Chapter 595: People follow the one with the money
An hour after the sun went down, the party started to gather one by one in Zarfa’s mansion. I was so busy trying to solve the maze box puzzle that I only came out after Zarfa picked me up in my room.
Well, not having to wait around for everyone to arrive was a plus on its own.
"It’s been a while, Sir Valen," Fatia made a small curtsy, needlessly stoic as always.
No matter how much I told her to call me ’Valen’ like others, she did not budge. I knew it was born out of respect for what I had done and also my ’status’--if you’d call it that--so it was harder to tell her off about it. All I could do was swallow my sigh and get used to it.
"It’s been a year, isn’t it?" I swept my gaze across the room to take a brief look at every one.
Aina was whispering with Zarfa on one side, and the Hero was on the other side with Ian and another person I had never seen before, covered from head to toe. Before I could scrutinize the person more, however, Fatia replied to me, so my attention returned to her.
"Has it been that long?" she smiled regretfully. "Maybe because we were so busy before, time doesn’t feel like it flows so much."
"Well, I just saw Valen a few days ago!" Aina jumped out of nowhere and clung to my back, laughing.
Sometimes, I thought she was just a bigger-sized Jade.
"Ah, right!" Fatia clasped her hands and beamed. "I guess congratulations are in order."
"Two at that!" Aina threw her arms, looking proud that she was there for both events.