Chapter 613 - 607. Breaking Free
"I was running over as fast as I could, and you’re not even here," Radia shook his head.
When they returned from the mountain, Radia and Han Joon were already in the Sanctuary, waiting for them. Zein tilted his head, watching the summoner lounging on a beach chair beside the lake.
"You don’t look that disappointed."
"Well, you’re clearly fine if you’re healthy enough to run around right after waking up," Radia shrugged and stood up, a casual smile playing on his lips. "Care to show me around the house, Sir Ishtera?"
Zein raised his brow slightly, but he silently nodded and gestured toward the little forest where the emergency command center was situated. The others were not such dimwits and let the two of them have their privacy--even Bassena.
Passing the command tent, like a backyard to a cabin, there was a small space the others used to grill meats and such. The place was chosen because of the creeping plants with blossoming blue flowers that climbed the wall of trees in this section. Those who were stationed in the Sanctuary sometimes brewed tea using the flowers, but Zein and Radia just stared at the peeking blossom quietly for a while.
"I don’t think our contract is done yet," Zein started the conversation after a minute.
"I’m trying to get used to it."
"I’m never going to meet you again if you keep calling me that," the guide frowned; the corner of his eyes twitched at the way Radia called him earlier.
The summoner chuckled. "I’m practicing for the formal events," he smirked, confirming what Zein had dreaded. "You’re going to have them a lot once you get out of here."
He could just stay as a guide during the whole reclamation project, but once everything wrapped up and he stepped back into society, he would return to be Luzein Ishtera, the clan’s patriarch. Naturally, there were some duties he had to uphold as a member of an Old House, and a connection he needed to maintain. Like it or not, one of the reasons why House Ishtera vanished in the past was because they were isolated themselves. Watching Radia maneuvering Trinity, Zein realized one could not stand alone in this world. He would need allies if he wanted his father’s clan to continue even after his time.