The First Test 1
"Christen family?" Annaliese repeated these words from Lothur, surprised by this information.
He then explained. "The person behind the Patchwork House, someone from the Christen family, wants to meet me. I think the glove and the self-destruction formation I put on that item caught this person's attention."
"Because of that, she has invited me to dinner." He looked at her and commented. "She probably wants to probe me to see if she can get a deeper deal with me."
"So that's it?" She understood but soon asked him. "But won't it be a problem if I go with you?"
"I don't think so. At least no one warned me I couldn't take a guest." He smiled. 'But it will be good this way. It's good for me to build friendships and have influence locally, but if those powers aren't willing to work with who I want, that will bring problems...'