Debt of Gratitude

 "You came here to buy spices?"

Kieran glanced over the basket in Starbeck's hand.

"Yeah, I come here all the time to buy spices, but who knew…"

Starbeck nodded, he sounded a little depressed.

Obviously, the owner of Pastry House disappointed him by rejecting his entrance when the fight broke out.

Kieran didn't say anything to comfort him though, because Kieran wasn't a fan of doing useless things.

Human hearts were always weak against tests.

Kieran didn't want to tell Starbeck about the saying because he believed that Starbeck already knew it.

And after this lesson, Starbeck should know what to do, so Kieran went with a more direct approach.

"Leave the things here to me."

"Your new bodyguards are fine, they were knocked out in that alleyway."

"Can I give you a piece of advice?" Kieran paused for a moment before trying to voice his opinion.

"Sure!"