Of course, what had set Adeni's heart ablaze wasn't fear of what the young man might do to them. It was that the commotion here would surely attract the city lord's guards, and when that happened, not a single one of them would get away. They weren't spies or saboteurs, but that wouldn't matter to the guards. They would inevitably face a mountain of trouble, and might even have to spend a large sum of money.
The moment she thought about spending money, Adeni found the young man increasingly detestable. Did that fellow have no brains at all? How dare he cause trouble in a place like this? Fine. In a moment, he'd learn just how terrifying that damned old fox of a lord was.
The young man was rather strong, but he probably wasn't that man's match.
Whenever Adeni thought of the old fellow's right-hand man whom they had once encountered, she couldn't help feeling a shiver of fear. Of course, such thoughts might show on her face.
She forcibly pulled an awkward smile across her face and grinned foolishly at Huang Huo in the distance.
"A noble of the Nine Phoenixes," she thought. "A useless fool who neither worked with his limbs nor knew the difference between the five grains."
But then the corner of her eye caught sight of the guards patrolling outside the inn, walking toward them. Her heart gave a faint jump, and she hurriedly lowered her voice to tell her companions, "Come on. Before that fellow notices us, let's slip out."
"Captain," the elf from earlier suddenly grabbed her arm. "Wait."
"My god, Naquel, let go! Have you lost your mind?" Adeni was nearly driven mad by her companion. Naquel was the team's Elf Archer. Before joining La's Wings, he had been a desert