Michelle had heard about the artefact her master held. He had never used it on her and she never asked why. But the fact that he found someone else worthy of his attention—someone who he barely knew—over her, irked her. Nevertheless, she wasn’t one to question his motives. Unfortunately, the assassin had also personally witnessed the power of this young girl that Benjamin was so interested in. She didn’t even need to use her supposedly unique magic to defeat Michelle and force her to flee. Not that it would have mattered, considering she didn’t know back then that she was the one they were looking for. But now, she knew. And she also knew the girl was still within Crocus, which meant, her job in the capital was not done yet.
If she had to stay there longer, firstly, she needed to find a place to rest her head. She thought about infiltrating the Rune Knight compound again. They sure had plenty of empty space she could sneak into for the night. But then, she was scared she might run into Baron there. While she liked to believe she didn’t care what he thought of her, that wasn’t true. The last thing he wanted was for him to find out she had been deceiving him all along. So, instead, she chose to find an affordable inn and ended up at the famous Batra’s Inn. However, once she was there, she realized she didn’t have enough for even a single night. Michelle held her head down and was about to walk out when she heard the prices. That’s when the innkeeper stopped her and gave her an alternative. “Hey! I know these are difficult times. So, how about this? You do me a favour and in return, I’ll let you stay here for a week at no cost,” he said.
Michelle’s eyes widened and she quickly turned on her heels to look at Batra. One week was plenty time for her and she knew this was a generous offer. But it also made her wonder what the ‘favour’ might be. The man didn’t look like the kind who would take advantage of her, so she immediately threw that thought out. However, there was still the risk that he might ask her to do something that may be out of her league. After all, she has been constantly finding out that there are far more powerful mages out there and they are everywhere.