Chapter 99 - 100
Anice exchanged a confused glance with Lessa before asking, "What does that mean?"
"Just as mages and swordsmen have their rankings, so do frontiersmen. The more successful jobs you’re involved in, the more recognition you gain in the guild. Once you build up enough achievements you’re given a new membership badge of a different colour, which allows you to take on harder tasks, which means more recognition and more money. Team Tempest has the most accomplishments out of all of the frontiersmen in Civus, and they’re incredibly powerful." Eyes shining, Edmun looked like a child that was visualizing his greatest hero. "They’re true warriors worthy of our respect. Now come! The last thing we need is for Calum to embarrass himself in front them."
Alistar silently agreed that the possibility was quite high, but he hadn’t expected the area to be so congested when he’d decided to lead his cousins to this part of town and was thus slightly reluctant to rush toward the source of everyone’s attention. What was worse, he was vividly aware of a familiar aura within the vast crowd of people, one that was currently at the centre of it all. Due to the large amounts of other auras in the area, Anice and Lessa hadn’t seemed to notice.
"Do we really have to?" muttered Lessa, who wasn’t one to enjoy the public eye.
Anice crossed her arms in annoyance as she watched her older cousin leave them behind after growing too impatient. "We should use this chance to run off somewhere. They can find their own way home."
"We should go. Zech’s over there, too."
The girls shared a worried stare.
"Let’s hurry," said Anice, grabbing Alistar’s hand and dragging him after the others at a run. Seeing the questioning look he sent her, she explained, "Zech cursed Calum during their last visit, and ended up being forced to bow down and kiss Calum’s boots. That’s the only reason they stopped teasing me."
Lessa was right beside them, dress swaying as she shuffled forward as quickly as her slipper-like shoes allowed. "I hope they don’t cause him any trouble."