Chapter 80 - Paperwork and teachings
As was becoming more and more common when back in Freybrook, Scarlett was spending her afternoon in the office, looking over some documents Evelyne had sent over. Most of them were regarding the business they’d talked about acquiring back in Elystead. Evelyne had been in talks with the owner for a while now and, apparently, come to an agreement. Most of the equipment and preparations of the locale were already in place, so things were moving along quickly. According to the younger woman’s reports, they were currently scrounging for some employees, as most of the people who’d been working there had taken off for other ventures, leaving only the owner.
All of this had required Scarlett’s sign-off, as the head of the Hartford house, and while she couldn’t say that she enjoyed going through all these things, she did want to stay somewhat informed of the general happenings. There had been some surprising news she’d learned while apprising herself of the situation like this. For example, Evelyne had somehow managed to rope in another investor for this first business venture, lowering costs for their family. Scarlett had given her full authority on this matter, so she wasn’t going to complain about how Evelyne went about things. She just wasn’t expecting others to get involved in this.
Including the documents relating to the business side of things, it was also starting to look like they were getting some returns on all the loot Scarlett had sent over to Evelyne over the past month. Right now, it was only a small percentage that had been sold off—Scarlett had probably sent upwards of thirty low-level items altogether—but it was just a matter of time. The day before, she’d also sent over the [Bow of Ends] and [Spear of Ends], and she was hoping the two epic-tier weapons would give them a good influx of wealth.
She hadn’t figured out the exact effects of the two items before she sent them off. She had considered getting them to an appraiser here in Freybrook, but she really had no need for either a bow or a spear, so there had been little point in keeping them any longer. Evelyne would ensure they were better evaluated in the capital before being sold off, and that was all that was needed.
It was almost easier like this, with Scarlett not having to learn exactly what the two items did. She felt like she had to sell at least some of the loot from the Howling Gale’s Haunt, considering how much it would be worth, but all the other items were too valuable to sell.
Fynn had ended up getting the [Clasps of the Storm], for example, which boosted aeromancy magic. And Scarlett had taken the [Mark of the Staunch] for herself. The added stamina boost the item gave was amazing. She’d felt like a kid with how she was brimming with energy the last couple of days. With it and [Lifeblood’s Eternal Circuit] on, she was probably wearing the equivalent of several houses just on her right hand. Both an amusing and a scary thought.
The [Ring of Umbral Defiance] that she had been using up till recently had been transferred to Rosa permanently, after what had happened in the dungeon. Scarlett wasn’t sure how helpful it would actually prove for the bard, but she’d grown to realize there wasn’t much point to herself keeping it. It gave resistance to all dark-type damage—most of which was mental—and by now, it had been made abundantly clear that Scarlett’s resistance against mental attacks was far above average. A fact she was very thankful for, even though she didn’t quite know the reason behind it.
The remaining two items taken from the dungeon were [Garment of Form] and [Fang of Remembrance]. The latter would not be of any use until she got its other half, so for now, Scarlett would just be hiding it away somewhere. [Garment of Form], however, she was still contemplating what to do with.
She knew that, in the game, it was a decent item for Fynn. Most of the items in the Howling Gale’s Haunt were. But she was also pretty sure that, with a few simple adjustments that likely wouldn’t affect the enchantment on it, she could use it herself. Considering how much stronger than her Fynn was, she would prefer to get some good equipment for herself first. The things found around Freybrook wouldn’t cut it in any mid-level area or higher.
She would have to decide after having the piece appraised. She knew it increased agility, and if that was all, it might not be the best for her after all.
[Name: Scarlett Hartford]
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