Chapter 2: Time to sail ll.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 2: Time to set sail ll.

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Arista Runebraid, daughter of John and Martha Runebraid, the last heiress of the Runebraid family, was walking through the port city of Scuttlehelm.

'Tch, you bloody filthy old man, if it wasn't for the destruction of my family...' Arista thought with resentment and sadness as she recalled the calamity that destroyed her family.

The Runebraid family, one of the great aristocratic families, for generations they were the best in runic magic and medicine, they accumulated their wealth slowly and vigorously, generation after generation, and their family ranked as one of the 10 great families.

Until it fell into the hands of his grandfather, Erickson Runebraid, he wanted power and wealth, he conspired against the other families and managed to destroy 4 great families, unfortunately the other families found out what happened and little by little they cooperated with the country, to get rid of of the Runebraid family.

After decades of war and secret struggles, the Runebraid family finally lost its strongest pillar, when his grandfather died, and the mantle passed to his father John Runebraid, although he tried with all his might, his family was dissolved and members fled in all directions.

While running away from aristocratic families, they were viciously attacked by bandits, her parents died, and she managed to survive by hiding in a black iron box with protection runes.

When she finally made it out of the box, she saw human cruelty for the first time.

The dead and dismembered parents are an image that terrifies her every night.

"Mmm." Shaking her head and patting her cheeks, Arista looked at her target.

A small ship with two masts, hiding in a corner, she stealthily glanced at the strong men guarding the ship.

"Tch, I guess it won't be easy." Arista whispered.

Turning around and pulling up the hood of his dark brown cloak, Arista quietly disappeared into a rune tool shop.

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Eldar watched all this in silence.

"Hep."

Spanking his donkey, he drove his cart into an unnoticed alley, climbed down and covered it with a black tarp, then hid it with a simple illusion.

Eldar put on his cloak dark as night and transformed his face, black hair, delicate white skin, and a bit of enchantment, why not.

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"Yes, I need snakeskin, crocodile shell, leather, bat's eye, Acriorage herb, Orrerway, allycanthrope heart, invisible ink, magic ink, and a magic mixer." Arista urged the poor magic ingredient vendor and shook himself to death.

"Oh, I also want snake venom and sea coral, including a mystic distiller."

"Ahh, miss, here you are, that's 3 gold coins." the seller said.

"Ahh.. fine." Arista gritted her teeth and bought.

"Thank you, you're welcome anytime." the vendor said with a sly smile.

"..."

Arista looked at his small purse and the emptiness in it.

'...Those were the last gold doubloons I had left, it doesn't matter, if I manage to 'fairly' get that ship, I can get rid of poverty.' Arista thought excitedly.

Suddenly, a figure in a night-black cloak entered the store, the bell rang, and slowly approached the vendor.

"Ding."

The man put a small bag of coins on the counter and said. "Everything in magic books and runes, mainly wind magic and enchantments."

"Ahh, yes, yes, of course, wait a moment." said the salesman, he is excited about the hot streak, usually only one or two wizards pass by his shop and let alone three gold coins, even spending 10 silver is a luxury.

4 books landed on the counter and various inks and magical things.

"A total of 1.6 gold coins." said the seller with a smile.

"Good." the man said and took the things.

Walking slowly out of the store, he brushed past Arista and disappeared.

"..."

Arista put her things in her bag and followed quickly.

He hid in the crowd and tracked him down using his runic goggles.

With his glasses, he could see the illusion of the man even ten minutes later.

She followed him into an alley before the man disappeared around a corner, 'Hump, you can't hide from the glasses Grandpa gave me.' Arista thought confidently and followed quickly.

"Did you lose something?" Eldar said with a smirk.

"Eh... no?" Arista said foolishly when she realized that she had been "discovered" and reached into her pockets.

"Looking for this?" Eldar said with a golden key in hand.

"That's the family key.." Arista said before realizing his mistake.

"Mm?"

"It's the key to my house." Arista said with feigned anger to hide her slip.

"In that case, why did you follow me?" Eldar asked with a smile as he leaned against the alley wall.

"B-because..." Arista didn't know what to say until she noticed Eldar's smile.

"Y-you... you knew!" Arista said pointing to Eldar.

