1129 Thinking Ahead (Part 1)

"I'll let Feela know." Scarlett turned around to leave, but Sedra stopped her.

"Aunt Scarlett, please, don't abandon me here."

"You dug your own grave, child, I can only hope you find it comfortable." She said with a stone face and a flat voice.

Scarlett's heart actually ached at the idea of his death. Sedra was indeed stupid, but all she could see while looking at him was the hatchling that followed her everywhere and believed to go unnoticed while hiding under her own mane.

Yet showing any concern for him would only make Xedros raise his price. Sedra tried to speak again, but Scarlett shoved a handbook in his mouth.

"Those are the laws that regulate the relationship between a master and their apprentice. Study them as if your life depends on it, because it surely does." Scarlett said before leaving for good.

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Lustria county, Faluel's lair.