Assassin's Chronicle Chapter 548

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A few moments later, Alice and a mage walked onto the balcony . Alice smiled at the mage and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"You don't want to see me?"

"Of course not," Alice grinned . She turned to Anfey and said, "This is Bensent, Master Douminge's best student . " She turned to Bensent and said, "This is Anfey . I know you've been wanting to meet him . "

"It's great to finally meet you, sir," Bensent said with a bow .

"You're too kind," Anfey said with a smile .

Baery patted Anfey on the shoulder and said, "I'll leave you to it . " He paused and lowered his voice, "Think about what I just said . "

Anfey nodded . His reputation preceded him, but that was not always a good thing . With Baery, Saul, and Steger there, he did not have to take the risk .

Alice glanced at Baery curiously, but she did not want to ask with Bensent there . She turned back to Anfey and said, "Bensent is a good friend of one of our mercenaries . "

"Really?"

Bensent nodded . "I was a part of the Jagged Rose Mercenary group . I didn't return to my home nation until two years ago . "

Advertisement"You know Shinbella?"

Bensent nodded . "I heard what happened between Manlyn and Shinbella . It was truly unfortunate . Manlyn was the one who invited me to join the mercenary group, but the more time I spent there, the more I realized that Manlyn isn't who he says he is . Shinbella, on the other hand, was righteous and treats everyone with respect . I wanted to warn her about Manlyn when I left, but I knew she wouldn't listen to me . " Bensent sighed and shook his head .

Alice sighed as well . "Poor woman," she said .

The young people clearly got along very well . They spoke of everything from lives of mercenaries to the current situation to Douminge's past .

Douminge was downstairs at the feast and could see the four speaking on the balcony . He smiled as he watched them as they were engaged in a long conversation . Alice was in charge of several different provinces, Christian was participating in a war that would decide the future of the world . Both Alice and Christian would one day become rulers . Anfey was the leader of the League and the one who bound everyone together . The three of them together would one day shape the world .

In order to stabilize the chaotic situation, Yolanther had to rely on Alice . Anfey was well respected in the Country of Mercenaries and was Saul's student . Yolanther knew better than to get rid of Anfey and Alice, but if he wanted to choose Grandon or Wester to be his successor, he had to .

Saul was always worrying about the future, but Douminge knew better . He knew that Grandon was hoping to gain Saul's support by marrying Niya . However, Niya and Grandon were separated at the moment and it would not have been hard for Anfey to ruin Grandon's image in Niya's mind . That way, Niya would not have wanted to marry Grandon .

Douminge knew that his students had to maintain good relations with Saul's students . People like him and Saul were powerful, but they were growing old . Soon, they would have to give up the stage for the younger generation . Anfey was cruel, but he would never harm his friends or people who stood neutral grounds .

He noticed that Bensent was already acting more natural and the conversation was flowing without him trying . As long as his students tried to befriend Anfey and his friends, their future would be bright .

After a while, Bensent politely excused himself and went downstairs to rejoin his teacher . Alice remained on the balcony, leaning against the railing .

"What do you think?" Anfey asked her .

"Bensent is a good man," Alice said . "That why I brought him to meet you . "

"You're saying the others may not be?" Anfey asked .

Alice shrugged . "He's the only one I know," she said . "My status limited my freedom . I don't know the others . "

"You just said Master Douminge inspired you when you were young," Anfey said . "Was that true?"

"Of course it was . "

"But you've never said anything about him . "

"Because I decided to leave my past in the past," Alice said . "There's no need bringing up my past . Plus, if I keep talking about my teacher, you'd have thought I was threatening you . "

Anfey smiled at her but did not say anything .

"When I was young, I thought I was inherently better because I was royal," Alice said . "We have wealth, strength, wisdom . We were born to be noble . Born to rule . I thought the peasants were greedy and lazy, and without us, they would destroy the world . It was Master Douminge who taught me that was wrong . " Alice paused and smiled . "I realized some are just unlucky . Even peasants can prove themselves to be great men and women . Master Douminge was a peasant once . "

"So was I," Anfey said .

"You are luckier than he was," Alice said . "He achieved everything by himself . "

"And I didn't?" Anfey asked with a frown .

"Do you believe that?"

Anfey froze . Alice was right . Without the Heart of Nature, he would have never achieved what he was able to . And without Saul, he wouldn't even know what the Heart of Nature was .

"Master Douminge also gave me my aunt's belongings so I could study from them . "

"Princess Victoria?"

Alice nodded . "He gave me some of her diaries and some journals . "

"Why did he have her belongings?"

"I'm not sure," Alice said . "I think it was because he was one of her suitors . "

"And they couldn't marry because of status?" Anfey asked . Suddenly, as if he had just remembered something, he frowned .

"More like age," Alice said . "What's wrong?"

"Douminge was one of the princess's suitor and Baery killed her," Anfey said slowly .

Alice said . "You're thinking too much," she said . "You really think they haven't worked it out?"

"They—"

"What happened wasn't as simple as we thought," Alice said . "There were people in the Shansa Empire who wanted her dead . They betrayed her . "

"What are you talking about?"

"She was the princess regent . She didn't need to go to that meeting," Alice said . "Our spies had already warned her of Baery's ill intents, but she still didn't bring any guards . She also had griffin knights guarding her, but she was still killed . None of it adds up . "

Anfey nodded . Alice was right . He was worrying too much . Surely Baery and Douminge had already worked out their differences . "I'll ask him about it one day," Anfey said .

"What's the point?" Alice asked, shaking her head . "Just think . If one day someone asks you about how we met, do you think you would want to explain everything?"

"No," Anfey said . "The past is in the past . "

"The past is in the past . " Alice nodded in agreement . "So you'll understand they won't want to talk to you about it . "

"Why are you talking like you're old?" Anfey asked with a grin . "We're still young . "

"For now," Alice said . "Soon, we will grow old just like the others . "

"Wait," Anfey said, interrupting her . "Wait . Let's not delve into that . Let's go back to the feast . "

Chapter end