Chapter 387: Meeting a New Leader
“We’ve been expecting you,” Erwini declared as she greeted the five of them. “Everett sent a message and told me to be prepared. Beyond that, he just laughed.”
Fowl and Batrire started to chuckle while Max moved to shake the red-headed dwarven leader of the Golden Axe faction in Nalgrun.
“We’ll try to behave for you. Still, we appreciate you giving us a place to stay while we’re in town.”
“Bah,” she said with a huff. “Your team has everyone in the Faction talking, and the truth is our members here are champing at the bit to meet you and hopefully train with you. Now take a seat, and let’s chat. I’ve got some questions, and no doubt you five have some as well.”
Following the dwarven woman, Max had already been surprised at how minimal her office was even compared to Everett’s. A simple stone desk was in the same place, and a trio of couches around a small table with a pair of chairs were waiting for them at the end of the room. A few bookshelves and some decorations lined the stone walls, but beyond that, no real treasures or art were hanging.
“I can see you’re thinking something,” Erwini said as she waited by the couch. “Is something wrong with my office?”
“No… it’s just… simple?”
“What he means,” Batrire interjected, “is that compared to Everett’s, you don’t have anything on your walls.”
A grin appeared, and the dwarf gently tugged on both of her red braids, smoothing out her beard.