The Arks - Chapter 399

“Neither did I. I must say that I’ve missed some of your cooking,” said Riayen, remembering the time Clement used to cook for him in between missions.

“You know each other?” asked Tomoe, ears perking up.

“Yea, when he was in charge of Albion for a few months, he found me by my old stall. I used to run an old rundown stall that my father had before my marriage turned to dust. During that time, I met Raiyen as a customer.”

“Yea, those were fun times when I had to trade with Mr. Clement. I had to pay extra to get information for missions that were in the area. Gab’s sources were not credible enough for me since he was looking at the bigger picture.”

“I’m not saying anything bad about the late Baron but his sources were never good enough to handle any major mission. If it’s a small one, Gab would easily finish the mission himself. But mission which is more dangerous or with Magecraft, he can’t solve it by himself.”

“He usually asks the Mages for help but he didn’t like to approach me at first, always writing to Mavislin instead. Until Baldwin got fed up and asked me to make it clear that I was in charge of that area and not to disturb Mavislin,” explained Raiyen.

“But his tidbits of information are enough for me to guide Raiyen to what areas we needed to be at. Small nuggets were enough to fund this mission as well, despite the Baron being clueless on where to look. It’s like getting little foundations to the bigger project,” said Clement.

“And as a Vigilante, I don’t like getting sources from someone who oversees an area. Most of Gab’s sources were all well-known and had formidable titles,” chimed Raiyen.

“So you have to get someone at ground zero?” asked Tomoe.

“That’s right. And this man was the only one who did not try to poison my food. Thus, I trusted him.”

“Poison? What, was the entire Albion was out to get you?” asked Tomoe, confused at the scene.

“You have to remember Albion was still against Magecraft during those times so I had to be cautious. My body is stronger than a normal human’s so I could handle the poisons well enough. But Clement’s cooking had none of those so I befriended him.”

“And to thank him, I saved him from dying in a bar brawl.”

“Yea, you dragged my half-beaten backside out of that place. My face was starting to look like it had been stung by bees. The Time Mage is never on time.”

“Hey, at least we finished the mission. That was the first mission we had ever worked together. Ever since then, I had alwayss popped by to Clement to have a meal. But with the increased missions and Albion falling into Mavislin’s hands, I had no time to visit.”

“That’s a new thing, a Time Mage with no time to visit,” smirked Tomoe.

“Even if you did, I have to tell you that I am the owner of the ‘Velvet Pearl’. I have been quite busy but I am liking a change in scenery soon. After all, with the Baron down, I don’t know who would be taking over.”

“Most likely his wife, Charisma would be taking the job. Kai is far too young now. Though the position can be opened for others as well,” explained Raiyen, turning to Clement to answer him.

“Speaking of which, what was the job that you wanted to tell me about?” asked Clement, suddenly remembering Mavislin’s words from earlier.

“I liked your cooking. So I thought you would be interested to be a chef for an orphanage. And since you know Raiyen, I’m sure that the kids would be in good hands. I’m just worried that you don’t like children,” said Mavislin, softly.

“Well, I’m always open to a new change of environment. Would these children be Mages?” asked Clement, thinking about how interesting of a job it would be.

“We can’t confirm but you’ll likely be dealing with kids with small amounts of power,” explained Tomoe.

“And these kids, if they do have Magecraft, we won’t know how powerful they are. They are essentially like ticking bombs of power. Either they would live like Mages or their bodies would fail on them because of the amount of power pumping through them.”

“Is that supposed to scare me?” asked Clement, looking at Tomoe.

“I’m telling you the possibilities.”

“Well, that’s a new one then! Always loved to venture to the unknowns!” grinned Clement.

Mavislin’s ears perked as Clement agreed to it so quickly. She gave a little smile which made the three males do so as well.. But her smile vanished quickly as she knocked on the door.