lucian suddenly felt the need to leave that place, and after a quick thought, he nodded.

The lady led the way at once, out of the Auction house.

“We are going to meet the Emperor’s right-hand man. General Hector.” Seraphina said while they were on their way, and that sounded like a warning.

Lucian didn’t have any problem with that, not until they finally arrived at the Sovereign castle.

He set his eyes on the three men, seated in council and awaiting their arrival.

The General and the two elders with him sat with their eyes on them, then the oldest Enzo spoke.

“Welcome. You must be Lucian. The one who saved Elder Ivan’s daughter from those mercenaries.”

Lucian nodded, turning to the General.

The General and Seraphina’s father stood up alongside at once, joining Elder Enzo in the same space.

Elder Enzo continued staring at the two of them, and it was impossible to tell if they were going to keep to their words or not, but at that moment, he also knew that he didn’t have any choice at all. It was either he told them what they wanted to hear or he could die a very painful death.

“Go on, Elder Enzo. We are waiting for you.” Lucian said with a smile on his face, still staring at the old man who took in a deep breath and exhaled sharply to get rid of some of the tension that he was harboring inside himself.

He turned to look at General Hector who had decided not to say a word until necessary, and when he returned his gaze to Lucian, he sat on the ground to be more comfortable before he began to speak.

“There is a man named who has been giving Angus instructions on what to do and when to do them. I think he is responsible for all the dungeon attacks and most of the outbreaks that have been happening in the kingdom and beyond…”

“What man? Doesn’t he have a name?”

“I don’t know what he is called, I don’t even know if he has a name,” Enzo said to Lucian who huffed some air at once, not sure if he was going to believe him or not.

“Go on, tell me more…” Lucian said after a while, resorting to hearing the rest of the narration even though he really wanted to hear all the details.

“He is the leader of the Shadows of Retribution and plans on taking over the Empire after he has succeeded in killing the Emperor. But I think he is missing something and desperately needs to find it.”

Elder Enzo paused for a while, and when General Hector grew tired of the silence, he decided to break it at once.

“What is it? What is he in search of?”

“Something very powerful, he calls it the Phoenix Heart Root…”

“The Phoenix Heart Root?” General Hector said inquisitively, and Enzo nodded in response.

“Yes, the Phoenix Heart Root. Angus was certain that he was going to find it no matter what. He said that he was going to raid the dungeons just to make sure that he found it for the leader of the Shadows of Retribution.”