Kang
The pouring ice was not elaborate and was just a lumpy shape, but strangely enough, it had a distinct character that made it look like me.
Thud thud thud-.
I don’t know why he was throwing hail so vigorously, but his expression was so serious that I couldn’t say anything.
At that point I had to stand still and get showered with hail from mini ice cubes shaped like me.
“Aaron, are you here? Oh my! The genius said Kanna!”
Hannah and the washing machine react with enthusiasm and sincerity, clapping immediately.
And as I watched the customers running around the side, gasping for breath and picking up the fallen ice, my feelings were extremely complicated.
I realized it when I saw an ice cube that looked like me peeking out from under the belly of a pot-bellied guy among the guests.
‘There’s a problem with this.’
The other clueless guys didn’t seem to notice, but I, who was sharp, could feel it.
There must have been a major problem with the air conditioner’s growth environment.
Todododo-.
The ice cubes that resembled me hitting my face were strongly proving him.
‘What should I do?’
After thinking about it for a moment, he put his hand on the round head of the air conditioner. He lightly tapped the hot crown of his head, and as if it were the power button, the hail shower suddenly stopped.
‘Hmm… So this is how it’s done.’
The air conditioner approached hesitantly and clung to my right leg. The warmth I felt on my right side was extremely disconcerting.
“Oh, Aaron didn’t come home yesterday, so Kanna waited in the hall all night. Even though I told him it was okay, he wouldn’t listen.”
Hannah looked at me with a strangely pointed look and said.
‘···Why is this such a fuss over not coming in for a day?’
He scratched it with his hand because it felt rough as if there was a thorn stuck in his throat.
“Something happened.”
“Yeah, it looks like that. It’s just covered in dirt.”
“Oh, that’s right. Hey, get off and get covered in dirt.”
The air conditioner, which had been looking up at me for a moment, moved back slightly. There was dirt on its face, so I tried to brush it off, but I held back because its face was smaller than my hand.
“Are you here?”
Soon, the washing machine came over and did some simple magic, sending dirt flying all around me.
“I should have done it outside.”
“It’s okay. The kids will clean up soon. You haven’t eaten yet, right? But who’s next to you….”
When I turned my head at Hannah’s question, there was a bracelet donor.
‘I was blinking.’
“That’s right. What about this skinny kid?”
The weasel standing next to him narrowed his eyes and looked the bracelet donor up and down. The weasel seemed to think he could win if they fought, as he took on his characteristically swaying posture.
“Oh, that person is the one you were looking for, Senior Kanna!”
The three Hogu men shouted at the bracelet donor, their voices seeming to accuse him of a crime.
“that is···.”
“That’s right, I saw it earlier too! That guy keeps looking inside!”
The customers who had picked up the ice added to the conversation.
“What?! Our Boradongie! I don’t like the way this little brat looks!”
The elated weasel immediately rolled up his sleeves and sneakily walked behind the bracelet donor.
The atmosphere suddenly became strange and Hannah hid the air conditioner behind her.
“That’s not it. I…”
As the bracelet donor fumbled, one of the potbelly guests stood up and quietly blocked the door.
I lightly placed my hand on the sword hilt.
The bracelet donor, who was looking around, bit his lip and made a determined expression.
After a brief silence, the bracelet donor shouted.
“···I am Swallowsune, the wizard of the white tower!”
The guy introduced himself with a voice full of confidence and pride, but the reaction from those around him was lukewarm.
‘The wizard of the white tower?’
There were a total of five magic towers in the empire.
The magicians were all screwed up, so the Magic Towers didn’t have a very good reputation, but I knew that the White Magic Tower was one of the better ones.
It was a position that was wide enough to stretch itself.
The problem was that the guys on the outskirts weren’t that interested in the White Tower, and there were two other wizards in this tavern besides him.
They all had chubby faces. Some of them muttered, “But her hair is golden?” and “But Kanna is purple?”
“Oh my, you’re a wizard. Please sit over here.”
Meanwhile, Hannah changed her attitude and spoke in a soft voice.
Hannah smiled warmly, as if she were a parent welcoming a visiting teacher, and seated the bracelet donor at a spacious table.
‘The donor of this bracelet is the wizard of the White Tower?’
I sat across from him and checked out the guy.
Any wizard who entered the Magic Tower was considered to have a quality seal. At the very least, they were not a drop-dead wizard.
