“Hmm… that depends.”
“On what?”
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“How much do you want to know about her?”
“I want to know who she really was and where she came from.”
“I could have that before the end of the day, but you’ll need to give an advance so I can mobilize my men.”
Cassian knew the information was costly, as guilds often used expensive magical scrolls to gather it. He gave him a bag with several gold coins and said,
“I hope this is enough.”
Barto weighed the bag in his hand and said,
“It’ll be enough to start with.”
Barto headed to the door and said,
“You can wait here, or head to the tavern and get a drink in the house.”
Cassian was hungry since he had used a scroll to get there, which left him exhausted; he needed to eat, so he followed Barto who went to the bar and told the bartender.
“Serve our client a good drink, on me.”
After Barto left, Cassian ordered something to eat and looked for an empty table, but the place was packed, all the tables were taken; in a corner, there was a girl who was alone. Cassian approached her and asked.
“Mind if I join you?”
The young woman glanced up and asked.
“Who are you?”
“A customer.”
“And does this customer have a name?”
Cassian knew his name was uncommon, so he decided not to give his full name.
“My name is Cas.”
“Cas?”
“Yes.”
“A short name.”
“Yes, that’s what many people say. What’s your name?”
“Maya.”
“Your name’s nice too.”
Maya said to him.
“You speak well, I’ll let you sit with me.”
Cassian sat down and looked at Maya for a moment. She was a beautiful young woman, with dark skin, straight black hair cut short to her shoulders, and beautiful red eyes like two jewels; she noticed his intense gaze and asked.
“What are you staring at?”
“Nothing.”
Cassian quickly looked away. Maya took out a book and started reading. Cassian ate in silence, trying not to disturb her; after a while, she closed the book, set it aside, and asked.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
“What?”
“You’ve finished eating, so leave.”
“I can’t leave, I’m waiting for…”
Cassian closed his mouth, leaving what he was saying unfinished.
“It’s obvious what you’re waiting for, but my brother will take some time.”
“Your brother?”
“Yeah, Barto is my brother, isn’t that obvious?”
Cassian looked at Maya and it was true, she did resemble Barto a lot.
“Honestly, I hadn’t noticed.”
“Well, now that you’re done, you can go.”
Cassian searched for an empty table, but the whole place was full, there was nowhere else to go.
“All the table’s are full. Can I stay here?”
“Alright, you can stay.”
“Can I ask you a question?”
Maya extended her hand and said.
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“You can ask as many as you want, but I’ll only answer the ones you pay for.”
Cassian thought, no doubt she’s his sister. He only had the money he would use to get the information Barto would give him, so he said.
“Then I won’t ask any questions.”
Maya picked up her book again and continued reading. That book looked old, with strange symbols on the cover in a language Cassian didn’t understand, so out of curiosity, he asked.
“What language is that book written in?”
“One gold coin to tell you.”
“What?”
“You’re in the information guild, everything here comes at a price.”
Since Cassian’s curiosity was greater, he took out a gold coin and placed it on the table.
Maya took it and answered his question.
“It’s in Elvish.”
“Elves exist?”
“That’ll cost you another coin.”
Cassian took out another coin, Maya answered.
“Yes, although very few know about them, they hide in their kingdom because they possess an incredible amount of magic that goes beyond the four elements we usually see.”
“What does that mean?”
“Another coin, if you want to know.”
After placing another coin on the table, Maya continued speaking.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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