Chapter 106: Unsettling
Percy removed his robes, carefully folding them before placing them on the ground.
‘Man, I’m so going to miss the self-cleaning enchantment…’
Unfortunately, he couldn’t risk being seen wearing his Guild attire outside. Doing so would only needlessly increase the risk of people connecting him to the elixirs. The same went for his old clothes. He was better off masquerading as a commoner, to avoid bringing his House trouble. That was why he’d brought two sets of plain, linen outfits – one for himself and one for Nesha.
“How do you even control these beasts? The wasp is a higher grade than you!” her voice rang out from the other side of the tree, where she was also changing.
“I’ll explain if we survive… No point wasting my breath before then.” he replied as he pulled up the boot on his right foot.
“Fair enough…” she said, though she caught herself a moment later. “Wait. What do you mean ‘if we survive’?! How confident are you in this plan?!”
Percy shrugged, though she couldn’t see him. But neither party spoke much over the next few minutes, as he waited for her to finish. At some point, he remembered the Honey Roll he’d bought in a hurry before rushing out of the settlement. Digging through his folded robes, he found the snack in one of the pockets, gleefully biting a chunk off. It had grown cold, but he wasn’t deterred.
It was debatable whether stopping by Freddy’s had been wise given the circumstances, though Percy had wanted to chat with his pal one last time before leaving the Guild for good. While he hadn’t dared to bid the man farewell, afraid to get the poor guy involved in his mess, he knew that might have very well been his last chance to see him.
‘And this could be my last Honey Roll ever…’