Hannah sat next to me, holding the air conditioner in her arms. Behind her, a weasel and a washing machine stood side by side.
The weasel was holding the sword handle with his eyes squinted like a gangster. The weasel’s shoulders had become too tense since the last preliminary round.
The air conditioner was still staring at me even though I was in Haena’s arms.
“I told you I couldn’t help it. Something happened.”
The air conditioner relieved my eyes at my words, but my eyebrows were still furrowed.
While I was having a staring contest with the air conditioner, Hannah nudged me in the ribs and turned my gaze forward.
“Yeah, Swallow.”
“I am not a swallow, I am a swallow. Anyway, I will get straight to the point. The one next to me is···”
Hannah muttered in a small voice, ‘Kanna! Kanna!’
“Yes, Kanna. That child has great talent. It would be a shame for her to be in such a remote place.”
“Oh my! It’s Kanna! Aaron!”
“First, listen to me···.”
“Khuuuhm······.”
“Okay, I’m listening.”
“It’s a talent that would be a shame to rot in a remote castle like this. Although he seems to lack mana, he seems to have excellent intelligence and concentration, so if he comes to the Magic Tower….”
“Oh my! Kanna is so smart! Aaron!”
“No, listen… Ah, listen. Kkwobarou.”
The air conditioner suddenly lifted its chin, and the weasel behind it grinned and then frowned again.
“It’s not Kuobarou, it’s Swallowichi. No, there’s no reason to confuse the two in the first place… Anyway, this kind of opportunity doesn’t come often, but… I’ll write you a special letter of recommendation. With my letter of recommendation, you’ll be able to enter the White Tower without any problems. And with that talent, you’ll get full support.”
Silence fell as Kuobarou continued to speak.
Everyone looked back and forth between Kua Bao Rou and the air conditioner with subtle expressions.
Then I looked at the air conditioner. It was looking up at me with an urgent look in its eyes.
First of all, verification was the priority.
“But is he really the wizard of the white tower? He looks like he smells like a book.”
“···.”
The guy muttered something in response to my words and then slightly crossed his hands. Then, a huge boulder of fire floated up above his hands.
A blazing lump of rock.
It was a wonderful and wonderful sight.
However, there was a problem.
“Oh, it’s hot.”
In an instant, the surroundings were filled with a sweltering heat, and I was drenched in sweat. It was obvious that he was crazy to summon a fireball indoors in the already hot summer.
“Um… this is the most certain….”
“Turn it off quickly. It’s so hot I’m going to die.”
“No, it’s already been cast···.”
I was dumbfounded at the sight of him looking at me with a bashful face and trailing off. Why did he summon a boulder of fire when he could have just used a small and simple magic?
“Kuobarou, are you a wizard?”
“I’m not Kuabarou, I’m Swallows… No, they’re completely different from the start.”
“Teacher, come this way.”
Hannah led the way to the back door, and the guy who had gotten up awkwardly followed Hannah cautiously. The sight of his back being so stupid made me want to punch him in the face.
“Brother! Our Boradongi… No! No! Cute Boradongi… But if Boradongi’s future is at stake… Even so, it can’t be! Without Boradongi, Castle Cassidy will surely fall apart!”
“···The White Tower is the best environment among the towers. That’s why I heard that it’s very difficult to get in, as there are many applicants.···It’s a rare opportunity.”
The washing machine muttered in a hoarse voice.
Next to me, Kanna grabbed my arm tightly.
“···I’m sorry for what I threw away earlier. Please let me stay here.”
Kanna spoke at length for the first time in a long while.
I was worried that his speech had deteriorated because he had been speaking so succinctly recently, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
‘Did you really put your feelings into it?’
I looked at the guy, still touching my cold cheek from the ice.
The guy had a sad look on his face, as if I was going to abandon him. I felt guilty for something I didn’t do.
I didn’t have a choice in the first place.
This was Hannah’s Inn.
“If it’s a white magic tower, it’s the best among magic towers. It’s connected to the royal family. If you just get in, your life as a magician will be smooth sailing. You won’t hear anyone say that you’re a worthless magician who gave up on books. Later on, you’ll become a very successful magician and even enter the royal family. The white magic tower magician I knew before wore very high-quality robes. He said that it’s hard at first, but once you settle in, you’ll earn enough to rival a knight, and…”
I told you everything I knew about the White Tower. It was disorganized and jumbled, but I tried my best to remember everything.
