Chapter 67: Out of Character
Alkhemia's representative arrived faster than expected.
Ambrose was still inspecting the loot, judging which pieces of equipment might be worth using, when Gustavo Flynn, Sixth Seat of the Alchemists' Council, arrived at the scene.
The legendary alchemist's expression darkened as he eyed the street that had been reduced to rubble.
Staring at Ambrose, Gustavo Flynn said coldly, "You sold that tavern to me so you wouldn't feel bad demolishing it, didn't you?"
Ambrose replied nonchalantly, "Come on. A mere tavern is nothing to the Sixth Seat of the Council."
"I can ignore the tavern," Flynn snapped, "but look at what you've done. You fought inside the city. Were you trying to make sure the whole world noticed? How are we supposed to cooperate now?!"
This was the real source of Flynn's anger. Until now, Alkhemia had always presented itself as neutral. They had only provided the paladins with some basic information about Ambrose, the kind of intelligence they could have gathered themselves with a bit of effort.
Likewise, Alkhemia had never informed Ambrose of the paladins' activities within the city.
As a result, Ambrose had been forced to play defense.