A Warrior's Duty

The clock tower chimed and Abby jumped, realizing her lunch break was over. She hastily gathered her half-eaten sandwich made from slightly softer bread than the kind that went with the soup and bits of cheese Abella made from the cow's milk to sell.

Her face heated as she realized how long she had been rambling. "I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time."

Blaise shook his head. "Listening to you has been my honor. I hope we meet again soon."

He gave her that same weird salute Hugo had on their first meeting, which was apparently a greeting and a goodbye here, and grabbed his own things before walking away. Abby had never met a person quite like him.

Was his personality normal for this country or what? Hugo didn't act like that but he was a total brat. Between the two of them, she probably preferred Blaise's personality. At least he was polite.

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