Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 336

Chapter 336

Anfey stopped and turned around, frowning . "My lord," Ozzic said hurriedly . "They didn’t do it on purpose . No one wanted to disobey Lord Manlyn . "

"Yes, yes," the other mercenary nodded in agreement . He glanced at Ozzic and mouthed a thank you .

A dozen other mercenaries appeared at the door . There were four mages and a magister among them . They were hiding in the dark, but the mercenary had been very loud when he was talking to Anfey, and they heard the entire conversation . They didn’t want to interfere . Even if Manlyn and Anfey got into a fight, it was still their personal problem . The mercenaries didn’t want to offend either side in this conflict .

"My lord, Shinbella’s cell is on the first floor . I’ll take you there," the magister said with a pleasant smile .

"Good," Anfey said with a relaxed voice .

Anfey followed the mercenaries out of the prison . The heavy gate shut behind them . The mercenaries gathering around were still curious about what was going on and began discussing these strangers . They were too far away and couldn’t hear the conversation . Some thought Anfey was another mercenary, and others thought he was an associate of the Church . The mercenaries didn’t know why Priests would be interested in the prison, but they didn’t care .

Shinbella had fallen from grace, but she was still the former deputy leader of a mercenary group and had not been tortured . Her cell was much cleaner than the others . She was tied to a pillar and was chained . Shinbella did not lift her head to look at Anfey .

Anfey looked at the chains . The chains didn’t look like anything special, but the inside was lined with sharp spikes . The spikes were buried in Shinbella’s ankles .

"What are these?"

"Those are biting cuffs, my lord," the magister said . "She is a senior swordsmaster, my lord . We can’t let her escape . These cuffs can control her . If she wants to use combat power, the cuffs will contract . Even a senior swordsmaster can’t do anything if she loses her limbs . "

"She has it on her hands as well?" Anfey asked . The magister nodded .

"It’s our responsibility to take care of her," the magister said . "It’s better to be safe than sorry . "

"Interesting," Anfey said . He reached towards the cuffs .

"Don’t touch it!" the magister hurried to stop him .

"Why?"

The magister sighed at his own imprudence . They were about to execute Shinbella anyway, and it did not matter if she died in that cell . "The cuffs are very sensitive, my lord," he said . "They may activate . "

"I didn’t know Manlyn could make stuff like this . Tell me make a few for me too . "

"This is made by the goblins and the dwarves," the magister said hesitantly, "by the order of Lady Alice . Lord Manlyn was surprised as well when he first saw it . "

"Alice? Where did she learn this?" Anfey asked, frowning .

The magister licked his lips . The first time he saw this device, he was terrified by it . He heard that Alice was unsatisfied with it and wanted to improve it . She wanted the goblins and dwarves to remake it so it could be activated by magic surges as well . He had never imagined a woman as beautiful as Alice could be that cruel .

"I know you’re awake," Anfey said .

Shinbella looked up and stared at Anfey with her brown eyes .

Anfey frowned when he saw dozens of small holes on her neck, pierced by the spikes on the inside of the cuffs . She had to lift her head slowly so she wouldn’t activate the cuffs and open the wounds .

"Is there anything you want to say?"

"What are you?" Shinbella asked .

"This is Lady Alice’s brother," the magister said . "Lady Alice had agreed to marry Manlyn . " The magister clearly felt bad for Shinbella and wanted her to die knowing what had happened .

"I see," Shinbella said . She sighed and closed her eyes .

"You don’t have anything to say?" Anfey asked gently .

"I want to live," Shinbella whispered .

"That’s too much to ask," Anfey said . He touched the cuff softly . He wanted to test how sensitive the cuffs could be .

"Is it now?" Shinbella asked, smiling . She opened her eyes and stared at Anfey . "Take my hands and my feet, I don’t care . Let me go and I owe you . What can I do without my hands and feet? I pose no threat to you . "

"That’s quite a price to pay," Anfey said . "You’re strong . "

"I want to see Manlyn die," Shinbella said . She spat on the ground . Betrayal leaves deep wounds, especially when the one who betrayed her was the man she thought she could trust with her life .

"Manlyn won’t die," Anfey said . "I will protect him if he marries my sister . " The mercenaries in the room all relaxed when he said that . Anfey agreed to protect Manlyn, which meant that he would protect the mercenaries working for Manlyn . Jagged Rose mercenary group may be one of the best, but they had lost a lot of men in the recent battle .

"Really?" Shinbella asked, unconvinced . "Alice will marry Manlyn?"

"Of course," Anfey said .

"Alice may be charming and gentle, but we are both women, and I can tell what she thinks of him . No woman would marry a man they regard with disdain . "

"I don’t like Manlyn either and I don’t approve of her choice," Anfey said . "But I can’t tell her how to feel . Maybe something about Manlyn convinced Alice that he’s a good man . Like sincerity . "

The mercenaries in the room murmured to each other . After Manlyn arrived at Moramatch, he instantly fell in love with Alice and began to pursue her . He would take care of things Alice didn’t like and arrest anyone Alice didn’t like . He attacked the creatures of death because of Alice said she wanted the necromancers to see how powerful their opponent was on a whim, causing death of another two hundred mercenaries . He was clearly very sincere .

"Sincerity?" Shinbella repeated . "Fine, sincere . I’m willing to trade my hands and my feet for a chance to live . Is that not sincerity? If you let me live, I will do anything to repay you . "

"Anything?" Anfey frowned and drew his hand back . He pulled Shinbella’s hair back and stared into her eyes . "Anything?"

"Yes, anything . "

Anfey took a few steps back and took a deep breath .

"I’ll talk to Alice about it," Anfey said . He turned to the magister and said, "Stay here and keep an eye on her . Make sure no harm comes to her . Wait for me to come back . "

"Yes, my lord . "

"You don’t have a lot of guards here," Anfey said as he left the room . "Are you not worried about break-ins?"

"No, my lord . No one is allowed here except for you and Lord Manlyn . This place is under constant surveillance . "

"Eye of the Sky?"

"Yes, my lord . "

"Good," Anfey said . He turned to Suzanna and waved his hand . "Come, let’s go find Alice . "