Upon entering the Inner City District, Velin motioned for Xuemiyya and Lyanna to rest first, then led Kyle and General Ignis toward the study.
Along the way to the study, many maids saw the lord return and stepped aside to bow, expressing their respect.
Seeing this, Velin nodded slightly in response.
Throughout the walk, he saw no less than twenty maids, but a third of them were unfamiliar faces.
Pushing open the heavy oak door, the spotless interior of the study came into view.
Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the neatly arranged bookshelves, and a faint fragrance drifted in the air, clearly showing that someone meticulously maintained the place every day.
Entering the study, Velin walked over to the desk, looked at the stacked documents, and stroked downward along the side—there were no fewer than two hundred piles.
He picked up a few documents, flipped through them casually, and saw that they had all been processed, with a summary written by Belder on the last page of each. A sense of relief washed over him.
Placing the documents back in the center of the desk, Velin walked to the left side of the bookshelf, took out a jar of sealed Redwood Tea Leaves, opened the lid, and sniffed gently, catching a fresh fragrance.
"It was just picked this year."
Velin walked over to the wooden table against the wall, picked up the teapot, and began to brew the tea.
Seeing this, Kyle made a gesturing motion and said to General Ignis beside him, "Please sit."
A trace of confusion crossed Ignis's eyes, but he still walked over to the soft leather sofa and sat down.
Almost the instant Ignis sat down, Kyle's figure vanished from the spot.
Three minutes later, Kyle reappeared holding an exquisite fruit plate and