After Clarissa, Kyle, and O'dor left, only Velin and Isidor remained in the hall.
"Your wife knows you're slacking off like this?" Velin took out two recliners and a round table, then placed some fruit and two bottles of Glowing Wine on it before lying down in one of the recliners.
Isidor shed his sharp demeanor and revealed a lazy appearance. He lay down in the other recliner, placed his hands behind his head, and looked at the ceiling of the hall. "How did you discover that I had similar interests to yours?"
"How did you discover me?" Velin asked instead of answering.
With a thought, Isidor used magic to pick up a piece of fruit and bring it to his mouth. He took a fierce bite, then said unhurriedly, "Instinct."
"Same here. Instinct." Velin opened a bottle of Glowing Wine and placed it on Isidor's side. He raised a hand in invitation. "Try it."
Isidor did not stand on ceremony. He sat up, picked up the bottle, and took a huge gulp. Wiping the wine from his mouth, he sighed. "This is really good. Much better than the Ice Sea Wine brewed by those merfolk."
"Your tribe doesn't brew wine?"
"Someone has to know how to do it." Isidor rolled his eyes at Velin and took another drink.
"You've been to the Axi Magic Kingdom?" Velin asked as he lay in the recliner.
"I went there when I was young." Isidor's tone was full of nostalgia. Turning to Velin, he said, "From your accent, you seem to be from the Ilia Kingdom."
Hearing the name of his homeland, Velin asked in surprise, "How did you know? Don't tell me you heard it from my accent."
Isidor chuckled. "That's exactly it. Back when I escaped the Underground World, I collapsed