Chapter 84: To a play
Once Lucen woke up, it was already quite late. So, after thanking Faust once more, they headed back to the Thornehart mansion.
As they were walking through the lower districts, somehow it felt different from what it was during the day.
Unlike the upper districts, the lower ones had only a few mana lamps and still relied heavily on torches.
The blend of mana lamp glow and torchlight gave the streets a strangely charming look. You get the gentle light of the mana lamp and the warmth of the torch.
The scent was also slightly different, as there was a mix of ale and some form of perfume. Lucen could see several drunkards already. There were also people getting into fights, but the main difference between the day and night in the lower district was the women.
There were several women with a bit of make-up wearing rather seductive clothing. He could see them enticing men, and his three bodyguards quickly moved to block his view of them.
"Well, not like you’re too young for this stuff," Harlik said, half-laughing. "But I’m betting your Father would want your first time to be in better company than this lot."
"Young master, despite their allure, you must not take them. Many here look like flowers but are, in truth, they are snakes that would devour everything until you have nothing left." Sir Thalos spoke as he continued onward.
"You sound like you’ve got some experience, Sir Thalos," Mark teased with a grin.
"I, too, was young once," Thalos replied with a nostalgic smile.
Lucen couldn’t help but chuckle at their antics. Even though he wasn’t that much of a ladies’ man in his past life, he remembered having several relationships despite being something of an otaku, so it’s not like he was innocent.
The group quickly moved through the lower districts. There was more activity now than there was during daylight. Even a few merchants were selling some random things.