266. AUTHORITY

In the span of a second Elias' calm demeanor had crumbled, and Noah got able to see his true color. Or something like that.

Elias paced about the place after having startled everyone in the room including Noah, who could only take a few steps back in slight shock. Honestly, he had expected a surprised reaction, but the man had a loud voice, a really loud one. On truly worthy of a merchant.

"Dude…" Noah muttered placing his pinky in his right ear to see if anything would drip out.

A bit more than half a minute had to pass before Elias regained his calm, and embarrassment couldn't be more evident on a grown man's face.

"I'm really sorry," Elias bowed, speaking in a low tone that almost made Noah burst into laughter.

"No need for that. I understand that my request is a bit out of the ordinary," Noah explained, and he could swear he saw a vein almost pop on the man's bowed neck.