Ni'Lim's arrival in the city

Listening to what the major was saying, Alur still did not understand the reason why he was called until he heard about the quick death. As a guard, he knew the story of this dark elf well.

Many rumors described her as a monster who at one time raged on the battlefields where the dark elves fought, but after some time, for reasons unknown to everyone, she left the empire of the dark elves.

And according to rumors, she began to look for a student for herself, many at first tried to become her students or lovers, but those who tried to become students almost went crazy and ran away from her.

And those who tried to capture the heart of a dark elf were rejected by the fact that she was not looking for a partner.

But after a while, the rumors about her disappeared, saying that she became a professor at some kind of academy, and as the captain saw, this was true.

- Captain, your task is to meet her and escort her to the mercenary guild and when the caravan arrives, escort her to him. - The major turned to Alura in a stern voice, pulling out his thoughts.

Major Velion spoke the order to the captain, she did not want the bearer of such a reputation. Walked around the city without guards and chose one of the captains whom I trusted in the outer circle of the guards of the city.

- As soon as it arrives, the captain of the outer circle will inform you, if you understand your task, you can go, but keep me informed Alur. - Velion said, running her fingers across the table.

Remembering his recent conversation with Major Velion, the captain frowned as the day drew to a close and the professor was still gone.

He was not afraid that she would come out of another exit, this building had only one exit and entrance, and he could only wait.

Inside the building, there were many portals, some of which were active which were often used, while others were disabled due to uselessness. The portals in the city were monitored by representatives of the council of magicians who charged fees for using the portals.

They were dressed in a gray robe and a metal pendant hung around their necks in the form of an open eye.

When one of the portals opened, one of the representatives of the council went to the portal, he was surprised that this portal was turned on because it connected the city with one of the academies. He was wondering who was rich enough to open this portal, he doubted that it was one of the stufons.

After a couple of seconds, the portal ceased to be active, meaning that the portal was closed from the side of the academy.

Turning his gaze to the one who passed through the portal, the representative of the council of magicians saw a dark elf dressed in a strange robe for professors, she was partially black and white, which hid her figure from prying eyes.

She had short hair and in her black eyes he saw a twinkle that made the representative's hearts beat faster and faster.

Starting to slowly approach her to demand payment, he saw a bag flying towards him. The surprised representative of the council caught the bag with his hand and, feeling how heavy it was, looked at the dark elf incomprehensibly. By the weight of the bag, he understood that there the fee was several times more than necessary.

- Don't look at me like that, that's the fee for the portal. - the dark elf spoke in a melodious voice, heading for the exit, leaving the representative of the council lost.

The dark elf was called Ni'lim, who was asked by the director to pick up one stufon who took the tasks and, according to the director, this stufon was in danger.

Looking around the room in which she found herself, she was surprised to see an ancient ornament depicting ancient times and the floor was dotted with mosaics, part of the image was hidden by portals and chairs that were inside the building.

She had not been to this city before this situation with stufon Tray, she saw that there were many who wanted to go through the portal or go to another city.

And continuing to catch the eyes of both representatives of the council and those who arrived or departed through the portals.

Trying to ignore those looks, Ny'lim thought about how to get the half-elf to refuse the quest. She did not want to use force against him, as this could affect his future attitude towards her as a professor and teacher.

Thinking about what to say to him, she left the building and watched the sun slowly disappear behind the horizon, noticing how one of the guards began to approach her.

N'lim thinking about what could be causing the interest of this guard but did not find a reason, deciding to wait until the guard explained the reason.

- Professor Ni'lim I presume? - Clarifying asked the guard examining her.

Even more surprised, she smiled at the understanding that the headmaster had informed the baron or someone from the city council that she was coming.

But she became even more interested in what the guard wanted from her, she saw how nervous he was.

- That's right, I'm Professor Nilim and to whom do I have the honor of speaking? - Confirming his identity asked Nilim.

Opposite her stood a middle-aged man dressed in plate armor, in his eyes she saw that there were emotions and feelings in him.

Which he hid in himself for many girls, he looked pretty with a slight unshaven look with his calm look. She did not feel in his eyes any thoughts that could be mistaken for sexual desire for her.

- Captain Alur of the inner corps of city guards, my task is to escort you to the mercenary guild. - Introducing himself, the Captain put his hand to his temple, but then sharply lowered it down.

Ni'lim raised an eyebrow in surprise, listening to Captain Alura coming out of the city council didn't want her to go by herself? But she didn't care about the fears and experiences of this city; she had a purpose.

- Thank you Captain Alur, I hope for your protection. - Smiling, she turned to the captain, who only grunted at her words.

Having ordered the soldiers to take the dark elf into the ring, and under surprised looks, they headed for the city. The captain walked next to the dark elf, he saw how she threw bored glances at the guards.

Remembering the words spoken by her, Alur held back his laughter. They did not protect her, but the city from her, most likely she understood this, but did not want to provoke either him or the city council.

Approaching the gate leading from the park, there were more and more walkers and they were surprised to point with their hands at the strange escort of the guards in which the dark elf was walking.

Here and there, conversations began to be heard about who they were leading. Someone said that this dark elf was a famous assassin, while others echoed that she was from the dark elf matriarch caste.

Listening to the gossip of the inhabitants of the city, Alur cast cautious glances at the dark elf. He didn't know how she felt about such speculation, but seeing her smile and fun in her eyes, he allowed himself to relax a little.

- Don't worry captain, I'm not bloodthirsty to kill for gossip. - The dark elf said, feeling fears emanating from the captain of the city guard.

The captain heard the cheerful note in Ni'lim's voice, he did not feel from her the desire to cause harm was it possible that all the rumors about her were just gossip?

- What do you know about this stufon who took the assignments? Alur asked.

He was interested in this stufon who took the job, he was either stupid or arrogant thinking that he alone could destroy the bandit camp that experienced mercenaries feared.

- He is a half-elf, has an unusual talent for swords and magic, and most importantly his magic that you would never expect to see. - Replied Ni'lim thinking about Trey.

Continuing to walk towards the guild of mercenaries, the captain digested what he heard from the dark elf. But he was tormented by a question that haunted him.

- But if he's so talented, why did he take on assignments he can't handle? - Not understanding the logic of this stufon asked the captain.

The city was plunged into night darkness, here and there magical lanterns began to light up, light appeared in the houses along their path.

He could hardly see Ni'lim's eyes, only at certain moments when they passed the illuminated places.

- Captain, I can't read minds and guessing doesn't look good on you or me but I think he wants to test himself. Ni'lim replied in a thoughtful voice, glancing at the captain.