Chapter 275: False Alarm
Tiber had since made it back to the Neptune by himself while Ganon and the remainder of the men waited for him on the beach head.
He gingerly knocked on the door to his own Captain’s suite before slowly opening it.
“So, have you secured your precious mana stone?” Xenia said sarcastically as she stood beside the bed and finished dressing herself.
Tiber made no reaction to her sarcastic remark and quickly walked up to her, “I’m afraid I may have a favor to ask of you after all.” He gulped and finished by saying, “Other than staying out of my affairs, that is.”
Xenia smiled while playfully tilting her head and turned to face him squarely, “Okayyyyy, fine! I’ll get the mana stone for you. You could’ve just asked in the first place, you know.”
Tiber maintained a serious and somewhat solemn expression as he looked into her smiling gaze, “You can try if you like, but that is not what I have come to ask of you. The stone is too well protected. Not even Ganon can break the barrier.”
Tiber shook his head and continued, “No, someone beat us there tonight. Someone slaughtered the soldiers on duty. One of them was even flayed down to the very last piece of skin upon his body. It was horrific.”
“Can I let you in on a little secret?” Xenia became giddy with excitement at the sound of someone telling her about her own murdering spree.
However, Tiber interpreted her playfulness as distracting off-topic discussion, “Just listen. Those were Warlord Ganon’s men. He intends to exact a toll for their deaths. My favor I have to ask of you is… will you willingly go with Ganon in order to save my men?”