Chapter 317: Know
The market was awash with conversation as Arwin, led Olive, Elias, and Maeve back to the Devil’s den. He normally made it a point not to listen too closely to what people were saying. Rodrick already kept more than enough of a track of the rumors for him to bother with them — but even Arwin was starting to pick up on a few topics that were coming up more often than not.
“Did you hear the Twin Blade’s brother is competing in the Proving Grounds?” a man by a meat pie stand asked through a mouthful of food.
“I didn’t even realize he had a brother.” The potbellied vendor’s words were flat. He didn’t sound particularly interested in the conversation — his tone made it clear this was far from the first time that he’d been subjected to it.
The Secret Eye had been busy. They certainly had quite a bit of hype building up about their tournament. It seemed that half of the town was talking about the Proving Grounds. Arwin had absolutely no idea how everyone was actually going to see it.
Are they just going to send papers out talking about what happens? Or maybe a bunch of town criers will use magic to communicate with the Secret Eye and give people live updates. It would have to be something like that because there’s no way everyone that’s talking about the tournament will be able to make it.
For that matter, Arwin didn’t even know how Olive’s team was meant to make it to the tournament. He hadn’t heard a single word about the tournament from the Secret Eye yet. He imagined they’d be reaching out with information soon enough — or there wouldn’t be anyone at their tournament.
They made their way out of the market and continued through Milten. It wasn’t long before they’d arrived back on their street. A small line of adventurers was present at the entrance of the Devil’s Den, and the sound of clinking cutlery came from within.
Given how much Lillia’s magic muted every sound within the tavern, it was definitely a lively night.
The four of them cut the line and slipped through the door, drawing one or two muttered complaints from the crowd before people realized who they were.