Conflict with Duhane

After going inside, we found ourselves in a spacious hall where various paintings hung on the walls and chairs were located on the sides of the windows, there was a large table upholstered in gold opposite the door, and behind it sat the same man I saw when he opened the doors. According to Blaife, this comes as a warning against possible robbers who are trying to track the movement of caravans around the city and beyond its boundaries.

-To what do I owe your arrival? - Duhane asked with interest.

He looked at us carefully, but he lingered on Keirin for a long time.

- My servant and I have come here on a mission to escort your caravan. - I said in a calm voice, looking at Duhane.

When he heard the reason for my arrival, he nodded, it was obvious that there was some way to get information that someone had accepted his order.

- What is your stufon course? - Duhane asked without taking his eyes off Keirin.

As I understood from his question that in the message about who accepted the task there was no message about who exactly and what course.

- I am the first year of an elite class. - I said carefully looking at Duhane's behavior.

Grinning, Duhane left the table and slowly walked up to us. I could see the bracelets on his hands in which magic was hidden.

- What kind of magic do you own? - Duhane asked without much interest.

About to answer his question, I felt Keirin's hand squeeze my shoulder. Not understanding what she wanted, I turned my head to her.

- He does not have to answer you what kind of magic he owns, and even more so to call his spell suddenly you thought to ask about it. - Smiling, Keirin turned to Duhane.

Surprised, Duhane smiled and looked from Keirin to me.

- Your servant would do well to be more well-mannered and silent when no one addresses her. - Duhane said, looking irritably at Keirin.

Duhane understood that the light elf was right, but he was annoyed that the servant who liked him said this.

- If you think you can tell me how to treat my servant, you are mistaken. - I replied studying the behavior of the person in front of me.

Surprised even more, Duhane began to smile at the possibility.

- Stufon what's your name. Duhane asked, examining my clothes.

Not understanding why he needed my name, I felt that he was up to something.

- My name is Trey. - I introduced myself carefully looking at Duhane.

Sensing an opportunity that presented itself and Duhane wasn't going to give up.

- Stufon Trey, your servant insulted me by interfering in our conversation, I suggest you solve this peacefully give me your servant and we will forget about this situation. - Duhane spoke in a serious voice, smiling.

It seemed to me that I misheard when this merchant offered to give him the Keirin.

- Can you please repeat what you just said? - I asked him, trying to drive away thoughts.

Duhane sighed and made an offended face by the fact that stufon asked him to repeat what he said to him.

- I'm telling you, give me your servant for insulting me and we'll forget about what just happened and I won't tell your director. - Duhane spoke more irritably, looking into the half-elf's eyes.

So it didn't seem to me that he just said, it turns out even the merchants from this city think that they have power and they can use it, I started laughing, not understanding why, but it became funny to me looking at Duhane who stared at me uncomprehendingly.

- And if I kill you, will the problem be solved? - I asked, trying to stop laughing.

Duhane watched as stufon laughed in front of him, not understanding what caused this laughter, but then he heard the question of the impudent stufon and it angered him.

- How dare you threaten me? You are a stufon who has achieved nothing, I can inform the director and you will be expelled. -Duhane shouted angrily, pointing his finger at Trey's chest.

I felt his finger beating into my chest, but I didn't care, looking up and looking into them I saw greed and anger because he didn't get what he wanted. I have long wanted to test the magic of darkness, for one opportunity, and then this merchant voluntarily gave me this opportunity, I unconsciously began to smile.

- Did you finally realize that it was stupid to threaten me? - Duhane asked, glaring at Trey, he didn't know which family this half-elf was from, but he doubted that he was from a rich family.

I looked down at the hand that was touching my chest with my finger and grabbed my hand with quick movements, and with the other hand, calling darkness to the fingertips, I held my hand and then removed both hands, and began to look at what I had done.

- Are you planning to be silent for a long time stufon Trey? - Said Duhane.

He could notice that this strange stufon did not hear him and for some reason continued to smile. Deciding that it was time to put pressure on him, he suddenly lost sensitivity in the hand with which he was poking at the chest of stufon Trey.

Looking down at his hand, he saw how the long sleeve completely covered his hand, not understanding what had happened, Duhane wrapped the sleeve and he saw the skin cut off to his hand, he could see bones and meat sticking out in his hand. He felt sick when he saw his hand in such a state, looking up at Stufon who was smiling at him.

- These are warnings for you Duhane, do not threaten me or my servant. - Trey spoke in a calm voice that felt strong.

Duhane, did not feel any remorse or fear for what Stufon Trey did.

- How dare you, return my brush immediately otherwise. - Duhane began to speak.

But when he saw how stufon Trey was moving his fingers calling for silence, Duhane fell silent, waiting for this half-elf to say.

- I can't get your brush back, and I doubt that anyone will be able to teach you not to try to possess what you can't. - Explaining in a cold voice, I spoke carefully looking at Duhane.

Duhane, began to feel fear from the look of this stufon, he was abnormal who would go against the merchant and his connections?

- And if you so wish, you can inform the director of my academy. - I said kindly, smiling again, watching as the blood drained from the merchant's face.

Duhane, unconsciously sank to the floor and began to crawl away from this strange half-elf.

- You don't know who you've contacted, I'm a merchant with a name many owe me, they will destroy you and your servant will work in the cheapest mess! - Duhane shouted, turning into a shout.

Listening to the threats coming from Duhane, I didn't know, but for some reason it was fun and good for me.

- I will wait for that, but if something happens to my servant, I will come back to you and we will check out my other ideas. - Squatting down, I looked at the merchant who had recently been confident in himself and now was scared.

Duhane could have sworn that he saw an invitation in the words of this stufon. He didn't know what kind of magic this half-elf had used, but he would definitely inform the director of the academy and if necessary, he would put pressure on the kings and emperors who owed him to destroy this Trey.

- Can we go Duhane? - I also asked the crawling merchant in a friendly way.

I saw how he was boring me with his eyes, but I knew that he could not do anything to me not by himself, not through his debtors.

- I consider your silence as consent, until we meet in the caravan. - Smiling, I turned and headed for the exit, listening to Keirin following me.