Chapter 541: Dinner Guests
Tauri looked at her brothers impatiently. “Are you two done yet? Hurry up and get ready, the guests will be arriving soon.”
Niko broke into a wide grin. “I heard the Ebon Aspirant will be coming tonight. What’s he like?”
Tauri blinked and felt her cheeks grow hot. “H-Huh?”
“The Aspirant. You were his teacher at the academy, right? What was he like?” asked Niko excitedly.
“W-Well…” she stammered. “Well, I mean, I taught physical conditioning. I was really just whipping a bunch of scrawny noble brats into shape. I wouldn’t say I really taught Stryg much, he was already in shape and he knew how to fight…”
“Aw, come on, you’re not telling me you didn’t interact with him whatsoever? Surely, you have some remarks about him, hm?”
Her brother’s words broke a gate in her mind and a hundred memories came flooding in. “Remarks?” she scoffed. “I had more than a few, not that Lord Elzri ever heeded any of my reports. I don’t even think Stryg got in trouble once, not once! The Noirs played favorites that’s for certain.”
“Oh-hoh-hoh! So, the Aspirant was a problem student, ey?” Niko leaned in, eager for more.
Tauri was happy to oblige. “He was always running late to class. Actually, no, he never ran to class, he just walked as if he didn’t even care to be late. And that’s saying a lot, since he was the fastest student in the academy. He could have made it to class if he just ran, but ~nooo~, our classes were beneath him.”