A polite smile formed on Henry's face as he followed Adyr's lead. "I am just glad to hear there are some stepping stones prepared for our Young Master."
This time, Zephan and his Elders were the ones shaken by a new revelation. Their eyes widened as they turned to Adyr's calm, smiling face, reading the ease, confidence, and faint amusement there.
To them, it had already been clear that Adyr had come to the Outer Region with a mission and a goal to prove himself to his family, so it was only natural to assume his ambition would be significant.
But they had not imagined that ambition would reach the point of treating an organization led by a Rank 6 Adept as nothing more than a stepping stone on his path.
What kind of mission had his family given him if a Rank 6 Adept was only a side quest?