"Ding-dong." Eldar said mocking Arista.

"Hmph." Arista got upset and took the key, then turned around and walked out of the alley.

"Wait." Eldar said and turned to her.

"That?" Arista said turning to Eldar.

"I saw you looking at that little ship, from your expression at the time, you probably want to steal it and escape from here, right?" Eldar said deducting the situation.

"And?..." asked Arista, 'You won't report me, will you?'

"That means you know how to sail, right?" Eldar continued telling her point.

"Yes..." Arista was now interested.

"You see... I have a ship, but not a navigator, so... do you want to travel with me?" Eldar asked directly.

"Why, why would he do that...?" Arista asked suspiciously.

"I saw those guys, the ones from the ship, a demon and a magician, not counting a few mercenaries and rune masters, you can't deal with them alone, from your small purchase in the store, I gather that you want to create a runic artifact for yourself." enhance its ability and poison its food, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but...it won't work." Elder said.

"Why?!" asked Arista seriously.

"Did you see the guys with necklaces around their necks?" Eldar asked.

"Mmm." Arista nodded without letting her guard down.

"I saw them feed them before eating, they are probably half-orcs, they have an iron stomach and can withstand all kinds of poisons, but the poison turns into pain, so they will be able to tell easily." said Eldar, according to the teachings of her dead father.

"..."

"So you want to travel with me? I'm Eldar, Eldar Fëanor by the way." asked Eldar and introduced himself.

Arista hesitated for a moment and nodded. "It will be a pleasure to travel with you, Eldar Fëanor, I am Arista, Arista Runebraid." Arista introduced herself and shook her hand, but she was still ready to stab this suspicious guy to death.

"Well, in that case, follow me." said Eldar and turned to the alley without looking at Arista anymore, although she is beautiful, this can't stop him from having a life of saltfish...

"Arrow..."

This hurt Arista's pride. 'Hump, how rude...'

Arista followed Eldar into the alley.

She watched him stop foolishly in the center of the empty alley.

"Eh...what are you doing.." Before he finished his words, he saw Eldar shake his hand and a large cart full of merchandise pulled by a donkey appeared in front of both of them.

"Are you an illusionist?!" said Arista surprised.

You should know that there are only 5% of the population of illusionists in a country, of course, this graph is not exact, but it is definitely enough to know how rare it is.

"Mmm." Eldar nodded and got into the cart, then held out his hand to Arista, who was slightly surprised and took it.

Once ready, Eldar whipped his donkey back to his cave.

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Eldar entered the forest and arrived in front of a small cliff 20 meters high, suddenly, he waved his hands and a passage opened in front of them.

"He...!? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?" Arista said.

"Hehe, don't worry, my magic is intermediate level, I can solidify enough mana to form a solid enough wall and seal the place, of course, I still need the support of runes and magic cores." Eldar patiently explained.

"Incredible.." said Arista, according to her father, this is a difficult skill to master, although it is not impossible, it will take at least 5 years to learn how to use it correctly, even if it still needs external help, it is impressive.

Eldar whipped the donkey and entered the cave and blocked the entrance, it is a long corridor that leads to a large space that ends in the sea.

Eldar drove until they reached a large temple embedded in the cave wall.

"This is…" asked Arista.

"It's my home or at least I like to call it that." Elder said.

Arista got off the cart and began to explore the place, it is a place large enough and preserved, I don't know how it compares with the Runebraid's mansion, but it is quite nice.

She then turned towards the sea and saw something that scared her deeply.

A ship with three masts, three masts!

You should know that she tried to steal it only had two masts and it should cost more than 2000 gold coins, don't say 3000 or even 4000, this ship should cost at least 5000 gold doubloons.

"Are you from a secret rich family?!" asked Arista surprised.

"Um, not really." answered Eldar without caring too much, no matter how impressive it is, it is nothing without a crew.

"..."

Now Arista is in an inner conflict, if she can have this ship, her life can be completely solved...

Eldar walked towards the temple and stopped suddenly. "By the way, don't bother trying to steal it, my father cast a blood spell a few years ago, I can tell where it is and teleport directly to it." Eldar said and left, he still needs to prepare more things for the trip.

'What? who the hell is your father...'

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