The more this happened, the more Kanna’s expression became sad, but she didn’t stop.
The more information you have, the better to make the right choice.
I hoped the guy wouldn’t regret it later.
Finally, when she finished speaking, Kanna looked up at me with tears in her eyes.
“I told you, so you choose.”
“···.”
Kanna’s eyes widened.
Tears were streaming down my face, so I tried to wipe them away, but I held them back because his face was smaller than my hand.
After a while, Kanna nodded vigorously and pursed her lips.
By that time, Kua Ba Rou had returned.
“Ahem… This is the first time something like this has happened.”
“Yeah, that could be true. Not all wizards are smart.”
“Anyway, I’ll prepare the carriage as quickly as possible, so come with me…”
The guy seemed to think we’d accept. After all, what idiot would turn down an invitation to the White Tower?
“It’s up to him to decide.”
I pointed to Kanna next to him, and Kuabarou tilted his head.
It was understandable. Children’s opinions were not very important here. It was a time when children were treated as mere possessions of their parents.
I nodded to Kanna.
Kanna nodded vigorously at him. She looked so stupid that I couldn’t help but click my tongue.
Kanna suddenly got up from her seat and gestured behind her. As if that was some kind of code, the washing machine hurriedly brought in a large bucket of water.
Kanna poured water on the table and waved her hand while mumbling something. Then, ice started to rise on the table like a 3D printer.
The ice had the appearance of a guobarou. Guobarou nodded in small admiration.
‘Did I just tell you all the good things?’
I felt strangely uneasy at the thought that there might be a positive answer. I guess it was because I felt bad about the gold I had invested in the air conditioner.
‘Horo kid.’
He laughed, muttering softly.
“Wow… This is truly unbelievable sophistication. I couldn’t do something like this right now either….”
As the guy was about to take the finished ice sculpture, Kanna raised her hand to stop him.
Kanna then started fiddling with her small hands and started creating a huge ice cube from her hands.
Soon, a stick of ice as big as his forearm was created, and its shape was…
‘Isn’t it me?’
It was an ice club with my arms crossed arrogantly.
The sophistication was so outstanding that even the scars on his face were scratched one by one.
I became very anxious about him.
Kanna nodded to the washer again, and the washer approached and grabbed the bottom of the ice in the shape of a magical donor.
“···after!”
Kanna let out a small scream and swung the ice club shaped like me.
Bang!!
The upper body of ice in the shape of a kuobarou shattered with a loud sound.
There was a moment of silence.
The people around him who had been cheering until now were also gaping in amazement.
I blinked for a moment, trying to understand the situation.
I think he tried to express his rejection in his own way…
‘No, just say it.’
I was deeply embarrassed by Kanna’s very unique answer.
‘And why is the posture good?’
My head started to hurt when I saw Kanna using her waist perfectly.
Then, as if once wasn’t enough, Kanna swung the ice club in my shape again-.
Bang!!
The remaining ice on the Kuabarou was shattered.
“Wow-! As expected, Kanna is a genius!! An ice club!”
“Ugh! As expected of Bora! That guy looks like a conman! He’s definitely never held a woman’s hand!”
Cheers from the surrounding area that went beyond the norm.
Kwan-ba-rou’s eyes widened as if he didn’t understand the current situation, and Kanna, still not satisfied, slammed the table with an ice club.
The ice boulder shattered when it hit the table.
It was as if I had made eye contact with the block of ice that was my face as I rolled across the floor that I realized for sure.
‘The crop failed.’
It seemed like I was raising the child wrong.
***
dripping.
Razbeth, who had been sorting until late at night, turned his head at the sudden knocking sound.
“Gillian!”
When I called but there was no response, I turned my head and saw a dumb kid sleeping with drool dripping down his face.
Every time he saw that stupid face, Razbeth would be reminded of the word ‘demotion’ and his anger would boil over. He hit the guy in the face with the paper he was holding, but the guy just snorted without moving an inch.
dripping.
‘···It’s really annoying.’
after-.
Razbeth exhaled, forced himself to suppress his emotions, and headed for the door.
He hid his recently acquired weapon behind his hip and opened the door with his other hand.
I saw a huge red iron. I looked up at it and there was a guy with furrowed eyebrows.
