Chapter 147

-The Royal Palace-

-Talfen, Coldshore-

Cederic's mood soured with every new information he got on the whereabouts of Reqiel. It was almost like they were both mocking him and as the news of their bounties spread wider and wider, it was difficult to prove the authenticity of their original story.

For someone who had been seen playing tourist on numerous occasions with his captor, selling the story was getting harder and harder. It was more like they had eloped and the public ate up the story, the new version spreading like wildfire.

It didn't affect the search because bounty hunters would claim bounties regardless of the gossip involved but it chafed at Cederic's ego, making him want to join the search himself so he could have the satisfaction of slashing Andras' chest open himself.