Supreme Magus

know that Velan Deirus has many allies.
Any accident that happens here could be easily pinned to the undead.

”After what happened to the Nuragor household, he needs a win to tip the scale again.
That ’s why I didn ’t want to come here. ”

”I know, yet I wouldn ’t have recalled you if I had another choice. ” Yet Berion was only telling a half-truth.

The army was indeed understaffed, but he had chosen her because the mission seemed foolproof and crystal veins would look great on her resume.
Her brilliant response to the undead ’s attack had made the situation even better.

Finding a crystal mine was already quite a feat, but snatching one from the public enemy number one was exactly the kind of achievement that could put Phloria ’s career back on track.

”Keep me posted and don ’t hesitate to come directly to me in case you need backup.
General Berion out. ”

Upon returning to their tent, Friya and Phloria found Quylla talking with Tlea Ormann.
The chief Royal Prospector was giving her best pitch to make Quylla switch careers.

”Don ’t worry about arrays.
I can teach you myself and with your talent, I doubt it will take long to bring you up to speed. ” Tlea said.

After she was done, Quylla promised she would think about it and gave everyone a plate of beef stew with vegetables.
The hot broth took off their bones the chill that spending the day inside the dark and damp caves had left while also keeping warm the other ingredients.

”Delicious.
If I wasn ’t already married, I would propose to you.
You are a great Healer, Prospector, and now even cook.
Is there even something you ’re not good at? ” Tlea cleaned her plate and asked for seconds.

”Fighting. ” Quylla sighed.

”Welcome to the club.
You can be a junior member at best. ” Tlea replied.
”At least yesterday you contributed, whereas most members of my unit just wet themselves and cried for their moms, me included. ”

”Seriously? ” Friya blurted out, realizing how rude her question was the moment it came out of her mouth.

”Yep. ” Tlea nodded without a shred of shame.
”You ’ll find no hero among Royal Prospectors.
Don ’t get me wrong, we got plenty of nice people with a good heart, it ’s just that when danger appears, bathroom calls.

”We are braver than those mages who spend their whole lives cooped up in their labs or courts, but we are no warrior material.
On the other hand, our mortality rate is the lowest in the army and our life expectancy is the longest. ”

After a bit of chit-chat exchanging tricks about how to spot crystals that would serve the Ernas during their exploration, and after all the three of them had silently agreed, Phloria asked:

”Tlea, have you ever worked before with either Captain Kortus or Lotta? ”

”I ’ve been in this business long enough to know almost everyone. ” Tlea replied.
”Forgive my rudeness, but I don ’t like talking behind the back of my colleagues and I doubt you ’re asking because you fancy them. ”

”I don ’t want to dig up dirt on them.
I just want to know if I can rely on them.
There ’s only so much their personal files can tell me and you don ’t ask the barkeep if their beer is good. ” Phloria said.

”Point taken. ” Tlea thought for a while, pondering how close she had come to death due to Kortus ’s incompetence and if she could afford to entrust her life to Lotta.

”Kortus is as stubborn as a mule but less smart.
He never got past Captain despite being active on the field because he got as many losses as victories. ”

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