A different atmosphere than usual.
He was a vicious man to begin with, but now he was a vicious man in agony.
Razbeth, whose heart suddenly grew cold, took a step back.
‘···To the door?’
It was a given, but the fact that the guy who always broke through the wall suddenly appeared at the door made me feel more scared than usual.
“Are you still open for business?”
“···yes?”
‘Will you do it?’
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but my head had already automatically nodded. As I stepped aside, a man came in.
The man went to the table and sat down quite naturally.
Razbeth sat down across from her, trying hard to suppress his nervousness.
To anyone who saw it, it looked like this was a man’s house and that Razbeth had come to visit.
“hmm···.”
Drumroll-.
The man’s snoring and his fucking snoring.
Razbeth bit his lip and forced the corners of his mouth to rise.
‘Why did you come? Did your relationship with Berman get discovered? But···.’
Razbeth’s mind became very complicated as he looked at the man who seemed strangely heavier than usual.
At that moment, the man opened his mouth first.
“Do you have any children?”
“···yes?”
Razbeth repeated the man’s question in his head. However, since he could not guess his intention, he answered the superficial question for now.
“No. Because I hate kids.”
“I see. Do you have any information about childcare?”
“···yes?”
“granulation.”
“Ah, parenting. Parenting? Raising that kid… no, raising a child?”
“Is there another meaning?”
The man’s face seemed to crumple, making it difficult to ask any more questions.
‘Childcare? Why is that here?’
There was no way the Information Guild would have such information. The Information Guild was a place that dealt with information about major events and people.
I don’t deal with such useless and worthless information. I wondered what this man thought of the Information Guild in the first place.
“We don’t deal with things like that. We have things that could affect the continent…”
“It’s useless.”
The man who cut off Razbeth’s words stood up from his seat and turned around.
Razbeth stared blankly at the man walking away.
‘Isn’t that the opposite side of the door?’
I jumped up and hurriedly headed to where the man had disappeared.
There was a cool hole in the wall.
‘What is this kid?’
Enter through the door and exit through the wall···.
A new way to pressure?
The wind coming through the gaping hole was cool.
‘···Do you have a child?’
Razbeth’s face crumpled at the strangely unpleasant question.
***
[Bam!!!]
Knock knock.
As soon as I woke up, I was in a hurry…
I found it first.
‘I think there was something strange in it.’
I shook my head slightly to shake off the lingering thoughts and got up from my seat.
When I opened the door, the abbot was standing there with the same expression as always.
“A good morning to pray… You look good today. Usually your face is very wrinkled.”
However, the greeting was different from usual.
I looked at the abbot for a moment. He had blond hair swept back and a few white hairs. His eyes were full of stubbornness and wrinkles formed at the corners of his eyes.
Although his quirky personality was evident, he had a handsome appearance. He was the type of person who would have children.
“Does the abbot have any children?”
“···hmm.”
For a moment, the abbot squinted his eyes. His expression was similar to that of someone who had been stabbed in the heart.
“Why do you ask that?”
“I have some concerns. Okay.”
I shook my head at him and left the room.
I went to Choco’s room, woke him up, and then headed to the backyard.
I warmed up by simply running and swinging my sword.
Choco followed me longer than last time.
It was a noticeable improvement, even though it fell apart in the middle.
The recovery was faster than I expected.
“You should be careful too. It’ll be different than usual.”
Choco, smiling confidently, pointed at me with his wide sword.
I nodded to him and Choco kicked the ground while adjusting his sword.
Choco ran straight at me.
It was a very honest straight line, like the guy’s black stubborn personality.
I knew his sword well because I had been fighting with him for a long time. I also knew where the center of his sword was.
My sword gently pressed the center of Choco’s sword, drawing a graceful line.
Choco tensed his arm tendons as if trying to resist, but…
“···Huh?”
My sword guided his sword very gently. His sword moved aside regardless of its master’s will.
The guy’s face was wide open. I hit the guy’s temple with my sword.
The guy fell backwards with his legs giving out.
He looked up at me with a haunted look in his eyes.
‘Is this what it felt like?’
I looked down at my sword again and admired it.
Although he had not yet fully recovered, Vermunt possessed incredible strength that was incomparable to that of a normal adult male.
Even though I pushed the sword of that guy, I felt no resistance at all. The sword naturally moved away as if it was supposed to flow in that direction.
