Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 366

Chapter 366: Dedication

"Entos! How did you make this?" Anfey asked, shocked by the power of the magic arrow in his hand . He was still only a beginner, but even he could feel the elemental surges from the arrow . He knew that this arrow must be very powerful . It must have been Entos’s creation . He was the only one among them that could make something like this .

Entos grinned but did not say anything .

Anfey lifted a brow and turned to Alice, who dismissed all the dwarves . She waited until the dwarves were out of earshot and rejoined the two .

Before Anfey could make a decision about whether or not he should ask Alice to leave as well, Entos sighed . "Jacob came to find me last night," he said .

Next to him, Alice frowned at the implications . Anfey leaned closer, intrigued by Jacob’s visit to Entos .

"Why? How did he get past the dwarves?" Anfey asked, suddenly concerned . If Jacob could get past the dwarves guarding the underground tunnels, so could others . He must update the entire security system to prevent security breaches .

"No," Entos said, shaking his head . "Don’t worry about that . I took him down there . "

Anfey nodded, relieved . "Why does he want to go to the tunnels?"

"He saw those soldiers carrying magic arrows and thought Hagan was here," Entos said . "He wanted to check on Hagan . I told him that the arrows are made by the dwarves . He wanted to see it for himself . " Entos paused as if waiting for Anfey and Alice to take in what he was saying . "Dwarves were the original alchemists . Unfortunately, their knowledge is mostly lost . What they have right now is a meager portion of what we have, and what we have is still a small portion what they had . "

"Did he give any tips to the dwarves?"

"No," Entos said with a laugh . "He’s too busy for that . Hagan would have given them plenty of advice, though . He only made this arrow because he was bored . "

"Is he going again tonight?"

"You really think he would work for you for free?" Entos asked with a grin . "Maybe, who knows? I asked for a favor last night . He agreed . "

"What’s the favor?"

"Secret," Entos said, smirking .

Anfey sighed and shook his head . "Of course," he said .

"I have some other business to attend to," Entos said, standing up . "See you later . " He waved and disappeared .

Anfey sighed again . "He won’t even walk anymore," he said jokingly . He knew that this was because Entos had incorporated magic into his daily routine . There were many senior magisters, but very few could achieve what Entos achieved . Even an archmage like Saul could not use the same spell twice in a short period of time .

"Anfey," Alice suddenly said, "can you tell me how you know Jacob?"

Anfey shrugged . "He was a friend of my teacher’s . "

"This is important," Alice said gravely .

"My teacher has his own circle of associates," Anfey said . "Politicians aside, he has other friends as well . Like Baery, Miorich, Steger, Bruzuryano . Jacob is one of them . "

"Is that why you told us he wouldn’t hurt us?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Why didn’t you tell us, then?" Alice demanded . "You had us all worry for no reason . Let me guess: Blavi knows, doesn’t he?"

"The fewer people who know, the better," Anfey said with a shrug .

"Secrets, I see," Alice said, shaking her head . "So much for trusting us . "

"There are things I must keep to myself," Anfey said . "Maybe one day you will learn them . "

Alice pursed her lips and did not say anything .

"Let’s go check on the men," Anfey said . "I know we warned them yesterday, but who knows what they will do when left unattended . " Alice nodded and trailed after him .

As they rounded the corner, Anfey saw a group of dwarves in front of a house . The house was filled with people, and he could hear them reciting something .

"What are they doing?" Anfey asked, curious .

Alice frowned and clapped . Two dwarves heard her and turned . "What is it, my lady?" one of the dwarves asked quietly, not wanting to disrupt the reciting .

"What are they doing in there?"

"Oh," the dwarf said, glancing at the house . "It’s Lord Warner, my lady . He is preaching . "

"Warner?" Anfey asked, surprised . "Interesting . I want to talk to him . "

The dwarf glanced at Alice, who nodded, and turned and ran into the house . After a few moments, the reciting stopped and Warner appeared . He walked confidently, as if the terrified man in the cage was a different man . "My lord," Warner said, nodding . "My lady . "

"You’re dedicated," Anfey said .

"I have nothing better to do, my lord . "

"How are you liking the town?"

Warner glanced around and shrugged . "There is plenty of light, but for some reason, it is always cold . " Warner shuddered and shook his head .

"Wait for a bit longer," Anfey said .

"When can I leave this place, my lord? Boredom is driving me mad . "

"I would let you out but there are a lot of priests and Knights of Light here . I don’t want to risk anything . Of course, if you insist, I’m sure I could accommodate you . "

"Who’s here?" Warner asked nervously .

"Those knights are mostly under command of Fernando," Anfey said . "Do you know him?"

Warner gasped . "Sweet god," he said .

"What is it?"

"Do I know Fernando!" Warner said mockingly, shaking his head . "Do I know him! He sides with Salmado . If he sees me, I’m as good as dead . "

"So you’re saying Fernando is on Salmado’s side?" Anfey asked . Warner nodded . "When you were attacked, how did Bergkamp die?" Anfey asked . "Did they want to kill him or capture him?"

"They wanted to capture Lord Bergkamp, but they made a mistake," Warner said with a sigh . "They forgot that he could still use forbidden spells . Lord Bergkamp sacrificed himself so we could have a chance . "

"That means they don’t know how to activate the Book of Life," Anfey said . "Right? That’s why they had to capture him . "

Warner nodded . "We were attacked near the transportation portal . Thankfully they didn’t bribe the guards, or else I wouldn’t be standing here right now . "

"Does Fernando know you?"

"I’m not sure," Warner said . "But I’d rather be safe than sorry . I can’t let Salmado get away with his deceit . "

"Why didn’t Bergkamp tell you more, then?" Alice asked .

"He was going to, once we reached our destination," Warner said . "But we never did . "

"Now is not the time, but in a few days I need you to appear before Fernando," Anfey said . "I want to see his reaction . In the meantime you should study the Book of Life more . Spend more time learning about the book instead of preaching, understand?" Anfey asked, glancing at the house full of dwarves .

Warner nodded, then walked back into the room to dismiss the dwarves .