Before the first great war of man shattered and cracked the myriad tiny kingdoms speckling the world, there were scores of legendary crafters and musicians that left behind their legacy for future Alfar generations. One of which, the Eye of Ordish, has been gifted to you by a king who has little knowledge of its true value.

On top of this quest completion, you have also improved the familiarity between your territory and the Alfar people’s. Future negotiations will benefit from this diplomatic increase.

For completing this quest, you have gained 400 EXP.
Elemental Affinity with Lightning has risen to 1%.

Lucas opened up the pouch and revealed a large, somewhat-translucent pearl with a diamond-shaped piece of what looked to be dark-green jade in the center of it. “You are too kind. I don’t know how I can ever receive this.” He watched Bonnie and Nick slowly withdraw from the corner of his vision, and then Bonnie literally disappeared against a wall like a chameleon as she wrapped her new cloak around her body.

“Did you not just say that you would follow the princess’s example and accept the merits and rewards you are given rather than rudely attempt to reject them?” the king asked with a laugh. “If that’s the case, then just relax, pocket that treasure, and work hard for the betterment of the Alfar village. That will be payment enough.”

“Right,” the princess said. “I have heard about you many times before, a kind heart who doesn’t even lift a single finger in violence even under threat of death. It is my pleasure to finally meet you, and I look forward to working with you in this town for the good of all.”

Heard about me before? She should be thinking about me as a violent Imperium noble or as Negative, an apathetic guy who lazes about all day. Where did she get this idea that I’m a kind-hearted, innocent soul, and why is she saying I am not prone to violence when she just watched me kill people? Something is off. Lucas studied her for a moment out of the corner of his eye, trying to piece together the clues.

Valerie hissed in a hushed tone, barely loud enough for Lucas to make out. “Kind? My blue, heart-stitched britches he’s kind!”

Lucas gave the room one more cursory glance, making sure that all party members were in place. Nick had taken up a position leaning against the railing next to one of the ports in the floor, and Bonnie had presumably taken up her position directly behind the king’s throne after disappearing against the wall, although he had no way of really knowing until he could see her again. Odds were that she was right up against the two guardsmen stationed there, but they would never detect her thanks to the cloak and her class’s natural stealth skills.