‘···what?’
I used it because I could use it, but I was surprised because I didn’t know the secret.
However, it was definitely an extraordinary swordsmanship.
‘This isn’t a swordsmanship Daiso, it’s a swordsmanship Santa Claus.’
Now that I think about it, their appearances were similar.
Santa Claus looks like he’s been bulking up for about ten years.
If so, it was probably obvious that he would put Rudolph in a carriage and pull him around.
“···What is that? That sword?”
Choco looked up at me as if he couldn’t believe it.
“I don’t know either.”
Choco’s face crumpled as if he thought my answer was a joke.
“This is ridiculous! The gap is not narrowing, but rather growing wider!”
Choco screamed as if he was having a seizure while lying face down.
The abbot, who would have come and treated me earlier if it had been normal, just stood there blankly. He had been like that ever since I asked him a question earlier. Then he met my eyes and only then did he come closer.
Choco, who had been treated, tried to run forward with determination, but the situation could not be changed by shouting.
I reviewed what I learned against Choco.
Choco is a good chewy texture, so it was perfect for a review paper.
I learned swordsmanship by changing my stance little by little to deal with the sword coming at me from time to time in areas I had not learned before.
In the end, Choco, whose face was swollen like mine yesterday, exploded in anger.
The abbot who had treated him stepped back quietly, unlike usual, and disappeared. Behind him, an air conditioner and a washing machine with proud faces approached.
I got a wash from the washing machine and a beer mug from the air conditioner. There were so many of me in the beer that I was speechless for a moment.
After cooling off like that, I went inside and finished my mindless meal while being exposed to the mini Aaron hail air conditioner and the poor bibimbap.
I took a wooden bucket, picked up the fallen Aaron ice, and went to work.
After arriving at headquarters, I greeted Berman and headed to the captain’s room.
The captain was still glued to the desk as if he was going to melt. When I handed him the wooden barrel I had brought, the captain jumped up and looked very happy.
“As expected, my most trusted and beloved Aaron… Ugh… Team Leader! I wonder how I lived without Team Leader Aaron… Ugh… I don’t know!”
It was not a pleasant sight to see him shivering with ice in his clothes.
“Ah, Captain Aaron Nova is looking for you! Eeeeeee······.”
I nodded roughly and left, feeling like I would throw a punch if I kept watching. I sent Berman away first and headed for Naesong.
“Hey, you bastard who cries up and down.”
“···What are you saying, commoner?”
After a warm chat with Jace, I headed to Nova’s room.
Knock knock.
“Come in.”
As I entered, Nova greeted me, sitting upright as if she had received a posture correction.
“Posture Correction Orange?”
“···Stop talking nonsense.”
Nova sighed, leaning back in her chair and gesturing with her hand.
“This is information I purchased from the White Leaf Guild. They said that the guys that attacked last time are making moves again.”
Nova handed me a piece of paper covered in writing.
The paper contained information about the meeting’s disturbing activities.
There was no exact information, but it was a guess that something was definitely going to happen since he was moving differently than usual.
They had already attacked several times, so as long as Youngae was there, there was a high possibility that they would target Castle Cassidy again.
“I have spoken to the lord about it and there will be a separate meeting. I have called you because you are not only an honorary secretary, but also an honorary monk.”
Nova wiggled her fingers left and right.
“yes.”
“So, you should talk to the religious group. I heard that they are close enough to meet the abbot there every morning.”
At Nova’s words, I let out a small ‘hmm…’. If there was going to be an attack, it would have been right to bring as many troops as possible from the religious order.
It was clear that what I, as an honorary monk, said would be effective.
“Yeah, ah, can you take care of the Jones Village area?”
“Village? You went on patrol yesterday?”
“Oh, there.”
‘···But did I tell him?’
The indoor NPCs strangely knew a lot about this and that.
“We are short on troops… but if we lose them to that extent, production will drop completely… For now, I will think of a solution.”
“Yeah. Commander Orange.”
“···what?”
I hurriedly left the room at Nova’s raised eyebrows.
***
There were still some exiled monks wandering around the synagogue, but there were far fewer of them than before.
The synagogue building looked as if it had been newly built, as if it had been cleaned so thoroughly, and the grass around it was cut short like a sports haircut.
“Please, if there is a God······.”
