Hellbents
Chapter 115: Bad Mood
Ava practically jumped out of the horse carriage the second they arrived. For now he will give Ellijah the benefit of the doubt until Ava can confirm the information directly to the butler. But the girl was still angry with her confession after that.
Sometimes humans behave like animals. Ava should have gotten used to it.
It might be because Ellijah's face is similar to Alex, so Ava put her expectations higher than usual.
The mages who had originally prepared to greet him, automatically jumped back, shocked by the Princess' unusual actions. They glanced at each other, aware of Princess Eve's bad feelings, because the first thing the princess did was snort angrily.
Not long after Rose came down frantically following her employer. So did Ellijah who then stood straight beside Ava, although her chin was raised the man still glanced silently at the girl, gauging her reaction. It was better he let Eve to calm down first.
"Welcome, Princess, Duke Frost" the oldest-looking mage among the half-dozen people who marched forward one step, welcoming the two people of that status.
We'll finish this process quickly.
"Thank you for the cooperation, Mr-" Ava checked the status of the window with her skill, "Tucker. We've been troubling the work magic department when it was a blind morning like this." Unlike business people who put money forward and politicians who uphold power, mages are famous for their obsession with magic or science, in other words geeky people. But that does not mean they are free from worldly desires, because of their obsession with magic, it takes a lot of capital to support the research held. So Ava was half convinced that Tucker was dragging his other comrades to curry favor with the princess and Duke Frost, hoping that the cost of their experiment would be raised.
Because that way, it means that there is guaranteed leakage of information even though their trip should be kept secret. "However, I have seen many people present, sir. Explainable?"
And sure enough, the pupils in the old man's eyes trembled, "A-ah, this .. anu, since the Princess intends to use teleportation, we need a lot of mana."
"In addition to being a princess, I'm also a researcher, sir. Teleportation magic does require a lot of mana, but isn't the supply of which stones provided by the kingdom sufficient? Or is the number in the report not true of reality?" No one dared to speak. Since what Princess Eve said was tantamount to accusations of capital embezzlement, a sensitive topic for mages whose obsession was magic.
Only after a half-minute of wheezing did Tucker reply timidly, "I-I mean, just in case something went wrong." The voice of the old man was even more severe.
"Is not the priority of this trip confidentiality and security?" Ava whose mood was bad was unceasingly stabbing her enemy with arguments.
"Ten-of course, Princess." Tucker's pale face was almost as white as the gray on the man's head. Ava finally ended her impromptu interrogation after seeing the facial features and rigid body of everyone who greeted them. "I hope Mr. Tucker doesn't make any mistakes in the future."
They also arrived at the door of the royal magic tower, located to the south of the palace, still within the floating island.