The prayer of the monk crouching and cleaning the wall was strangely cool.
I tried to calm my mind and headed into the synagogue.
The inside was cleaner than the outside.
The monks, whose faces were usually shiny with oil, were busily walking around with peaceful smiles on their faces, as if their bones were touching each other.
“Ah, Honorary Monk.”
The friendly monk Ains greeted me with a smile.
‘This child’s face is brighter.’
I bowed my head slightly to him.
“Did you come here for the service? It was just about to start…”
“No. I came to see the abbot. Unfortunately, I can’t attend the service because I’m still working. I’m a bit busy.”
I hastily cut off Monk Ains’ words.
At that, Monk Ains nodded with a truly regretful expression.
“The abbot is holding a small service with the children, so I think you will have to wait a moment.”
“···A small worship service?”
“Yes, it is a special service created by the abbot, where he calls the children who cannot eat in the castle, blesses them, and shares bread with them.”
Respect came over Monk Ains’ face.
‘He is a great gentleman.’
He nodded slightly and said he would wait.
Monk Ains, who had guided me to a small room, bowed his head and disappeared.
There were only hard chairs in the room.
He sat down on the chair and stared blankly for a moment.
Dalgrak-.
A small sound heard from somewhere.
It was such a small sound that I couldn’t even notice it, but it was clearly audible because the surroundings were so quiet.
While I was reviewing the sword skills I had learned from the old man, I suddenly thought of Kanna and was pondering for a moment when the door opened.
“I’m surprised you came to visit me.”
The abbot still had a stern expression on his face, but he looked strangely tired.
“Oh, yes. I have something to tell you…”
“No matter how honorable it is, you are still a monk, but don’t you visit the synagogue too rarely? I won’t tell you to visit every day, but you should visit once every three days. Are you reading the Bible I gave you back then? There are so many good words in it…”
I was confused by the torrent of admonitions.
The gentleman who had clearly been listless during morning training became energetic again and began to speak. The abbot recited his favorite scripture and then criticized the monks for having faith that was worse than that of children these days.
“I found out that you have become an honorary monk and have never attended a service. The very act of becoming an honorary monk is rare and has not been mentioned until now, but this could be seen as an act of deceiving the order later on. It could cause a lot of trouble later on.”
“Yes… let’s worship. Let’s worship. Okay.”
I nodded, thinking that it would be quicker to go to church than to sit still and listen to the sermon.
And in order to attract troops from the religious order, it would be better to look good to the abbot even a little.
It seemed right to endure the service and then discuss support afterwards.
“Yes, I thought well. You will change your mind after you pray. I know you are busy, so pray right away.”
“But just wait a minute.”
I quickly raised my hand to stop him from starting the service right away. Then I headed towards where I had heard a very small sound earlier.
A room inside. There was a very small door at the end. I opened it and went in, and there was a large wooden box that looked like a wardrobe, probably used to store items.
I felt sorry, but there was a saying that pain shared is pain halved, and now that I had been bitten by a very good abbot, I desperately needed a painkiller that would cut the pain in half.
“That’s where the monks’ clothes are stored. There probably isn’t anything there···.”
Dalgrak.
The wooden box twitched ever so slightly at the abbot’s voice.
I grabbed the handle and pulled gently.
It didn’t move at all, as if it was locked.
‘···sorry.’
I apologized inwardly and put more strength into my grip on the handle. The wooden chest of drawers opened with a creak.
Inside the wide open wardrobe, the inquisitor was mumbling something.
Then the inquisitor who discovered me tilted his head.
‘sorry.’
I nodded sincerely to her, and she nodded along with me out of habit.
“Huh? The Inquisitor? How come you’re in a place like this? I’ve been looking for you for a while now. As I always say, just saying the morning prayer isn’t enough for the day’s work······.”
The inquisitor’s eyes grew wide as if they were going to tear at the abbot who appeared next to him.
And then he hurriedly turned his gaze towards me, and the emotion in his black eyes was a deep sense of betrayal.
“It is time for prayer, Your Excellency the Inquisitor.”
Heh heh···.
I smiled awkwardly and said hello.
The inquisitor’s face was crumpled as if he had eaten fish bread… no, it was even more hideous than that.
‘No, but you’re an inquisitor.’
I nodded my head slightly, rationalizing myself, but the inquisitor did not nod accordingly.
